[pct-l] Fall/winter hiking

[ed faubert]

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