Bass to Hermits - the Plan

In the beginning was the plan!

The following table shows the waypoints, elevation change, segment mileage and cummulative mileage between the South Bass Trailhead and the Hermits Rest Trailhead. The Notes column with dates indicate where our permits authorize our overnight stops. In some cases, the mileage and elevation changes are approximate, I got them off Delorme Topo USA 7.0. I don't have all the options figured out yet, but I'll get it right eventually.

Location	Elev	Dist	Cum	Notes
South Bass Trailhead	6646	0	0
Esplanade Trail Junction	5400	1.4	1.4
Westbound Tonto Junction	3200	4.2	5.6
Colorado River	2250	1.8	7.4	10/12, Water at river
Eastbound Tonto Junction	3200	1.8	9.2
Serpentine Canyon	3200	3.8	13
Emerald Canyon	3200	1.4	14.4
Quartz Canyon	3200	1.9	16.3
Ruby Canyon	3100	1.6	17.8	10/13,
Jade Canyon	3100	2.7	20.6
Jasper Canyon	3100	.7	21.3
Turquoise Canyon	3100	5.8	23.6	Perennial Water?
Sapphire Canyon	3100	2.7	26.3
Agate Canyon	3100	2.1	28.4
Slate Creek	2950	4.5	32.9	10/14
Boucher Creek	3100	5.3	38.2	10/15
Travertine Canyon	3125	2.3	40.5
Hermits Creek	2900	3.9	44.4	10/16
Colorado River @ Hermits Creek	2300	1.5	45.9
Hermits Creek	2900	1.5	47.4
Tonto Trail Junction	3210	1.2	48.6
Breezy Point	4420	1.5	50.1
Santa Maria Spring	5500	3.3	53.4
Hermit Trailhead	6640	2.2	55.6

Comments:
Slate Creek
Water at places above the Tonto Trail. One can get down into the lower bed at two places from the east side and walk to the river.
Ruby
Rainpools near the Tonto Trail in wet seasons.
Serpentine
One can get down to the river through Serpentine or the canyon just to the east, or through both.
Bass
Wet season source at Bedrock Tanks. One can reach the river by leaving the bed above the last drop and going to the west.