Re: Maps and Compass/ Navigation
Agreed, I guess I just get nervous when I hear the words "it's impossible"
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Marsha Kesselring 2010-09-26 22:19:47 #62463
Re: Maps and Compass/ Navigation
My observation is that 99.99% of people that can read and navigate with a highway map will be able to use any of the common GCNP maps to follow the corridor...
dadphx 2010-09-26 11:55:36 #62462
Re: Maps and Compass/ Navigation
      Those of us with a few miles under our boots hiking in the Canyon can't imagine getting lost on the corridor trails. They do seem like...
Marsha Kesselring 2010-09-26 09:08:36 #62461
Re: Entry points for Sowats
Ok, so you'll be starting at the cabin in Jumpup. As you probably already know, a constructed trail leaves the Jumpup drainage about a half mile above the...
Bob Bordasch 2010-09-26 08:30:10 #62460
Re: El Caminito del Rey
Wow, that trail reminded me some of the video of the trail in China with mega-exposure. (Not that I'd ever consider hiking either one!)
The sections with...
mowcowbell 2010-09-26 06:18:56 #62459
Re: Maps and Compass/ Navigation
I've never taken anything more than a Nat'l Geographic Trails Illustrated map on any Grand Canyon hiking trip I've completed. With wide open spaces and no...
mowcowbell 2010-09-26 06:17:16 #62458
Re: El Caminito del Rey
Considering the condition of the walkway, one wonders if the safety line that's been rigged along the wall of the gorge is trustworthy. I'll stick to Canyon...
Bill Ferris 2010-09-25 21:56:23 #62457
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