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Grand Canyon 2011

Ok you know the drill, route? yep same as before, down the South Kaibab trail to Bright Angel campground (day 1), Bright Angel to Cottonwood (day 2),   Cottonwood to the North Rim and back to Cottonwood (day 3), Cottonwood to Ribbon Falls and on to Bright Angel (day 4), Bright Angel to Indian Gardens, Plateau Point and back to Indian Gardens (day 5), Indian Gardens and out to the South Rim and breakfast (day 6) only instead of doing it in 6 days... did it in 3.5... nuts??? yeah. That's what you get when you don't take a girl along (I was out due to my shoulder surgery or I would have gone) and you send 4 guys instead. Three that had been before and another GC newbie, they rocked it but wish they hadn't. One day I'll post the story... but from the shots you can imagine it was an interesting trip.

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