A Horseback Trip into the Grand Canyon - continued from page 12
the trail are too narrow for passing, trips up and down need to be co- ordinated.
The one thing Mike,
Dave and Ken couldn’t pre-plan was the weather. It was only five degrees Farenheit and cloudy on the morning they headed down the Bright Angel Trail on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ice cogs they had put on the horses’ shoes would definitely be needed, as there was snow and ice on the trail.
The ice cogs they had put on the horses’ shoes would definitely be needed, as there was snow and ice on the trail.
I asked one of the wranglers how far out the trail
would be icy. He replied. “Only about a mile and a half.” Believe
me, that was not much consolation! The trail to Phantom Ranch is eleven miles long
with an elevation change of 5,000 feet. It takes about six hours on horseback to reach the bottom, including rest stops.
The trip went very well, overall. The horses did
great with the hikers, tunnels, and the 100-yard-long, swinging bridge that is only 50 inches wide!
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