[pct-l] Fall/winter hiking

[Ken Powers]

Canyon Ed,

You've been listening to those canyon rangers to much. When they wouldn't 
give us a permit to camp in the canyon last year we did a rim-to-rim on our 
AZT hike.  So much for getting red-carded. The Forest Service said it was 25 
miles with 6000 feet of elevation gain with temps into 3 digits

Yeah, it was hard, but really no worse than many other days on the trails. 
And one of the most spectacular hikes we've done. Gotta get back down there

...GottaWalk
Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ed faubert" <edfaubert at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:24 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Fall/winter hiking


Ahh...
Just when we are reading about the last of the NoBos arriving in Canada and 
the few SoBos still heading down to Mexico its time for me to do my own 
hiking....

I leave this thursday for the overnight train to the Grand Canyon, this is a 
short hike down to the tonto and west to Mounment and back to Indian gardens 
for Holloween, then to the river and back and spend a day with Switchback in 
Vegas. I go back for thanksgiven up to Cottonwood then back out then in dec 
i go back up to Cottonwood dec 22,23 the the ranch for xmas then west to 
Salt then back to Phantom for New Years... This will be a 10 day trip below 
the rim then back there in late jan ....

So see there is life after the pct AND if your still in the need of more 
winter hiking come to the canyon.....Well it is shorter miles overall each 
day the canyon can kick your butt. in fact anything over 10 miles a day and 
you may be given a red card and deneided a permit....

Sure its winter and all but remember its still high desert and its 2000 feet 
at the bottom ....

Meadow Ed



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