Originally Posted by
boyerling3
I'd really recommend a hike into the canyon...but it was exhausting coming back up. We got there at sunrise which I'd very much recommend...mostly for the temperatures.
Originally Posted by
Lost
If you hike into the canyon, do it EARLY...The temperature can get well north of 100 degrees by mid day at the bottom.
Care indeed must be taken. A few weeks ago a young hiker died from the heat while hiking back up from the canyon: "A 36-year-old Japanese tourist has died from apparent heat-related complications while hiking at Grand Canyon National Park amid scorching temperatures, a park official said on Friday...(He) died after trying to make his way back out from the bottom of the canyon."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0OZ2M920150619