nonot wrote:you should probably stick to the corridor trails for your Grand Canyon trip

We will be doing Bright Angel Trail with 2 nights at Indian Garden campground. Should make for an easier day hike down to Phantom Ranch on day 2. Happy to be staying on the corridor trails at least this first time around.

@chumley
I just looked at my forest map... Wow, great to know! I would have never guessed...

chumley wrote:No reason you couldn’t have had one. Sounds like a fun trip either way.

Isn't Coconino in a Stage I fire restriction?

Wanted to come back and say thank you to everyone for the suggestions. We had originally planned for the Aspen Spring site via @grasshopper suggestion, but decided with the Grand Canyon trip looming we would be better served to push ourselves with some elevation gain on the Babe Haught Trail as @wil...

Great to know. I may keep some spray with me *just in case*, but you've all made me more excited at the prospect of seeing a bear instead of being deathly afraid like I was while initially making the post! Ha

Thank you for all the info

The more I have read about this region from posted triplogs is that quite a few folks have seen black bears in the area. I’m guessing it’s recommended to use a bear canister as well as bring bear spray along for any backpacking trip along the rim?

Great information from both of you, thank you. @grasshopper Great point regarding "looky-loo's" along FR300; I did not think of that... @wildwesthikes That's a good suggestion. I will look into the Babe Haught Tr option you mention. Not sure how much "GC training" we are looking ...

@Grasshopper Thank you! I had definitely come across a few of your triplogs and trip summaries in this area, but I wasn't aware the McFarland Spring campsite was off the beaten path... now that I have seen more specifics on this, it appears this is just what I am looking for. It would be awesome fo...

Hi all, New member here. My wife and I have an upcoming 2-night Grand canyon trip in mid October. We are new to backpacking but have done quite a bit of hiking. We are interested in doing a quick 1-night test run to try out our gear and get a feel for the process before heading to GC. We plan to lea...