Dec 10-12 Grand Canyon South Rim
** Shuttle 8am-8pm Dec 1 onward, vistor center 10am
** bike rentals 10am- 4pm
Grand Canyon Alerts (trail closures, water outages, weather)
Dec 10 - Sunrise 6.30-7am pre dawn; sun fully up 7.28am, Sunset 5.15pm
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Day 1 - Wed Dec 10 - Travel to the Canyon
9.20am flight; 7.30am at airport parking lot (need to check a bag in); pick Izzy up at 7.05am, depart house at 6.25am
Fly to Phoenix land 12.30pm, Rental car (booked through hotwire wed-sun - $263; Sixt confirmation # 9723141950); consider grabbing lunch or heavy snack at airport before leave or right when we 1st rent
Drive to Flag (2hr 15 min, 148 miles) depart 1.30pm, arrive by 4pm, east on the way or at airport
Running store (if needed) and Whole Foods for nutrition and fluids for am and Canyon (if needed)
Hit outdoor stores
Pizzicletta; Mother Road Brewing company; grab pizza to bring for dinner or eat on rim
Drive to Grand Canyon South Rim (1hr 32 min, 79 miles) depart at 5pm, arrive 6.30pm
Check into Holiday Inn Squire Inn - 61878622 (reserved for Wed-Fri so no rush to check out after Canyon)
Day 2 - Thurs Dec 11 - Canyon Day
- 5.55am wake-up; depart from hotel at 6.25am
- drive and park at Mathers Point (Visitors center) - 6.45am
- walk together to trail (2 miles); Izzy will need to walk 2 back or take shuttle when back up the trail head
- South Kaibab Trail - 7.30am (might start sooner)
- Text izzy when out (between noon and 1 but could be as early as 11am but as late as 4pm); pick-up at Mathers Point (visitors center)
- Contingency; if you do not hear from me by 6pm, need to inquire with the Rangers and then stay at the hotel to wait.
- Back to hotel, shower, pack, maybe lunch at mexican restaurant, depart around 3pm
- Back to Flag around 5ish
- Check into Embassy Suites - confirmation 94277564
- Diablo Burger or Pizzicleetta dinner; Mother Road Brewing
- See if any live music in Flag for evening, hang in downtown Flag
Day 3 - Fri Dec 12 - Flag/Sedona/Phoenix
- Aaron 7.30-9am run from hotel: Mars hill trail
- Embassy Suites breakfast; depart 10am
- Coffee depart for Sedona at 11am
- Arrive in Sedona 12.30; short hike of 90 min, grab sandwich to go
- Depart Sedona around 2pm, 2hrs to Scottsdale, 126 miles
- Scottsdale by 4pm
- Izzy to airport for 6pm flight
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Aaron Pack/Provisions
hat, tech-t, light shorts, trail shoes, socks, tights, long sleeves, jacket, gloves and hat
pack poles, hand warmers, nutrition, extra jacket - check in luggage
For Pack:
- Credit card, $10 cash, medical card, band-aids, small sunscreen, blanket
- Phantom Ranch is open during daylight hours. Snacks, drinks and medical supplies 8am-4pm; credit cards and cash accepted, lemonade, apple, bar/candy
- map, route directions - print
- water filter
- 6 soft bottles; 2 500ml on front chest, 4 in back
Fluids / Nutrition
- 1 water bottle per hour; 500ml (17 ounces)
- 700-900 calorie burn per hr
- 200-300 digest an hour
- eat approx every 90 min
- 4 tailwind - approx 180 calories each
- 2 skratch energy chews - 160ish calories (19g carbs, 13g sugar, 35mg sodium)
- 6 gels -approx 100 each: 600ish calories
- 4 electrolyte packs (1000mg sodium, 200mg potassium, 60mag, 10 calories each)
- 4 bars (120ish each), nut/trail mix/peanut butter crackers, cherrios
- supplemental and phantom ranch: 2 lemonades, apple, candy bar
- 3 bottles, 3 snacks, 3 skratch
