2015 02.15-02.19 * Rim To Rim and back

PanShiBo

Spent five fantastic days inside Grand Canyon.

Crossed the Canyon from South to North and then again back from North to South.

Trip Statistics:
Distance: 72 km
Elevation Gain: 3,210m
Elevation Loss: 3,090m
Time: 100 hours 15 minutes

新年快乐！  8)

lulululu

Welcome back,  博士! 丰硕羊年; 登高望远 :kx:  :wel:   :yb:

PanShiBo

Two of us crossed the land twice: from South (photo left) to North  (photo right), dropping from the South Rim to the river level (1.5 km vertical that is), climbing to the North Rim and then coming back again. We emerged from below the rim after five days on Feb-19 2015, exactly Chinese New Year.  8)

PanShiBo

Views from the rim produce excitement, travel below the rim fills the heart with inner peace.  8)

PHOTO: Ribbon Falls, Grand Canyon, Arizona

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Lower North Kaibab Trail follows Bright Angel creek. Despite park's warning "NO WATER" there was a lot of it.  8)

vera

beijihu

又跟师傅攀岩了？ :wel:  :hx:

PanShiBo

lulululu
Welcome back,  博士! ..

多谢！  8)

PanShiBo

Happy times.

vera

North Rim is far away at the back.
很奇怪，Bright Angel Trail doesn't follow Bright Angel Creek.

PanShiBo

Phantom Ranch sits at the bottom of the Canyon, next to Bright Angel c/g and Colorado River. People consider to be very lucky to succeed reserving one (and not more) night, and no sooner than one year in advance. 8)

PHOTO: Ultramarine skies above Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon, Arizona

PanShiBo

We camped at Cottonwood c/g before reaching North Rim.

PHOTO: Shady tent site at Cottonwood Campground, Grand Canyon, Arizona.

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Understandably, this time of year North Rim of Grand Canyon sees very few visitors - the access highway is closed till May 15, so the most "practical" way to get there is to hike across the Canyon from South Rim and back.

PHOTO: On the North Kaibab trail just below North Rim exit. Grand Canyon, Arizona.

vera

确实如上所说，在往返约22公里的trail上（从Cottonwood营地到North Rim的North Kaibab TH），我们只遇到一个3人的group，再无他人。偌大的峡谷，仿佛成了个人独享的世界，任你赞叹，任你驻足，它的魅力在于你还没有离开，就已经不知不觉开始思念它了。出谷的时候，我对博士说，在这样的时刻，我要说的不是再见，而是“后会有期”。

PanShiBo

North Kaibab trail is a lot more dramatic than its brother on the South.

vera

我们总是听说过“夹着尾巴做人”，这回在大峡谷的Bright Angel营地可是见识了什么叫“夹着尾巴做鹿” ，看来做什么都不容易。

PanShiBo

We used South Kaibab Trail to return. Here sign "NO WATER" means "NO WATER" - all the way from the river.  8)

PHOTO: North Rim from South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Such views stay in memory forever and purify the heart, one gets to see reality more clearly - small things as small and big things as big and not otherwise that is.

vera

在干燥的天气走在大峡谷的trail上，使用gaiters不仅可以避免碎石进入鞋内，而且对内层的长裤有很好的隔绝尘土的作用，可以保持干净，这样对时间较长的背包行很有帮助，因为考虑到尽量减少背包的重量，我们不可能带多套换洗的衣服。

PanShiBo

Having so many different aspects, there is no "typical" view of the North Rim, except those taken from the South Rim, of course. 8)

PHOTO: North Rim under no-clouds blue sky, taken from North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona.

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Contrary to what ranger suggested ( South Kaibab - North Kaibab - Bright Angel ) we went Bright Angel - North Kaibab - South Kaibab.

PHOTO: North Rim from Bright Angel trail. Indian Garden c/g below. We had same blue skies without clouds through most of our trip.