This is a look back at the outdoor highlight of my year from 2020. I wanted to get this out sometime close to the end of the year but I just couldn’t quite hit the send button because I had to buy in myself. When my college friends and I began planning a rim to…
Rim to Rim 2018 is in the books. The terrain beautiful, and hike challenging, the comraderie unforgettable, and the experience a memory of a lifetime. Dan Klein said as we started out that day, “It’s not every day you get to do something you will remember the rest of your life”, and I know that…
So I really entered into this crazy rim to rim hike across the Grand Canyon without very much information. I was riding the coattails of a trusted friend, and just figured that if I worked hard enough I would get it done. It turns out that I was right, but it also turns out that…
I have to admit that I knew almost nothing about this place before making the trip, but Phantom Ranch is one of a kind. This little piece of heaven is located near the confluence of Bright Angel Creek and the Colorado River. It is also just steps away from Bright Angel Campground. Phantom Ranch consists…
After a wonderful break at Manzanita Rest Area, we started off again with an increased sense of urgency. We had approximately 8.6 miles to go before reaching Phantom Ranch, and “The Box” stood somewhere in between here and there. “The Box” is a stretch of trail within the inner gorge where the walls are very…
0400 hours sounded like it would be early, but I was awake before the alarm even sounded. So were the others it seemed, as we all met outside quickly and made our last minute preparations and began fueling up for the day with peanut butter & Jelly and breakfast bars. It was chilly, with temperatures…
After leaving Marble Canyon behind, it wasn’t long before we starting gaining elevation again and re-entering the spruce and aspen forest of Kaibab National Forest. The scenery was beautiful, and I felt like I was back in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I must admit that I was totally unprepared for this, I guess in…
OK, I’ve already explained that this whole rim to rim thing was part of the fuel for this fire that has led me to this MO-Outdoors. I think that writing a bit about it, sharing the route we took, and going in to the logistics of the trip are worth noting and you may find…
