Jane - I've been told that the temps at Indian Gardens are usually in between South Rim and Phantom -- So -- April low SRIM is 32 degrees F April low Phantom...
Hi All - I have just posted four new quizzes on my Grand Canyon Hiking website. They are a Beginning test, an Intermediate test, and an Advanced test. There...
Hi Richard, Thanks for posting the quiz. I scored a 9 on the beginners but only a 5 on the intermediate. Guess I am going to have to study more. Amy Tacey ...
We just spent the night at IG on Sunday April 23. A cold front came in that day (Phantom had a high 90 on Sunday and 78 on Monday). Most of the people I was...
Hi Pete, Thanks for the first hand report. What a contrast... 90 degrees at Phantom by day and cold at night at IG in a 40-degree rated bag. It's an...
There will be a contractor hauling gravel onto the 328 and the 328A for the next 4 weeks . A small FS crew will be using a grader and water truck in the same...
It isn't an easy quiz Amy. I wasn't allowed to the highest level either. Scored a 9 and then a 7 which missed opening the last door by one. Great page Richard....
BTW to do well on this test you better know your dates well. That is where I failed. As I recall I wasn't great at that in school either. I did get Columbus...
... And people who study the History section of my website will fare better too. Of course, you could always "cheat" and click on the "Correct Answers" link...
...Of course, clicking on the "Correct Answers" link at the bottom of each test resets your number of correct test answers on that test to zero. However, I do...
... Thry this very cool NWS link: http://tinyurl.com/nbdrx It is a click-able 7 day weather map that shows altitude (a little off on the altitude at the...
I'm self-employed, but my bread-and-butter client recently had a change in management. While I felt fairly certain the new director would still want me...
Hello all....I'm new to the group, but not to Canyon hiking. While I'm not one to flagarantly advocate one to break the "law", I do have a question regarding...
Are you sure about the highway being blocked? I didn't think that they 'closed' the North RIm - I just thought it was generally inaccessible to cars. I thought...
... I spent the past 2 nights at Horn Creek, just a few miles away and about 300 feet lower than IG and the nighttime lows were 59 and 58 respectively. Gene...
... There was no water at the rest houses today although the it was supposed to be on. There was a recently a pipeline break above 1.5 mile house and that may...
I was at Salt Creek yesterday and there were pools and a trickle just below the trail crossing. The water had a very slight salt/mineral taste. I went upstream...
... I have a digital clock/compass/thermometer that displays current and min/max temperature. I don't know the brand or model as it is not marked. Gene Fowler ...
Brian - Sorry - I've been there several times in late October - once when they were rolling up the sidewalks - but it seemed as long as the road was passable...
I just got back from a two-week trip out to Grand Canyon and northern AZ. I spent the first week wandering around the Nankoweap area again. I tried to climb...
I too have hiked rim-rim-rim in Nov via Hwy 67 and the NK trail. Last many years the road has been open till Dec and didn't close this year till Dec 19 due to...
Great pic's Bob! I'll be looking forward to the trip report. Last time I was there we aborted a Kolb Arch trip so that's still on my list. Thanks, Pete...
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