After about 4 hours on the road, we turned East to get to the Canyon. We took a longer route there as our guide, Rainbow Bright, was concerned that with the recent rains and the fires, the van would get stuck in the mud (it had happened once before).
One thing I always forget about the Grand Canyon is that the Rim is almost 7,000-8,000 ft/2130-2430 m above sea level - so to go down, one first has to go up.
Evidence of the fire. Sadly, like the burns we saw in the Sierras going to Mt. Whitney in 2022, these will not regrow in my lifetime.
Eventually we left the burn zone and heading into what the area had looked like before the fire.
First view of the Canyon!
The Bill Hall Trailhead. Leaving a little after noon, we start down
As a note, we had refilled our water at a stop midway in the mountains; we will not be able to refill our water until mid-day tomorrow when we arrive at Thunder Falls.
How much water do you typically carry when you expect to be 24 hours away from the next refill?
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