Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hike
- Pictorial Story
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Labirinto
The magnificent seven:
Andy Gapin
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Elena Brambilla
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Krishna Sekar
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Lorenzo Casaccia
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Nicolas Patris |
Debashis Panigrahi |
Paolo Minero |
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Picture # 1 |
We left San Diego on Friday, May 23rd, in the late afternoon. We drove a rented minivan (perfect for 7 people). Night in Gila Bend, AZ. |
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Lunch in Flagstaff
on Saturday.
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Sunday - Wake-up call & breakfast at 3.30 am. We were sleeping at the Yavapai Lodge (7 people in one room).
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Waiting for the Kaibab Shuttle, at 5 am on Sunday.
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6 am on Sunday. Group picture at sunrise at Cedar Ridge. |
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8 am. We are at the Colorado River. Group picture on the Suspension Bridge. |
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Inside "The Box" (the inner canyon that leaves Phantom Ranch northbound). Until this point life was still easy... |
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That's the tough part. After "The Box", you hike for 7 kms completely under the sun (easily more than 30 degrees Celsius even in May). |
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Picture # 9
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After a long rest at Cottonwood Campground... ...but, after 20 kms, we still have to hike all the way up to the North Rim. Before leaving, we soak our clothes. |
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Postcard view while hiking up. The hike up the North Kaibab trail was a never-ending one. |
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5.30 pm @ the North Kaibab Trailhead. We just crossed the Grand Canyon from Rim to Rim. Group picture to celebrate. |
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Lorenzo's notes (the piece of paper
he wrote on shows that he put to good use the material distributed at
his latest meeting)
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Picture #13 |
The TransCanyon Shuttle that brought
us (or what was left of us) back to the South Rim.
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Monday (Memorial Day) - we drive back taking an alternative route to avoid the traffic. It turned out to be a great idea. Paolo did not like too much driving through the mountains :-) |
