--- In grandcanyon@yahoogroups.com, "rhihn" <rhihn@...> wrote:
>
> We are 59-year-old first-timers to the GC, but have considerable
backpacking and hiking
> experience in the NE, Canada, and Europe (30 years). We have no
desert experience, but
> we're invited on a 5 night (6-day) trip with two friends who do have
experience. Proposed
> trip is New Hance (Red Canyon) trail-Tonto-Grandview-out. Does this
seem like a
> reasonable trip?
>
This trail is one of the chaling trails....i have been doing to the GC
for 8 years and have yet to try this one....the trails are not that
well maintained...so if you r in a group u should be fine as two brains
are better than one. Check for water source...call the back country
office