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The heat at the bottom of the Grand Canyon was probably pushing 120°F, but jumping in the water felt great! We soaked our shirts and headed back up the 1.6 mile hiking trail. By the time we reached the top, our shirts were completely dry and the temperature cooled to a nice 110°F. Due to these high temperatures at Whitmore Canyon Overlook and the road being pretty bumpy back to the Bar 10 Ranch, we decided that we'd try to find a campsite at a higher elevation after dinner. We headed back up to Bar 10 and filled up our trucks with the discounted super unleaded gas as well as a couple extra gas cans.
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After filling up our water bottles too and taking some nice hot showers, the dinner bell was rung and we were treated to an amazing all-you-can-eat dinner at the Bar 10.
![IMG_8337.jpg IMG_8337.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699524-28a1138e06d15f0db517bffda7a61105.jpg)
At dinner I spoke to a couple of the ranch hands and they said we could camp at the Pa's Pocket cabin on their private property, although they gave tours of it to their guests. If we were ok with some visitors in the afternoon, it was a nice place to camp with nice weather and no wind. We jumped at it.
![IMG_8345.jpg IMG_8345.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699529-7ccd23abe2de3495048b43895f0032bf.jpg)
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We were surrounded by cattle.
![PXL_20230525_022818070.jpg PXL_20230525_022818070.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699526-519689e41903382748127568932f55a8.jpg)
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Pa's Pocket is named for the man-made water tank and so we took a quick walk after setting up camp to check it out. The water was a little nasty with floating dead frogs inside.
![IMG_8356.jpg IMG_8356.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699531-1e097df7616b6be0b49d55c3caba193c.jpg)
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Day 5 GPX Track on Google Earth with hike to Colorado River. The ancient lava flows can be seen on the satellite image.
![AZ Strip Google Earth - Day 5.jpg AZ Strip Google Earth - Day 5.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699527-6c45c57d5ab397f3a4ac939075b92cd4.jpg)
![IMG_8329.jpg IMG_8329.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699528-679bfca6b2fe54869426f127660431df.jpg)
After filling up our water bottles too and taking some nice hot showers, the dinner bell was rung and we were treated to an amazing all-you-can-eat dinner at the Bar 10.
![IMG_8337.jpg IMG_8337.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699524-28a1138e06d15f0db517bffda7a61105.jpg)
At dinner I spoke to a couple of the ranch hands and they said we could camp at the Pa's Pocket cabin on their private property, although they gave tours of it to their guests. If we were ok with some visitors in the afternoon, it was a nice place to camp with nice weather and no wind. We jumped at it.
![IMG_8345.jpg IMG_8345.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699529-7ccd23abe2de3495048b43895f0032bf.jpg)
![IMG_8346.jpg IMG_8346.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699525-74d9f9fc3096c92e94925b047fec79e3.jpg)
We were surrounded by cattle.
![PXL_20230525_022818070.jpg PXL_20230525_022818070.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699526-519689e41903382748127568932f55a8.jpg)
![IMG_8350.jpg IMG_8350.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699530-d6ac77d39e31f681e6afe427ef38fe7c.jpg)
Pa's Pocket is named for the man-made water tank and so we took a quick walk after setting up camp to check it out. The water was a little nasty with floating dead frogs inside.
![IMG_8356.jpg IMG_8356.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699531-1e097df7616b6be0b49d55c3caba193c.jpg)
![IMG_8358.jpg IMG_8358.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699532-a6821d3b90e457da17dc8123a7d84feb.jpg)
Day 5 GPX Track on Google Earth with hike to Colorado River. The ancient lava flows can be seen on the satellite image.
![AZ Strip Google Earth - Day 5.jpg AZ Strip Google Earth - Day 5.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/699/699527-6c45c57d5ab397f3a4ac939075b92cd4.jpg)
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