This probably won't be read by anyone other than those I choose to share it with.
I've been divorced from hiking/camping for a long time. I think, until very recently, the last time I went camping was 2001. Fast forward 13 years and I now reside in sunny, Southern California, 2300 miles from home. Completely out of my element, I have fallen back in love with the outdoors. It's easy when the weather is always perfect. It's crazy to me to be able to go surfing/boating/diving in the morning and hike a 6000' peak in the afternoon.
Once I got my camping bug back, I set out to hike and explore some of the premier parks in the Southwestern United States. A friend of mine, Bean, just recently made a trek to Glacier National Park where he spent several days hiking and camping the massive park and that kind of inspired me to venture out myself and take on something massive.
If you're going to "hike the West", why start anywhere other than Grand Canyon National Park?
So I got a wild hair and decided to plan the most epic hiking and camping adventure... IN THE WORLD. A 10-day Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike of the Grand Canyon. We're calling it ORJ15. I'll leave the details out for the moment. There's plenty of time for that.
I quickly found out that there are other hurdles in the way, outside of a 50+ mile hike and trying to pack 10 days worth of food and depending on the unreliable water sources. Application for the permit to do this awesome hike is due in a few months. I have mere months to get prepared for one of the most awesome trips on the planet.
All that said, this blog is going to help me document my preparation for this adventure as well as some of my training hikes and camp outs. Should be a blast. Enjoy.
I've been divorced from hiking/camping for a long time. I think, until very recently, the last time I went camping was 2001. Fast forward 13 years and I now reside in sunny, Southern California, 2300 miles from home. Completely out of my element, I have fallen back in love with the outdoors. It's easy when the weather is always perfect. It's crazy to me to be able to go surfing/boating/diving in the morning and hike a 6000' peak in the afternoon.
Once I got my camping bug back, I set out to hike and explore some of the premier parks in the Southwestern United States. A friend of mine, Bean, just recently made a trek to Glacier National Park where he spent several days hiking and camping the massive park and that kind of inspired me to venture out myself and take on something massive.
If you're going to "hike the West", why start anywhere other than Grand Canyon National Park?
So I got a wild hair and decided to plan the most epic hiking and camping adventure... IN THE WORLD. A 10-day Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike of the Grand Canyon. We're calling it ORJ15. I'll leave the details out for the moment. There's plenty of time for that.
I quickly found out that there are other hurdles in the way, outside of a 50+ mile hike and trying to pack 10 days worth of food and depending on the unreliable water sources. Application for the permit to do this awesome hike is due in a few months. I have mere months to get prepared for one of the most awesome trips on the planet.
All that said, this blog is going to help me document my preparation for this adventure as well as some of my training hikes and camp outs. Should be a blast. Enjoy.
