A 4-day loop hike down Hades Knoll Route and along the Esplanade in the Grand Canyon to 150 Mile Canyon: “it is a strange feeling to be worried about having enough water when it is pouring rain”.

Kerrie and Ray's thru hikes, packraft loops, and other adventures
A 4-day loop hike down Hades Knoll Route and along the Esplanade in the Grand Canyon to 150 Mile Canyon: “it is a strange feeling to be worried about having enough water when it is pouring rain”.
Water is always a challenge when hiking in the desert, especially in the western remote part of the Grand Canyon. Water dictates survival, comfort and fun, in that order.
Daily Neat Beat Day 39 Total Miles: 13.2 Cumualtive Miles: 650.0 My feelings of dread and excitement are juxtaposed as I contemplate hiking up
Daily Neat Beat Day 38 Total Miles: 10.8 Cumulative Miles: 636.8 If my younger self could go forward in time to give advice to
Daily Neat Beat Day 37 Total Miles: 9.4 Cumulative Miles: 626.2 The waterfall from Deer Spring is DRY? Both Ray and I are shocked. Today we
Daily Neat Beat Day 36 Total Miles: 3.1 Cumulative Miles: 616.8 It is raining when we wake up in the morning and I think about