Anthony J. Garot
2004 Mar 29 Monday • Picked up Terri from Shuttle-U Prescott around 7:30pm. • Did a quick load of laundry (stupid laundry facility only open 8am to 8pm) • Went to Safeway to pick up more food because Terri didn't think I had enough for the trip. Turns out I really didn't. I should have paid more attention to dinners. • Chatted until about 11:00pm 2004 Mar 30 Tuesday • Eggs for breakfast • At backcountry office around 1:00pm (Initially noon); Dan and Paul were already there • Hopped bus to get to trail head • Headed down South Kaibab trail at 2:00pm • Cedar Ridge (photo)- '6060 • Skeleton Point (hitching post) - '5200 • Tonto Trail Junction - '4010 • Tipoff - '3870 • Bright Angel Campground - '2546 • I got this really bad tickle in my throat that just wouldn't go away 2004 Mar 31 Wednesday • Hiked to Ribbon Falls, saw the Alcove and played in the waterfall • One-eyed squirrel chewed through my pack; Colleen hit it with a rock • Camped Cottonwood 2004 Apr 01 Thursday • Terri, John, and I hiked the North Kaibab Trail to North Rim • Karinn, Colleen, and Paul hiked to Roaring Springs • Bruce Aiken's house - Arizona artist and manner of the pumphouse for something like 20 years now. • Roaring Springs • Supai Tunnel • Coconino Overlook • North Rim • That night it rained making my tent sloppy. • Karinn cursed loudly as she was drive off her rock and into a tent 2004 Apr 02 Friday • Hiked out of Cottonwood toward Phantom Ranch in the rain. • Stayed at Phantom Ranch for a few hours. Colleen, Dan, and Paul decided to get a room rather than hike more in the rain. • Stopped at ruins (Terri and I) • Indian Gardens Campground - 3800 ft. 2004 Apr 03 Saturday • Returned to South Rim around 1:30pm via Bright Angel trail • 3 - Mile Rest house (photo)- 4760 ft. • 1.5 Mile Rest house - 5720 ft. • Amphitheater • Tunnel 2 • Tunnel 1 • John was there; claimed he had been waiting three hours • Thunder Snow on the 64: There was a huge snowplow following me for miles. I was tempted to have him pass me because he was really moving. Eventually I reached a stretch of highway where there was actually snow! There was a good four inches, perhaps six, of slushy, slippery snow. At that point I wished he had passed me. It only lasted about ten miles; then I was back in sunshine. • Returned home about 4:00pm.
See some images of the trip.