{"id":706,"date":"2014-10-06T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=706"},"modified":"2018-11-11T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:53:01","slug":"off-the-beaten-path-in-the-big-ditch-hiking-the-grand-canyons-remote-deer-creek-thunder-river-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-the-beaten-path-in-the-big-ditch-hiking-the-grand-canyons-remote-deer-creek-thunder-river-loop","title":{"rendered":"Hiking the Grand Canyon\u2019s Deer Creek\u2014Thunder River Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Located outside Fredonia, Arizona, this 21.4-mile loop descends 2,000-feet in 2.5-miles through Coconino Sandstone from the Bill Hall trailhead to connect the Thunder River and Deer Creeks trails. Here’s an overview of the trail in pictures.<\/p>\n

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Cameron Martindell<\/a>\u00a0and Agnes Hage walk along Deer Creek Narrows in the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n

\"GrandCanyon-569\"<\/p>\n

Cameron and Agnes\u00a0head back to camp after swimming in the pool below 180-foot Deer Creek Falls.<\/p>\n

\"GrandCanyon-781\"<\/p>\n

Agnes and Cameron\u00a0cook dinner on a cliff-pinched patio above camp and the Colorado River near Deer Creek Falls.<\/p>\n

\"GrandCanyon-824\"<\/p>\n

Agnes and Cameron\u00a0follow a route along the Colorado River that connects Tapeats Creek and Thunder River to Deer Creek.<\/p>\n

\"GrandCanyon-862\"<\/p>\n

Agnes and Cameron\u00a0overlook the Colorado River as they follow a route that connects Tapeats Creek and Thunder River to Deer Creek.<\/p>\n

\"GrandCanyon-894\"<\/p>\n

Cameron and Agnes\u00a0climb out of Surprise Valley through a break in the 400-foot-tall Redwall on the Thunder River Trail.<\/p>\n

For more information and logistics for this hike, visit the National Park Service page for\u00a0Thunder River Trail and Deer Creek<\/a>, or check out the Grand Canyon Backpacking – North Rim<\/a> trip with REI.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Located outside Fredonia, Arizona, this 21.4-mile loop descends 2,000-feet in 2.5-miles through Coconino Sandstone from the Bill Hall trailhead to connect the Thunder River and Deer Creeks trails. Here’s an overview of the trail in pictures. Cameron Martindell\u00a0and Agnes Hage walk along Deer Creek Narrows in the Grand Canyon. Cameron and Agnes\u00a0head back to camp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[387],"tags":[15,8,323,113,53],"internal-tag":[511,1673,495],"class_list":["post-706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hike","tag-backpacking","tag-hike","tag-matt-agnes-hage","tag-national-park","tag-photography","internal-tag-arizona","internal-tag-pre-redirect-hike","internal-tag-united-states"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-the-beaten-path-in-the-big-ditch-hiking-the-grand-canyons-remote-deer-creek-thunder-river-loop","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Hiking the Grand Canyon\u2019s Deer Creek\u2014Thunder River Loop","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-the-beaten-path-in-the-big-ditch-hiking-the-grand-canyons-remote-deer-creek-thunder-river-loop","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-the-beaten-path-in-the-big-ditch-hiking-the-grand-canyons-remote-deer-creek-thunder-river-loop"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/GrandCanyon-894.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/GrandCanyon-894.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331"},"articleSection":"Hike","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["backpacking","hike","matt & agnes hage","national parks","photography"],"dateCreated":"2014-10-06T17:00:53Z","datePublished":"2014-10-06T17:00:53Z","dateModified":"2018-11-12T05:53:01Z"},"rendered":"