RiverRunnersForWilderness: Created page with "right As part of your paperwork to be completed before your river trip, the folks at Grand Canyon National Park are going to want you to list the date you intend to pass Phantom Ranch, arrive at Diamond Creek, and if you are going on to South Cove, when you plan to arrive there. In order to figure out where you will be when, some folks will plan out a trip itinerary. This will consist of a list of the proposed places you inte..."

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Created page with "450px|right As part of your paperwork to be completed before your river trip, the folks at Grand Canyon National Park are going to want you to list the date you intend to pass Phantom Ranch, arrive at Diamond Creek, and if you are going on to South Cove, when you plan to arrive there. In order to figure out where you will be when, some folks will plan out a trip itinerary. This will consist of a list of the proposed places you inte..."

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As part of your paperwork to be completed before your river trip, the folks at Grand Canyon National Park are going to want you to list the date you intend to pass Phantom Ranch, arrive at Diamond Creek, and if you are going on to South Cove, when you plan to arrive there.

In order to figure out where you will be when, some folks will plan out a trip itinerary. This will consist of a list of the proposed places you intend to camp at, with activities you inetned to do that day. Don't sweat this. You can put down a rough idea, and change things as you go. Remember, itineraries are written in sand with a stick. They are changeable.

Remember, YOU are the Boss, and you can plan out what you want. Keep in mind there might be another trip with the exact same itinerary, and you'll need to be flexible on the river as you work with other trips to make sure everyone gets to see and do as much as they can playing well with others.

Remember, Itineraries are written in sand with a stick. Yes, we said this already, but keep this in mind when you pull into your intended camp and one of your party can't catch the eddy and floats on by pulling like mad looking very sheepish. Get over it (fast and with a smile) and go on to camp somewhere downstream.

Here are examples of a 15 night-16 day, a 17 night-18 day, a 20 night-21 day trip and a 24 night 25 day Lees' Ferry to Diamond Creek itinerary. For Diamond Down, scroll down.

Proposed 15 night 16 Day Itinerary

Camps are in a range of +/- 5 miles
River miles estimated from Martin/Whitis Guide 3rd edition

Day Camp Notes
Launch Hot-Na-Na (16.7) first day on water
Two South Canyon (32) through the roaring 20’s
Three Nankoweap (52) Vasey’s, Redwall
Four Tanner (69)-Upper Unkar (72.5) LCR
Five Grapevine (81)-Cremation(88)** Unkar, 75 mile, Hance, Sock
Six Monument(94)-Schist (97) Phantom, Horn, Granite
Seven Bass/110 Crystal
Eight Below Fossil(126.1)-Randy’s(127.0) Blacktail
Nine Deer Ck or below (136.8-138) Hike Tapeats/Deer Ck
Ten Ledges (152) Hike Matkat
Eleven First Chance (158.3) Havasu
Twelve Stairway (171.8)-Cove(174.7) Fern Glen
Thirteen Whitmore(188.4) to Fat City(192.2) Lava
Fourteen Indian Canyon(207) Visit 202
Fifteen 220-224 209 right
Sixteen Diamond take out

**Cremation only if exchanging folks at Phantom

Proposed 17 night 18 Day Itinerary

Camps are in a range of +/- 5 miles
River miles estimated from Martin/Whitis Guide 3rd edition

Day Camp Notes
Launch Hot-Na-Na (16.7) first day on water
Two South Canyon (32) through the roaring 20’s
Three Nankoweap (52) Vasey’s, Redwall
Four Nankoweap (52)-layover Explore
Five Tanner (69)-Upper Unkar (72.5) LCR
Six Grapevine (81)-Cremation(88)** Unkar, 75 mile, Hance, Sock
Seven Monument(94)-Schist (97) Phantom, Horn, Granite
Eight Shady Grove/Emerald/Bass/110 Crystal
Nine 120/122 mile camps Elve’s
Ten Deer Ck (136.8) Specter, Bedrock, Dubie
Eleven Deer Ck or below (136.8-138) Hike Tapeats/Deer Ck
Twelve Ledges (152) Hike Matkat
Thirteen First Chance (158.3) Havasu
Fourteen Stairway (171.8)-Cove(174.7) Fern Glen
Fifteen Whitmore(188.4) to Fat City(192.2) Lava
Sixteen Indian Canyon(207) Visit 202
Seventeen 220-224 209 right
Eighteen Diamond take out

