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Kanab Creek Wilderness
As one of the major side canyons of the Grand Canyon, Kanab Creek is awesome in scope. The canyon bottom is a quarter mile wide in most places, with abrupt 800 to 1500 foot cliffs forming the walls. The geology of the top half of the Grand Canyon wall is revealed in these cliffs through which we have just descended.
In addition to the dominating geology, the area offers abundant evidence
of the previous residency of archaic Indian, basket maker, and pueblo
cultures. Although there are few ruins to be found, the rock art is
truly amazing. Pictographs and petroglyphs offer an historical account
of habitation by these ancient peoples. These archaic, polychromatic
panels, contrasted with the desolate remains of pioneer homesteads,
some abandoned as late as the 1930’s, produce a vivid image of
what the transaction of life in this place has looked like over the
last 1500 years. Before we begin our inevitable return to civilization and turn from Kanab Creek, the final vista down canyon reveals the massive cliffs of the Grand Canyon itself. Here, on the boundary of the National Park, we get a glimpse of the power and scope of the natural forces that shaped our planet. This trip is not for the casual or out-of-shape hiker. Each route involves at least one day’s travel of 10 miles or more. In addition, water is typically in short supply and varies with the season. We occasionally make one or two dry camps using only the water carried by our hard working llamas. In particularly dry years we may even need to use water cached ahead of time. No excess for primping here, just the bare essentials of drinking and cooking. 970-667-7411 ~ buckhorn@llamapack.com Home
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This trip takes us to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
From Jacobs Lake, Arizona we travel over forest service roads to one
of the trailheads at Jumpup Canyon, Slide Canyon, or Snake Gulch,
all of which offer access to Kanab Creek. Jacobs Lake, at an elevation
of over 8,000 feet, is situated in beautiful ponderosa pine forests.
The trailheads lie on the Kanab Creek Wilderness boundary at an elevation
of 5700 feet in the pinion/juniper zone. From this point of initiation,
we descend to an elevation of 3800 feet on the canyon floor. 
