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Monday Nov 7, 2016 #
7 AM
Hiking 2:01:09 [1] 4.67 mi (25:56 / mi) +1149m 14:42 / mi
Day 4 of Grand Canyon trip
Breakfast still in the dark at around 6:15, hit the trail at around 7:30, maybe the second group to leave?
Anyways, a *completely* different trail from what we have been on - about two people wide, even wider towards the top and lots of easy steps. Just very well maintained, little agility with foot or pole placement needed. Strode up, enjoying going back through all the now well-known rock layers. Definitely could tell the offset in the layers due to the Bright Angel fault- the left (east) side about 100ft lower.
Near the top we saw pictographs in red on the Kaibab limestone, right before the final archway. Wonder what they were relating...
We stopped in the Kolb brother's studio right at the top of the trail - now a bookstore and art gallery. Some very neat paintings of the Grand Canyon by about 12 different artists. It is great subject matter, interesting to see what different people did with it!
Then onto some coffee, the drive home, Mama burger and unpacking!!
Both of us are psyched for the next adventure, yay! (This was Tom's first multi-day backpacking trip after last weekend's first backpacking trip *ever*!!!)
Breakfast still in the dark at around 6:15, hit the trail at around 7:30, maybe the second group to leave?
Anyways, a *completely* different trail from what we have been on - about two people wide, even wider towards the top and lots of easy steps. Just very well maintained, little agility with foot or pole placement needed. Strode up, enjoying going back through all the now well-known rock layers. Definitely could tell the offset in the layers due to the Bright Angel fault- the left (east) side about 100ft lower.
Near the top we saw pictographs in red on the Kaibab limestone, right before the final archway. Wonder what they were relating...
We stopped in the Kolb brother's studio right at the top of the trail - now a bookstore and art gallery. Some very neat paintings of the Grand Canyon by about 12 different artists. It is great subject matter, interesting to see what different people did with it!
Then onto some coffee, the drive home, Mama burger and unpacking!!
Both of us are psyched for the next adventure, yay! (This was Tom's first multi-day backpacking trip after last weekend's first backpacking trip *ever*!!!)