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== Tuesday 24 September ==
== Tuesday 24 September ==


 
=== Mule Ride to Supai Tunnel (North Rim) ===
=== Mule Ride ===
John and I scheduled a mule ride on the north rim for early (7:00 am) Tuesday so we could see (and take pictures of) the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kaibab_Trail North Kaibab Trail] in daylight, as we would be doing this entire section in the dark the next day.  This was a 3 hour tour, and as it turns out the mules are quite a bit slower on the way down than up, so we spent probably and hour and a half going down, got 15-20 minutes to take pictures down there, and spent about an hour on the climb back up.<br>
John and I scheduled a mule ride on the north rim for early (7:00 am) Tuesday so we could see (and take pictures of) the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kaibab_Trail North Kaibab Trail] in daylight, as we would be doing this entire section in the dark the next day.  This was a 3 hour tour, and as it turns out the mules are quite a bit slower on the way down than up, so we spent probably and hour and a half going down, got 15-20 minutes to take pictures down there, and spent about an hour on the climb back up.<br>


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I then turned in for a short, fitful night's sleep.  On Monday night I woke up having a bit of nightmare that I was trapped on the north rim, and had to hike across to get out - only to wake up and realize that wasn't just a bad dream, but was in fact my reality.  Tuesday night wasn't as bad, but I was in bed by about 9 pm and up by 1:30 am to start getting body glide on all of my sensitive bits, start hydrating, take a poo, get dressed and check my camera gear.  We were in the car by 3:20 am heading to trailhead in very cool (low 50's) temps.<br>
I then turned in for a short, fitful night's sleep.  On Monday night I woke up having a bit of nightmare that I was trapped on the north rim, and had to hike across to get out - only to wake up and realize that wasn't just a bad dream, but was in fact my reality.  Tuesday night wasn't as bad, but I was in bed by about 9 pm and up by 1:30 am to start getting body glide on all of my sensitive bits, start hydrating, take a poo, get dressed and check my camera gear.  We were in the car by 3:20 am heading to trailhead in very cool (low 50's) temps.<br>
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Mule train video&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Me mounting Jasper&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dismounting!<br>


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Image:IMG_3311.jpeg|Getting down the North Kaibab Trail
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Image:IMG_3313.jpeg|Brett on JASPER!
Image:IMG_3314.jpeg|The two ladies on our mule tour were both named "Corey"... this one had recently taken a nasty fall and buster up her face (walking her dog at night and getting tangled in it's lease)
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Image:IMG_3317.jpeg|The mule pen at Supai Tunnel
Image:IMG_3318.jpeg|The pit latrine/toilets at Supai Tunnel
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Image:IMG_3320.jpeg|Supai Tunnel
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Image:IMG_3322.jpeg|Brett in the Tunnel
Image:IMG_3323.jpeg|John at the Tunnel
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Image:IMG_3325.jpeg|You can see one of the bridges lower down from here
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Image:IMG_3329.jpeg|This is what the trail looks like at the tunnel, nice soft dirt... it was pretty rocky (with hard erosion-preventing steps) coming down the canyon wall
Image:IMG_3330.jpeg|Looking back up at Supai Tunnel
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Image:IMG_3334.jpeg|Johnny
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Image:IMG_3336.jpeg|This is Courtney, our mule train leader... she had recently dislocated her shoulder
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Image:IMG_3339.jpeg|Canyon death squirrels!  There are signs everywhere that they can get mean and their fleas carry plague to try to dissuade you from feeding them...
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Image:IMG_3341.jpeg|John
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Image:IMG_3343.jpeg|John
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Image:IMG_3346.jpeg|Our mule train
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Image:IMG_3756.jpeg|Me at the Supai Corral
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Image:IMG_3759.jpeg|JT at the Supai Corral
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Image:IMG_3763.jpeg|Me at the Tunnel
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Image:IMG_3769.jpeg|Jasper and I (and Courtney)


