"Big Ditch" is a common nickname, iirc.

Cya,
Robert
On Sep 24, 2010 5:29 PM, "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Awesome! We could call it: "Buses at the Big Hole" ;-)
>
> On 9/24/10, Mark Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
>> There are three campgrounds that serve the south rim. Desert View is
>> the best, but it can't be reserved and I think it closes in winter.
>> Ten-X is the NFS campground, a few (less than ten) miles from the rim.
>>
>> Mather Campground is right at Grand Canyon Village; you can walk to
>> the rim in about 20 minutes. Year round. There are several group
>> campgrounds for up to 50 people, $50 a night. I take honors students
>> there once or twice a year.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Rob wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have enough experience with camping by the south rim to offer
>>> a suggestion on a good place to meet if you and several friends (say
>>> from an internet list) wanted to have a gathering at the south rim?
>>> Something very informal, one of those 'bring your own camping gear'
>>> and let's meet up at XXXX by the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on a
>>> specific weekend?
>>>
>>> Anyone?
>>
>
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> Pete
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