http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/ Grand Canyon Hikers Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:48 GMT Marsha Kesselring http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73026 Pinny,         Check in with the Backcountry Information Center for any water status reports.   Marsha ________________________________ From: Pinny Lew Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:54 GMT Pinny Lew http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73025 Does anyone have recent status of water availability at cottonwood creek? I will be camping there this Sunday and Monday night. Which office at the grand Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:39 GMT sumiwada http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73024 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73024 I wouldn't take the down jacket. If there's no rain in the forecast, you could make do with one of those cheap "disposable" ponchos and leave the pack cover Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:10 GMT ravi_jmt2013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73023 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73023 ... Rob, that's great information to have ... 11.25" was my best guess after trying to fit the 12" into the Catalyst. I actually decided to sell my Catalyst Fri, 24 May 2013 01:12:09 GMT Marsha Kesselring http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73022 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73022     Luckily for you, you have some time to do your homework.  There are several hikes you can do from Bright Angel, from very easy to fairly Thu, 23 May 2013 23:38:01 GMT arnierichards http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73021 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73021 Hi Bill: It's been over a decade since I was in Indian Hollow, but it was on a November trip in which most of the potholes on the esplanade were bone dry. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:32:32 GMT ravi_jmt2013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73020 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73020 Certainly no offense intended to anyone, but I think that car/key swaps are probably not advisable unless the individuals involved are known to each other Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:13 GMT stevec5088 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73019 Neha and ravi: I completed a rim-to-rim dayhike last week, and accomplished it with a car-swap before the hike and a key-swap at Ribbon Falls. If you can work Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:07 GMT phoenixhelp@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73018 thank you for the advice. I definitely need to do my homework for this hike. I havr 2 nites in bright angel is there any hikes i can do on the second say Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:02 GMT mikerogers_vt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73017 Hey Pinny, There are good descriptions of the two primary bypasses elsewhere. (I found Chris Forsyth's the best a few years ago) I'll add: I walked down Hance Thu, 23 May 2013 15:08:35 GMT mikerogers_vt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73016 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73016 Hey Pinny, There are good descriptions of the two primary bypasses elsewhere. (I found Chris Forsyth's the best a few years ago) I'll add: I walked down Hance Thu, 23 May 2013 02:10:28 GMT Wilderness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73015 Ravi - just a note. John G., you too. Any other Catalyst ULA pack owners. I received my 11.25" Bearicade bear can yesterday (700 ci). It is a perfect Wed, 22 May 2013 23:48:00 GMT jamie_compos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73014 Hi Pinny, Here's a brief description of the bypasses in Hance Creek http://www.downthetrail.com/hiking-the-grand-canyon/hance-creek-to-sockdolager-rapid/ Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:27 GMT Marsha Kesselring http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73013      Start calling Xanterra and try to get some meals at Phantom while there.  It will lessen what you have to carry and is an unbelievable treat.  You Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:56 GMT neha rathore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grand_Canyon_Hikers/message/73012 Hi ravi, A friend and I are also starting our r2r from North to south on 31st may. We were trying to avoid the expensive transcanyon shuttle. I have emailed