Too Independent!
Don't look for a campsite at Grand Canyon, North Rim thru 10/15. They are booked solid for the season, as I discovered a couple days ago. There is a campground outside the park in the Kaibab National Forest, though, that is very nice. Just wish my companions for this adventure had been a little more compatible.A young foreign couple working with me asked to go along as I headed to the north rim Grand Canyon and then Zion NP. They would drive. I thought it would be a nice change for me, rather than being alone and with all of us in one vehicle, it would not cost them entrance or camping fees. I have a set plan when I go into any park: find the Visitor's Center, get their info on sites, trails, etc. to see, have my NP Passport stamped, spend 15-20 minutes relaxing and planning exactly what I want to do, get a campsite if I plan to spend the night. Then set off. I guess this is too ridgid for some folks, but it works for me and I get to enjoy everything I want in a relatively short time. BTW- I'm an early bird and we were to leave at 7AM. They never came for me till 9:30AM- a day half gone!When I hike, I walk at a fairly good pace, stopping wherever to enjoy the sites. Boy, some folks are very slow- stopping every 50 feet for a 5 minute rest- and these are supposed […]
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