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Best Grand Canyon book and maps??

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PostedJul 3, 2017 at 4:56 pm

I’m hiking the Grand Canyon north to south in early November (and praying for no snow). We (2 of us) haven’t received our permit yet but, fingers crossed, we’ll get it,

What are the best books and maps? I realize the trails are well marked but a map is nice for side trips.

I’ve backed the GC before in the opposite direction but in April and there were still ice patches near the top of the south rim.

Cottonwood camp is our first camp and Indian garden is our last. We’re paying for a shuttle from south rim to north rim – well my buddy is paying of it B/C we’re using my car to and from Las Vegas.

Frances S BPL Member
PostedJul 7, 2017 at 9:01 pm

The skyterrain map is what the backcountry office uses as well – even though they sell the nat geo ones.

PostedJul 10, 2017 at 1:38 pm

Thanks Doug and Francis. I got the Nat’l Geo. map at my local REI but I’ll get the Skyterrain map as well.

We did get our permit.Yippie!

obx hiker BPL Member
PostedJul 15, 2017 at 2:33 pm

Well Eric I know from reading your posts over the years that you know what you’re doing so I’m going to recommend some “atmospheric” reading; to set the mood, you may or may not have come across.

<b>Harvey Butchart</b>  wrote a series of books about exploring the Grand Canyon that are very interesting. You might want to google him. The books may be hard to find. Maybe that outdoor bookstore in I think Vermont?

Also Craig Childs wrote a book named: Grand Canyon: Time below the Rim

Neither of these is exactly a guide book but Butchart quite likely new the canyon better than anyone ever. I think he taught math at Northern Arizona in Flagstaff and explored the canyon with 3 dimensional mathematical thoroughness and precision. Craig Childs is a Southwestern wild country veteran and expert outdoorsman and also an Excellent writer. He has a story in another book and maybe the one cited above, about canyoneering down a slot somewhere I think between the Bill Hall Trail and Kanab Creek beyond or below Indian Hollow when he got caught beyond the point of no return by a thunderstorm and resulting flash flood that is an amazing tale.

Anyway have fun and Happy Trails!
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