Re: Weird complicated questions for true GC geeks.
Guess this doesn't help much, but the best way to avoid carrying a lot of water down into the Canyon on this hike is to do it in the reverse direction - thus...
johngeyles 2008-02-02 12:07:31 #49398

Re: rat sack or other food defense?
Randy (bessie hyde), either you have a much better search engine than I do or you fabricated that story about the Kaibab Monkey. And by the way if I had had...
pkbinder 2008-02-02 11:56:17 #49397

Re: rat sack or other food defense? & Q about unattended tents.
This is why all of my food goes into an exterior add on pocket. Quick and easy to get to, and it keeps most of the food smells out of the pack. Easy to hang...
Washburns 2008-02-02 11:40:23 #49396

Re: rat sack or other food defense? & Q about unattended tents.
less likely that they will knaw their way in. When I slept in a tent at Clear Creek 3 nights there was a very determined rat of some sort (pack rat?). On...
Chris Schmandt 2008-02-02 11:24:22 #49395

Re: rat sack or other food defense?
Reid, I'll add my voice to the chorus of Ratsack fans, with a few additional comments. Size: I have the "small" size which measures 18" x 15" including...
chris.forsyth 2008-02-02 11:23:03 #49394

Re: Royal Arch Route "backwards" from River to Point Huitzil
The creek immediately above the arch (the last quarter mile or so before you get to the arch) is almost certainly perennial. The creek above the bypass ledge...
Bob Bordasch 2008-02-02 11:09:16 #49393

Re: Royal Arch Route "backwards" from River to Point Huitzil
I did a day hike from S Bass to Huitzil along the Royal Arch Route last year. It's definitely easier to follow the route down from Pt. Huitzil than going...
Bob Abt 2008-02-02 10:56:52 #49392

Re: Weird complicated questions for true GC geeks.
Jan, Here FWIW are my thoughts about your plan... 1. Leaving at 1pm will not mitigate the heat, it will put you on S Kaibab in the hottest part of the day....
chris.forsyth 2008-02-02 10:54:19 #49391

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