I am disappointed that I did not have the opportunity to meet those people. Doc, you have a talent for getting people together. I know you had a great trip...
My October permit is in the FAX machine on automatic redial. The BIC has not completed the applications received on May 1. I have still never heard a logical...
We may have an opening for a Deer/Tapeats Creek loop hike beginning June 15th. It's my 8th or 9th, maybe tenth time to this area. The group consists of...
I hold in my hand the "Send Successful" fax report for my October permit request sent at 12:45pm EST. Now, I just have to wait and see if I make the cut....
Hmmm...paste button looks like the send button....sure...sorry... Got this note and thought everyone else might want to know about it -- I'm not much of a...
Hello all, My nephew (14) and I (45) are planning a trip for June 20th -23rd. Down the South Kaibab, camp at Bright Angel two nights, hike half out on the...
A high pressure water line has developed a leak underneath the Indian Garden Pump House and must be repaired. A water outage is scheduled for Thursday...
Hi, I'm new here. I am an experienced backpacker---did the Routeburn Track in New Zealand a few months back---but have never hiked the Grand Canyon. I just...
In a message dated 06/01/2005 4:02:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, yahoo_groups@... writes: I just received my permit for a rim-to-rim hike in September...
... Most experienced GC hikers don't use a tent; most inexperienced ones do. It'll be incredibly hot when you're there so you'll only need it in the fairly...
Russ, I applied on May 1st too was concerned about the lack of a reply. I called on the 25th and was told my application had not been processed yet, and that...
Hi John, Thanks for the suggestions. One other question. If no tent, sleeping bags or just an inflatable mattress and a sheet? Any critters around? Thanks...
... I've got the sense not to go in the summer :-), but I gather you probably don't need a bag then. Maybe one of those fleece thingies. There are scorpions...
Me, too. Faxed on May 1, got the permit yesterday (May 31). It said that it was processed on the 18th. I didn't get first choice either. Guess it will be a...
Well, we board Alaska Airlines tomorrow morning and should be in Phoenix by 7:00 pm in the evening. We're so excited we can barely stand it! We'll be heading...
Hey! We just got back last week. Spent a night at Bright Angel and a night at Indian Garden. Bugs weren't too bad - occasional biting fly or mosquito -...
Thank you all for your replies and input. I called them yesterday (rang first time and they picked right up!) and they said that it had been mailed on the...
Many thanks to Wayne, Kam and John for the suggestions. It's good stuff. I will report back to the group at the end of the month and regale you with our...
Hastily I swam to the lower end of the pool and found worse conditions there than at the upper end. It was another precipice deeper than the one over which we...
We just got back from BA after a five day trip from Hermit. At the BA campground, I fell asleep sweating and woke up shivering. Take the bag, it might be...
We snagged exactly what we wanted for May 1-3, 2007, so I just *now* cancelled our April 19, 2007 PR arrangements. And I'm posting in case anyone wants to...
... to go ... Mike, I'm hoping some of the people who have actually hiked in the canyon will respond, but I'll give you my thoughts to hold you over. I'll be...
Grand Canyon, AZ 6/3/2005 – The Atoko prescribed fire is scheduled to take place on the park's North Rim sometime within the next few weeks, as conditions...
... Having done a R2R2R last Nov., your schedule/permit from N to South for 2 inexperienced GC hikers is a good one. You'll get the great views on the way...
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