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=== North Rim Lodge ===
=== North Rim Lodge ===
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Image:IMG_3302.jpeg|Layers of soil/rock in the canyon
Image:IMG_3303.jpeg|Black and white pictures of the old mule trains
Image:IMG_3304.jpeg|Black and white pictures of the Havasupai tribe
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Image:P1080511.jpeg|These pictures we took after the tour when we all drove back out to the trailhead to see where we would be in the morning, and got some extra pictures of our mules!
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Image:P1080513.jpeg|My mule Jasper!
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Image:P1080517.jpeg|Canyon spring water taps
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Image:P1080523.jpeg|On the NK trail!
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Image:P1080549.jpeg|Elizabeth and I!
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Tuesday 24 September

Mule Ride to Supai Tunnel (North Rim)

John and I scheduled a mule ride on the north rim for early (7:00 am) Tuesday so we could see (and take pictures of) the North Kaibab Trail in daylight, as we would be doing this entire section in the dark the next day. This was a 3 hour tour, and as it turns out the mules are quite a bit slower on the way down than up, so we spent probably and hour and a half going down, got 15-20 minutes to take pictures down there, and spent about an hour on the climb back up.

The mules are really sure-footed, and they made it quite clear they would not leave the trail, so as long as kept them from eating the leaves along the trail, and kicked them periodically to keep them up with the mule in front, they'd do just fine. The saddle was really hard, and I bruised my bottom quite well on the trip. They ask you to lean well back in the saddle going down, and to lean towards the mule's head on the ride back up. The ride down stopped at Supai Tunnel, where there is a water stop (the water was off for us) and a pit latrine. There were only 2 other people, both women, on the tour with us.

The cowboys running the tour were prototypical ones, humorless and stoic. When they asked if I'd ridden a horse before, I told them honestly "once, but let's count that as a no", since I didn't want them to assume any competence that I didn't really have. "Give him JASPER" was the only response. I still don't know if that was a vote of confidence or he was the most subdued mule they had on offer.

The weather was gorgeous, and the ride down was pleasant. When we got to the bottom I realized the (armed) hiker following us down was, in fact, a Park Ranger. He started talking with, and doing a medical evaluation on, a (Indian or Pakistani appearing) gentleman from Austin, Texas when he was able to finally get past us at the Supai Tunnel stop. It seems this guy had spent the night here, unable to hike himself out, and while I was in the toilet I overhead the Ranger questioning him about his preparation, and what was going on with him. He listened to his heart and lungs, and was still checking him out when we finally mounted up to head back to the rim. It was a bit disconcerting hearing the Ranger ask him "so you're a flat-lander, all your hiking was at sea-level?".

As I mentioned, the ride back up was quicker and easier to do, at for me and the mules seemed to like it better even though they broke out in a muck-sweat, with their hind legs looking about 3 shades darker from sweat running off them. After the hike we walked and drove around the various vistas including Imperial Point to take pictures, did some shopping at the gift shop, and got an earlier (6:00 pm) dinner at the lodge. Again, I chose not to eat as I wanted to make sure I had ketones for the hike, and we all turned in early so we could get on trail by 3:30 am!

I spent an hour or so before dinner squaring my backpack away, deciding for sure what I would take and what I would leave behind, and getting my luggage (and that of the Trenaman's) into the car so Elizabeth could check out in the morning after dropping us off (and taking a meeting), getting a bit more rest, and then get on the road for the 4 1/2 to 5 hour drive to the South Rim. I told her that we fully expected 10-13 hours of hiking, and that we could not be off the trail before 3 pm, and probably later, so there was no rush to get on the road early. That would prove to be quite wrong, but I didn't know it at the time.

I then turned in for a short, fitful night's sleep. On Monday night I woke up having a bit of nightmare that I was trapped on the north rim, and had to hike across to get out - only to wake up and realize that wasn't just a bad dream, but was in fact my reality. Tuesday night wasn't as bad, but I was in bed by about 9 pm and up by 1:30 am to start getting body glide on all of my sensitive bits, start hydrating, take a poo, get dressed and check my camera gear. We were in the car by 3:20 am heading to trailhead in very cool (low 50's) temps.

         
Mule train video        Me mounting Jasper       Dismounting!

