Day 14 – Stone Creek(132.4) to Football Field(137.7)River Miles: 5.3Hiking Miles: 7 Our 14th day in the Grand Canyon started right, with a breakfast of scrambled eggs, bagels, cream cheese, and sliced apples and oranges prepared by Bo, Steve, and the Nally girls. I’d been looking forward to this day since the early planning stages […]

120.9 Mile to Stone Creek(132.4)River Miles: 11.5Hiking Miles: 5March 30, 2013 I wake in my tent to the echoing call of Steve Nelson… Mr. Steve Nelson, the patriarch of our party with a lifetime of experiences under his belt. “Coffee! Come and get your Coffee! Coffee!” I slip on my Tevas and groggily plod through […]

Day 12 – Lower Bass (109) to 120.9 MileRiver Miles: 11.9Hiking Miles: 1March 29, 2013 Today’s breakfast was a breeze as our cook team whipped up a quick and easy meal of granola, yogurt, and sausage at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I finally had a stress-free round of cook duty – hooray! The […]

Day 11 – Lower Bass (109)River Miles: zeroHiking Miles: 4March 28, 2013 North Bass-Land I had some visions of grandeur when it was decided we’d take a layover day at the bottom of the North Bass Trail. There’s a lot of the Grand Canyon that I had yet to explore in the area, like up […]

Day 10 – Schist (96.5) to Lower Bass (109)River Miles: 12.5Hiking Miles: 2March 27, 2013 This morning I had the incurable disease of having a song stuck in my head without being able to remember the lyrics. That didn’t stop me from repeatedly humming the tune to myself. This sort of thing only happens during […]