Re: Off-Trail Hiking
hmmm.
You are gonna say, in effect, "I want to encourage all of you who are
crowding up the mountain peaks to go to the Grand Canyon backcountry".
Maybe...
Daniel Fox 2011-03-10 18:28:10 #64482
Re: Off-Trail Hiking
We saw ZERO people on our 6-night Royal Arch trip in mid-October 2010
(generally considered one of the prime GC hiking months). Some caveats
to this: we...
John 2011-03-10 17:54:56 #64481
Re: Off-Trail Hiking
Hey Josh....on my one and only time on the Royal Arch Rte, we didn't see ANYONE for the first 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!! WE OWNED IT!!
adrian
--- On Thu,...
Adrian Jantzi 2011-03-10 17:28:36 #64480
Re: Off-Trail Hiking
When I saw that Pinney...I knew that's what you meant!! LOL
Sometimes, I swear the entire 40,000 are on the BA trail all at once on a July afternoon!!
...
canyonhiker17 2011-03-10 13:10:06 #64479
Re: Off-Trail Hiking
I doubt we see half that on our Royal Arch Loop next week. At least I am hoping we don't...
-Josh
--- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "Pinny Lew" ...
JoshC 2011-03-10 12:03:50 #64478
Re: Off-Trail Hiking
You're right. My memory of the 40,000 number was how many permits were
issued.
Of course, as you suggested, that doesn't include day hikers (hundreds a...
Pinny Lew 2011-03-10 11:50:41 #64477
Re: Off-Trail Hiking
The 5 million park visitors is an accurate statement, but I'd have to disagree with that 40,000 "below the rim" figure as it's not even close by a long shot. ...
canyonhiker17 2011-03-10 11:26:15 #64476
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