**Cremation only if exchanging folks at Phantom

Proposed 20 night 21 Day Itinerary

Camps are in a range of +/- 5 miles
River miles estimated from Martin/Whitis Guide 3rd edition

Day Camp Notes

Launch Soap Creek-13 mile first day on water
Two 24.5 mile-Shinamo (29 mile) through the roaring 20’s
Three Buck farm (41)-Eminence (44) Vasey’s, Redwall
Four Nankoweap (52) Nanko granaries
Five Nankoweap (52)-layover Explore
Six Tanner (69)-Upper Unkar (72.5) LCR
Seven Grapevine (81)-Cremation(88)** Unkar, 75 mile, Hance, Sock
Eight Monument(94)-Schist (97) Phantom, Horn, Granite
Nine Shady Grove/Emerald/Bass/110 Crystal
Ten 119/120 mile camps Elve’s
Eleven Galloway (132)-Racetrack(134) Specter, Bedrock, Dubie
Twelve Below Deer Ck (137-138) Hike Tapeats/Deer Ck
Thirteen (145 to 146 Mile) Hike Kanab
Fourteen Ledges (152) Hike Matkat
Fifteen National (167) Havasu
Sixteen Hell’s Hollow area (182) Lava
Seventeen Hualapai acres-194 Easy late departure post Lava day
Eighteen 209 right visit Parashant-202
Nineteen 209 right Layover, hike 209 drainage
Twenty 220-224
Twenty-one Diamond take out

**Cremation only if exchanging folks at Phantom

Proposed 24 night 25 day itinerary

Camps are in a range of +/- 5 miles
River miles estimated from Martin/Whitis Guide 3rd edition

Day Camp Notes
Launch 13 Mile too cold to hang
Two 24.5 Mile too cold to hang
Three 41 Mile too cold to hang
Four Nankoweap (52) too cold to hang
Five Nankoweap (52) Layover, explore
Six Cardenas-ish (71.6) make miles, LCR is too cold
Seven Cardenas-ish (71.6) Layover
Eight Clear Creek (84.6) Hance, Sock
Nine Clear Creek (84.6) Layover
Ten Monument(94)-Schist (97) Pass Phantom
Eleven Bass to 110 Run Granite, Hermit, Crystal
Twelve Bass to 110 Layover
Thirteen Fossil (125) Blacktail
Fourteen Fossil (125) Layover
Fifteen Galloway (132)-Racetrack(134) Specter, Bedrock, Dubie
Sixteen Below Deer Ck (137-138) Hike Tapeats/Deer Ck
Seventeen 145 mile Day Hike Kanab
Eighteen National-ish (167) Too cold to see Havasoo
Nineteen Whitmore (188.4) Lava
Twenty Whitmore (188.4) Layover,hike
Twenty one Parashant (199) Easy river day
Twenty two Parashant (199) Layover, hike
Twenty three Indian Canyon(207) Visit 202, hike 207 in PM
Twenty four camp 220 to 224
Twenty five Diamond Creek

**Cremation only if exchanging folks at Phantom

What about Diamond Creek to South Cove? As of March 2, 2010, the new Pearce Ferry ramp take out has been constructed, but the gate is still locked. River runners passing Diamond Creek will have to still take out at South Cove.

Here's the allowed schedule (cite CRMP ROD 2-17-2006 pg 5)

Nights in the Lower Gorge
Peak Season Non-Peak Season
Diamond Ck to Separation 1 1
Separation to RM 260 1 2
RM 260 to Lake Mead 1 2

Here's a Proposed Itinerary for a five night six day Diamond to South Cove

One 243 Mile hike Travertine Canyon
Two 260 Mile
Three 260 Mile Burnt Springs layover, hike
Four 280.7 Pearce Ferry Rapid
Five camp end of current 293
Six Take Out South Cove

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