Comments on: The Grand Canyon: Hiking the South Kaibab Trail http://azwanderings.com/the-grand-canyon-hiking-the-south-kaibab-trail/ ...fishing, hunting, and roaming the Southwest Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: azwanderings http://azwanderings.com/the-grand-canyon-hiking-the-south-kaibab-trail/#comment-14237 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:53:34 +0000 http://azwanderings.com/?p=10705#comment-14237 In reply to Mike McLaughlin.

Good info Mike. I was craving a shower there at the bottom. That would have ben nice. Thanks again for the kind words and the info.

Ben

]]> By: Mike McLaughlin http://azwanderings.com/the-grand-canyon-hiking-the-south-kaibab-trail/#comment-14201 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:57:46 +0000 http://azwanderings.com/?p=10705#comment-14201 Nice description and photos of a fantastic hike. I don’t know about you, but after that steep downhill section past the Tipoff to the bottom, I was ready for the slight uphill along Bright Angel Creek.

Good job on getting the walk-in permits. Another related tip – you can check for cancellations at Phantom Ranch at the Bright Angel Lodge. They put your name on a list and if you are present the following morning after the lodge the check-in with the folks at Phantom, you might be able to score a reservation usually need months in advance. Even better, and if you are already down in the canyon, check in with the folks at the Ranch. First dibs on vacancies go to people already there and you can score accommodations before the conversation with the lodge up top. You do have to get up pretty early in the morning though. My mom and I were able to upgrade to a private cabin this way. I like to camp as much as the next guy, but bed and hot shower is a nice thing too.

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