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    bus to the mule ride

  • John astride is mule

    John astride is mule

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  • Getting down the North Kaibab Trail

    Getting down the North Kaibab Trail

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  • Brett on JASPER!

    Brett on JASPER!

  • The two ladies on our mule tour were both named "Corey"... this one had recently taken a nasty fall and buster up her face (walking her dog at night and getting tangled in it's lease)

    The two ladies on our mule tour were both named "Corey"... this one had recently taken a nasty fall and buster up her face (walking her dog at night and getting tangled in it's lease)

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  • The mule pen at Supai Tunnel

    The mule pen at Supai Tunnel

  • The pit latrine/toilets at Supai Tunnel

    The pit latrine/toilets at Supai Tunnel

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  • Supai Tunnel

    Supai Tunnel

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  • Brett in the Tunnel

    Brett in the Tunnel

  • John at the Tunnel

    John at the Tunnel

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  • You can see one of the bridges lower down from here

    You can see one of the bridges lower down from here

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  • This is what the trail looks like at the tunnel, nice soft dirt... it was pretty rocky (with hard erosion-preventing steps) coming down the canyon wall

    This is what the trail looks like at the tunnel, nice soft dirt... it was pretty rocky (with hard erosion-preventing steps) coming down the canyon wall

  • Looking back up at Supai Tunnel

    Looking back up at Supai Tunnel

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  • Johnny

    Johnny

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  • This is Courtney, our mule train leader... she had recently dislocated her shoulder

    This is Courtney, our mule train leader... she had recently dislocated her shoulder

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  • Canyon death squirrels! There are signs everywhere that they can get mean and their fleas carry plague to try to dissuade you from feeding them...

    Canyon death squirrels! There are signs everywhere that they can get mean and their fleas carry plague to try to dissuade you from feeding them...

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  • John

    John

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    John

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    Action shot

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  • Our mule train

    Our mule train

  • The rocky trail

    The rocky trail

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  • Me at the Supai Corral

    Me at the Supai Corral

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  • JT at the Supai Corral

    JT at the Supai Corral

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  • Me at the Tunnel

    Me at the Tunnel

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  • John and I

    John and I

  • Jasper and I (and Courtney)

    Jasper and I (and Courtney)

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North Rim Lodge

After the mule ride we drove to the North Kaibab Trailhead and Point Imperial to take in the vistas.

Here's a video of our room/cabin.

  • Fall colors on display

    Fall colors on display

  • Arriving at the North Rim and unloading the mini van (Beverly!)

    Arriving at the North Rim and unloading the mini van (Beverly!)

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  • First view of the canyon

    First view of the canyon

  • Dinner at the North Rim Lodge

    Dinner at the North Rim Lodge

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  • View from the lodge

    View from the lodge

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  • We had a gecko visit our room, I asked about insurance rates...

    We had a gecko visit our room, I asked about insurance rates...

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  • View from the north rim parking area

    View from the north rim parking area

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  • I think this was Point Imperial where we did a short hike

    I think this was Point Imperial where we did a short hike

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  • Panorama of the North Rim Lodge at Sunset

    Panorama of the North Rim Lodge at Sunset

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  • "New" Grand Canyon Lodge

    "New" Grand Canyon Lodge

  • Layers of soil/rock in the canyon

    Layers of soil/rock in the canyon

  • Black and white pictures of the old mule trains

    Black and white pictures of the old mule trains

  • Black and white pictures of the Havasupai tribe

    Black and white pictures of the Havasupai tribe

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  • Bright Angel Point sign

    Bright Angel Point sign

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  • John at Point Imperial

    John at Point Imperial

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  • Point Imperial

    Point Imperial

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  • These pictures we took after the tour when we all drove back out to the trailhead to see where we would be in the morning, and got some extra pictures of our mules!

    These pictures we took after the tour when we all drove back out to the trailhead to see where we would be in the morning, and got some extra pictures of our mules!

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  • My mule Jasper!

    My mule Jasper!

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  • Canyon spring water taps

    Canyon spring water taps

  • North Kaibab Trailhead

    North Kaibab Trailhead

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  • On the NK trail!

    On the NK trail!

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  • Elizabeth and I!

    Elizabeth and I!

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