One Best Hike: Grand Canyon: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Hike from the Rim to the River-and...

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Elizabeth Wenk

One Best Hike

Grand Canyon: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Hike from the Rim to the River-and...

Elizabeth Wenk

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Wilderness Press
29 July 2010

Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday guides

Series: One Best Hike

Find everything you need to know about the Grand Canyon's one best hike, from the rim to the river-and back again.

The Grand Canyon's striking geology and overwhelming scale inspires the millions who stand on its South Rim each year. Let expert author Elizabeth Wenk lead you into the canyon's depths on the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails to the mighty Colorado River, and spend the night at Indian Garden or Bright Angel campgrounds, or Phantom Ranch.

While tremendously rewarding, this 16.1-mile loop hike demands much, even of experienced trekkers. Hikers need to prepare for the hot temperatures, lack of shade, long distance, elevation change, and other potential dangers. One Best Hike: Grand Canyon is a step-by-step guide that helps you tackle this trip with confidence.

Inside you'll find:

Trail-tested details on how to choose hiking partners and an appropriate pace, what to pack, when to go, how to get a permit, and what side trips to consider Advice on proper physical conditioning, including acclimating to the desert heat, staying hydrated, and preventing illness Details about the area's human history and the geologic features, plants, and animals you'll see

One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, with its can-do approach, nuts-and-bolts advice, and practical tips, will leave you wondering why you waited so long to embark on this truly special hiking adventure.

By: Elizabeth Wenk
Imprint: Wilderness Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 226g
ISBN: 9780899974910
ISBN 10: 0899974910
Series: One Best Hike
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 29 July 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION A Location Hike Human History Natural History Grand Canyon Region Weather PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS Hyponatremia Dehydration Heat Illnesses Hypothermia Falling Blisters Flash Floods Lightning Scorpions Waterborne Pests Altitude Sickness Drowning in the Colorado PREPARATIONS AND PLANNING Choosing an Itinerary When to go Wilderness Permits Staying at Phantom Ranch Training What to Contemplate Before Descending Familiarizing Yourself with the Landscape What to bring Getting to Grand Canyon Village Getting Around Grand Canyon Village Grand Canyon Village and Tusayan Services HIKING THE GRAND CANYON Suggested Schedules South Kaibab Trail Bright Angel Trail Side Trips from Bright Angel and Indian Garden Campgrounds AFTER THE HIKE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR

From childhood, Elizabeth Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada with her family. After she started college, she found excuses to spend every summer in the Sierra, with its beguiling landscape, abundant flowers, and near-perfect weather. During those summers, she worked as a research assistant for others and completed her own Ph.D. thesis research on the effects of rock type on alpine plant distribution and physiology. But much of the time, she hikes simply for leisure. Wanting to explore every bit of the Sierra, she has hiked thousands of on- and off-trail miles and climbed nearly 500 peaks in the mountain range. She recently relocated Australia with her family.

Reviews for One Best Hike: Grand Canyon: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Hike from the Rim to the River-and Back

Although the book is titled One Best Hike Grand Canyon: Everything you need to know to successfully hike from the rim to the river -- and back, what Elizabeth Wenk really provides is a wonderful primer on the geology, wildlife, natural history, and dangers of hiking in Grand Canyon National Park...this 166-page book is a rich resource, both for the main hiking content as well the supporting text that is scattered throughout. --National Parks Traveler