Links of interest to the Phantom Ranch Hiker
| Phantom Ranch dot com | Official Phantom Ranch web site. A new site and different things are being added at intervals. Has a great section on geology |
| Geology page | Excellent Grand Canyon geology page with a nice "twist" and great cross section drawing. | Weather forecast for Grand Canyon Area | Check out the forecast before you go: if nothing else it will be good for a laugh. |
| Unofficial Grand Canyon National Park Site | Lots of goodies here, including lodging, backcountry info, and things to do around the area. |
| Official Grand Canyon National Park Site | Lots of goodies, but not as many as in the unofficial site. |
| Aerial View of Phantom Ranch | Do a search for Grand Canyon, AZ, and zoom in on Phantom Ranch. |
| Xanterra Web Site | Those who control the reservations. |
| Grand Canyon Field Institute | Non profit organization offering good stuff, professionally led teaching-based hikes in and around GC. |
| Phantom Ranch Weather Record | Weather statistics for Phantom |
| Weather forecast for rim and inner canyon | Nicely detailed weather site. |
| Web Cam | Camera at Yavapai Point. |
| Sunrise, sunset | Includes calculator that gives sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset for several Cities. Maybe you can arrange a full moon hike. |
| NASA observatory | Really cool 3-D images of the Corridor from space. |
Check out my Bright Angel Blog for our recent adventures in and around the Ditch.