Up and out!

Before I forget, some things I learned:

Keep a fresh set of clothes, including and especially clean sweat
pants in your car for when you get out of the canyon, Also include
other socks/shoes, underwear, and a fresh and clean shirt.

Other things:
Bring only a magazine to read on the shuttle.
Consider an extra day at the bottom for recovery, although you will
use different muscles.
They give you tons of food at Phantom Ranch.
Bring flip-flops to Phantom Ranch.

Ascent time was 6:00 to 11:00 am; including an hours worth of stops.

That's it; more after photos get uploaded.

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Still along the North Rim...

Just passed Lee's Ferry, where we crossed the Colorado River. The
only reason that little town exists is because it was where they could
build the bridge. I guess that is as good a reason as any.

90 more minutes to the North Rim Lodge. I had a bit of a head-cold
and now my head is throbbing. Might have something to do with the
elevation changes. We've gone from 2000 ft to 8000 ft to 3500 ft and
are now heading back to 8000 ft. I can clear my ears, but it will be
good to get some food in my body followed by a full night of sleep.

I'm not worried about hiking in the heat tomorrow. Maybe I can
finally sweat this cold out of me. :)

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En route to north rim

So far so good, except we forgot to eat lunch.
Left home at 8:47, one bathroom break north of Flagstaff. Got to the
canyon by 12:30. Took a little while to navigate through the park,
but checked in at the bright angel lodge no problem. It's now 2:50
and we're on the long road to the North Rim...

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