Originally Posted by
BlarneyHammer
Biggest hangup is crossing the Grand Canyon. From what I understand, those doing the Arizona Trail have to strap their bikes to a hiking backpack and carry them across. My question is where does the hiking backpack come from? Do you mail it to yourself, or do you carry it the entire time?
We've been riding around GCNP last spring and came across a dude who'd done just that. Simply carried the bike on his back. Was some kind of a challenge posted on his feed for the benefit of his followers... Other than fame, I see no benefit in this exercise.
1. Rent a van and drop your bikes on the north rim. Back to hike. "Can" be hiked in a single day if you are in good shape. Although rangers advise against it.
2. Circumnavigation via Cameron, Lake Powell, Kodachrome. From the south rim, Cameron is a short and easy ride, but making it to Lake Powell in a single day (200kms) is a bit of a stretch, doable as dominant wind appears to be a fresh southerly breeze