Grandview Condition
Hiked the upper Grandview today as far as the Coconino saddle. It's still very icy, but reasonably passable with the usual traction devices and some care.
I...
jcdt1980 2011-01-28 20:11:57 #63858
Re: Enter South Bass, Exit Boucher/Hermits via the Tonto Trail mid-A
It's ancient history at this point but if you go to Files and scroll down to Trip Report Index you will find a link to all trip reports prior to 2003.
kanabite 2011-01-28 15:24:11 #63857
Re: Enter South Bass, Exit Boucher/Hermits via the Tonto Trail mid-A
Tom,
To add to some of the points previously made, there are many people from this group who have done this route so lots of information is available in past...
bobhostetler 2011-01-28 13:36:47 #63856
Re: Enter South Bass, Exit Boucher/Hermits via the Tonto Trail mid-A
Thanks for adding this fun comment, Marsha. Gems Zen is for sure nothing easy. I would agree that 'Zen' or 'pressed-for-time' are incompatible frameworks and...
DougN 2011-01-28 12:26:02 #63855
Re: Enter South Bass, Exit Boucher/Hermits via the Tonto Trail mid-A
A word of caution, when hiking the Tonto be careful how Zen you get. I zenned my way off the trail completely, more than once. Luckily you can Zen...
Marsha Kesselring 2011-01-28 10:43:13 #63854
Re: Enter South Bass, Exit Boucher/Hermits via the Tonto Trail mid-A
For a followup comment on recommendation from WV.
Escalante has more variety of landscape/scenery/geology with a few personal challenges as it is still a...
DougN 2011-01-28 09:42:05 #63853
Re: Enter South Bass, Exit Boucher/Hermits via the Tonto Trail mid-A
Yikes Tom, as noted by others, you are a bit late in getting a permit.
This said - I have a good friend who has a permit to hike Hermit to Boucher in April...
Wilderness 2011-01-28 09:18:22 #63852
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