We got up feeling sore, but we were both happy to have worked our tired muscles walking up to Ribbon Falls the day before – even more so were we thankful for our cozy cabin, as the rain had continued to fall steadily through the night. For the second day in a row, ours was the “late” breakfast at 6:30am (the early seating is at 5, desirable in the summer months for those wanting to beat the excessive heat), and…
After a mostly-sleepless night in our tent, we showed up for breakfast at Phantom Ranch thinking that we’d perhaps get lucky – we had inquired the night before if any cabin space was available, and they told us it was possible for our second night but they wouldn’t know until morning. So, we were super jazzed when we were told at breakfast we’d have a cabin that night and, oh, would a queen bed be OK? Uh, yeah, that would…
Several months ago, we responded to an invitation for a long weekend at a golf resort in Scottsdale, AZ, and, while contemplating the various things we’d want to do in Arizona, decided to try and add a Grand Canyon visit to the itinerary. Looking first into backcountry permits, we were surprised to find that trips down to the canyon floor were available and also that both hotel space on the South Rim and meals at Phantom Ranch were available as…