Joel-
I have not hiked the trails you metion, but I have spent a lot of time along
the rims - both north and south.
If you have not hiked in the canyon before you may not realize just how far
down you go to reach Phantom Ranch. I am not sure of the distance from the
south rim as it depends on where you start. However the vertical drop is over
3,000 feet.
If you go up to the north rim you will climb 5,000 feet because it is 2,000
feet higher in elevation than the south rim. That also means it is much
colder. For that reason it is closed in the winter and does not reopen until
mid May. If you are able to hike there you will not find any services
available until mid May.
Then you will need to hike down the 5,000 feet to the canyon floor and back up
3,000 feet to the south rim where you started. That can be quite a physical
exertion.
Hope that helps.
Akavar
----- Original Message ----
From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
To: OM List <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:11:12 PM
Subject: [OM] Q: Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon
My brother and I will be hiking down to Phantom Ranch in the Grand
Canyon and will spend two nights down there. We'll have a full day
down there to hike around and shoot.
I *think* that these are the options: 1) Hike up the Kaibab Tr (which
is the way we will be coming down the day before); 2) Hike up the
Bright Angel Tr ( which is the way we'll return to the South Rim the
next day; and 3) Hike up the Bright Angel Creek Tr towards the North
Rim.
I think it might make sense to do 3) and hike along the North Rim
trail. Has anyone hiked this trail? What might we expect?
One of the considerations is whether to take the tripods (both heavy
Bogens) down. If I knew that there were waterfalls, I might be
inclined to do that. Otherwise not.
Any suggestions about vantage points from Phantom Ranch will be very
much appreciated.
Joel W.
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