Our plan included 2 nights at Phantom which allowed us a day to hike a couple of trails. We began with Clear Creek trail which we took up to some great views of the Colorado River and our trail for the next morning. Bucky built a cairn dude which will hopefully be there for a long time.
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| Bucky showing the proper hiking form. |
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| Atlas-like effort to keep the trail clear of rock debris. |
While on the trail we were treated to a fly over by 2 condors. I had my wide angle lens on the camera so you pretty much have to take my word for it, but it was great.
Later in the day Pam and I did the river trail which has you walk from the silver bridge along the canyon to the black bridge and around. Don't tell the rangers, but we were able to dip our feet in the Colorado before heading back.
On our return we headed in for a beer at the cantina and ran into part of the group which included Russ. One of their group made the mistake of asking a ranger what they thought about going up the South Kaibab trail. The rangers tell everyone NOT to go up the South Kaibab trail as there is no potable water to be had until you reach the top some 8 miles later. This became a little problem as the ranger ordered their group to leave at 3 AM to give them the best chance of success. There was talk of disobeying the ranger, but nobody knew whether that could lead to arrest so they gave in.
We all gathered for one more meal as a group.
Next up is the hike out.
Be well and more soon....
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