Grand Canyon's corridor hike. I take the early shuttle from the South Rim and begin my hike on the North Rim at 1:12pm. The afternoon is spent descending into the canyon via the North Kaibab Trail and camping at Cottonwood Campground.
Day two I cross Bright Angel Creek and head to Ribbon Falls for a few hours. The remainder of the day I hike South through the canyon and arrive at Phantom Ranch around 7pm.
Later that night I begin to feel nauseous and begin vomiting. Unable to eat dinner, I rest in the open air on the picnic table and thankfully fall asleep. I awake at 5am and begin dry heaving. Park rangers asked if I needed a helicopter ride out of the canyon. Around 6am I have camp packed and feeling slightly better I was able to eat some oatmeal and I decide to self rescue and begin the hike out of the canyon.
Just after 7am I vomited my oatmeal near the River Rest House. While hiking up to Havasupai Gardens, I crossed paths with numerous groups of hikers with the same illness. Some needed rescue, others stayed the night at Havasupai Gardens. After a 3 to 4 hour rest at Havasupai Gardens, I slowly exited the canyon around 8pm and immediately began vomiting at the rim. This continued from the trail head to the backcountry office parking lot to my campsite and the next day at 9am.
The GCNP now advises that ALL backcountry water be disinfected.
June 9, 2023 - Hike start date
North Kaibab Trail
Cottonwood Campground
Ribbon Falls
The Inner Canyon / The Box
Phantom Ranch
Colorado River
Norovirus
Type 1 Diabetes
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