Sunday May 4, 1997
South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ
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Current Time
GMT (+0):08:58
Seattle (-8):00:58
Flagstaff (-7):01:58
Flagstaff, AZ :
Latitude:35° 12' 36" North
Longitude:111° 35' 33" West
From Seattle:1122 miles
Altitude:7182 feet
Lodging:Hostel - The Grand Canyon Hostel
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Today's Travel:
Country:US
Region:AZ
Route:SR64, US180, US66
Linear:75 miles
Weather:Mostly Sunny
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Available Photos:
All photo images © 1997-2000 Anthony Jones
Images may not be used without prior written approval.
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Subject:Me getting ready to leave
Location:Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Looking Up
Location:Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Looking East, up river
Location:Silver Bridge, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Morning Light on North Rim
Location:Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Sun, Rock, and Blue Sky
Location:Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:The Trail so far
Location:Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Looking towards the South Rim
Location:Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Looking back at the trail from slightly greater than half way
Location:Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:Done! The canyon from the trail head
Location:Bright Angel Trail Head, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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Subject:I did that?!? The Bright Angel Trail
Location:Bright Angel Trail Head, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Trip to Date:
Day:24
Miles Driven:3255
Linear Dist:2198
Countries Visited:1
Regions Visited:6
Nights in Hotels:3
Nights with Friends / Family:14
Nights Camping:6
Nights in Hostels:1
Beers:80
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Entry:
Slightly cloudy skies and a much earlier start made for cooler hiking. Unfortunately since I made the mistake of grabbing the bed by the bathroom, I didn't get much sleep. That plus too many beers the last might made for a slow start. But I warmed up, and again pushed myself. I made it up the vertical mile, and 9.5 miles of Bright Angel Trail in just over four hours! My goal was six.

The hostel is in a very cool old building with hardwood floors. Everyone was friendly, and the facilities were clean. The only drawback is the train that seemed to go by every fifteen minutes all night.

Felt like getting a good night sleep, so I stopped in Flagstaff at a hostel. I'll get a reasonably early start tomorrow and head for canyon de Chelly.

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