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From: gdykes@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Gene Dykes)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: hiking in the Grand Canyon
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 23:15:32 EST
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>> I'm planning a hiking trip in the Grand Canyon for March 19-26 with
>> one other friend.  
>The temperature varies greatly.  There shouldn't be
>too much trouble water-wise.  There are tons of people who hike the trail.
>A large canteen each should suffice.
>
I am reminded of my hike in the Grand Canyon.  My brother and I said,
"let's just go down a little ways..."  "just a little farther..."
You guessed it - starting at noon in the heat of summer and with only
one small canteen of water between us, we went all the way to the bottom.
We made it back to the rim before evening, too.  Of course, we puked our
guts out for awhile afterwards.

Ah, yes, the point.  The signs at the top of the trail say that there is
no water on the trail.  That DOESN'T include the end of the trail - there's
lots of water at the bottom.  So there's no need to conserve water on 
the way down as we did.  (True for the Kaibab trail, anyway)

Someday I'll reminisce about my climb up Mt. Fuji...
-- 
Gene Dykes, 120 Rand Hall, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY 14853 (607)256-4880
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