With growing anticipation we parked Dude at the Back Country Office and hiked up to the Bright Angel Lodge to catch the Trans Canyon shuttle but not before we feasted on a burger and beer (and a cappuccino for me !) that should get us down the hill and back up again.
We were treated to another sighting of a coyote and lots of deer during our drive through the meadows on the North Rim. Reluctantly we stepped out of the warm bus and made our way to our campsite and quickly donned all our clothing....the forecast was for a foot of snow tonight and tomorrow.
We immediately made friends with our neighbours who had a roaring fire going and they invited us to stay. So instead of hastily cooking up dinner and going to bed early we chatted to our new friends and toasted ourselves by the fire until after 9pm. I was surprisingly toasty all night in my sleeping bag with my hot water bottle, 8 handwarmers, lightweight thermals, wet weather gear and anything else I could find in my pack.
The snow began on our hike to the trailhead.......
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| John hiking through winter snow |
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