Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Riding in the rain: The 1st day of the Grand Canyon XP - Karen Chaton

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October 25 2010

Riding in the rain: The 1st day of the Grand Canyon XP – what went right and what didn’t!

The fall colors this year at the Grand Canyon XP were stunning! I went down early to help out. Dave Rabe did also. No sooner had we gotten camp set up and situated then we hopped into the jeep with Dave and Ann and went out to saw logs and clear some trail.

grand canyon xp trail clearing downfall 018 Medium 300x225 Riding in the rain: The 1st day of the Grand Canyon XP what went right and what didnt!That went well and after several logs were sawed and pulled off trail we made our way back to camp and had dinner.

The weather had been mild so far (which is partly why the fall colors were not past their peak) and there were quite a few bugs bothering our horses.

The next morning we headed out early with the horses and were dropped off at one of the points on the Rainbow Rim rail. I took Bo, and Dave took Tulip.

We rode about 18 miles. The Rainbow Rim trail is singletrack and winds through the forest coming out around the edges of the North Rim every so often, offering us glimpses of the spectacular Grand Canyon. What a view!

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