Re: Advise for first time wilderness hike
Escalante is too big a step up, IMHO. Clear Creek is good. Maybe the Grandview area, although it's not considered more difficult than Hermit, and you don't...
John 2010-06-01 20:06:29 #61530

Re: Advise for first time wilderness hike
Hermit/Boucher is nice. Tanner/Escalante/New Hance or Grand...
Norm Kern 2010-06-01 18:19:06 #61529

Re: Tanner trail info
In either direction you can stay pretty close to the river for 3 - 5 miles, then you must go up. Going west, the up will take you to the ruins described in...
Norm Kern 2010-06-01 18:13:26 #61528

Re: Advise for first time wilderness hike
Red Canyon (New Hance) and Tanner would be my recommendation. These will give you a very noticeable different view of topography/geology and are more rugged...
DougN 2010-06-01 13:10:08 #61527

Advise for first time wilderness hike
Our brief history of hiking in the Grand Canyon: My wife and I done a 4 night corridor trip to the river and back on the south rim, also we have done a 7...
John 2010-06-01 10:20:46 #61526

Re: Tanner trail info
Sue, A friend of mine (Jim Ohlman) once told me the Tanner Trail is unique in that it is only 9 miles down but 14 miles up - or at least it seems that...
oriska1964 2010-06-01 08:35:25 #61525

Re: Tanner trail info
Hi Sue, I agree with Norm and Bill, and wish to add a comment. Hiking either way is delightful. If you go West, the Hilltop Ruin is a good destination, with...
Wilderness 2010-06-01 08:24:39 #61524

Re: Tanner trail info
A short but rewarding day trek west from Tanner would be to Hilltop ruin. The hiking is relatively easy along the well-defined (along this section) Escalante...
Bill Ferris 2010-06-01 06:47:52 #61523

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