FYI, Tom Tom Martin, Co-Director River Runners For Wilderness Arizona Field Office PO Box 30821, Flagstaff, AZ 86003 928-556-0742 FLG, 928-638-4053 Grand...
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daniel dunn
sedona9182000
Jun 19, 2007 1:32 am
... <docthomas04@...> wrote: hey doc, dan said hes been doing science trips and this was his 1st commercial in a long time,also took michael eisner and tom...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 19, 2007 1:59 am
that must be tom cat's second or third gc trip because ghigleri had him on a trip many yrs ago and i crossed another time with him...surprizingly cruise was a...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 19, 2007 2:01 am
james...this MY religion...we backfoot believe that god is in all of nature...and also in all of us ... <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> ...
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mweber
merrypucksters
Jun 19, 2007 2:07 am
... What a great story! I felt like I was with you...and had to keep reminding myself that if I was reading it, that meant you made it out alive. Very nicely...
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mweber
merrypucksters
Jun 19, 2007 3:03 am
... Yeah, well, "they" would have to toss a lot of us. But that won't happen. Even folks who will never post about this aspect understand why The Canyon has...
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Warren
captwa2000
Jun 19, 2007 3:27 am
... Thanks Mimi, I had the other guys write up the trip from their point of view too. I like writing about the trips so I can remember them later in life. Like...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 19, 2007 3:56 am
i'm off to bed... but liked this story and the way it was written...keep em comin ... === message truncated === Best to you and yours from Doc Thomas...
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Timothy Osburn
blues412002
Jun 19, 2007 9:53 am
Sorry 'bout that link. Try clicking on "Grand Canyon Nut" below... Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. 1970 Beetle (Sport), 1974 Westfalia...
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mojave_ben
Jun 19, 2007 10:52 am
The question about reactions from others as to "religious" experience in the Canyon... I don't know about telling others. In fact, I don't, because I can't, ...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 19, 2007 11:53 am
hi folks...got a little secret to admit ....a couple years ago i had a little personal "thing" with dave, lees ranger , who seemed to take a personal pleasure...
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Sally Underwood
canyonsister
Jun 19, 2007 12:36 pm
Thanks Mary...we probably just opened the usual "can of worms" debate, but I still believe that GCFI is the best way for a person to learn the most about Grand...
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Darin
zapitety
Jun 19, 2007 2:46 pm
I also got my Dept of Interior letter the other day with my October 27 - Nov 1 hike. Going to Phantom Ranch, then Clear Creek for 3 nights. Even with it being...
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Doug Nering
cheops82
Jun 19, 2007 5:15 pm
Doc, Thanks so much for adding a lot of real fun interesting content . You really don't hold much back. Have fun... stay strong. -- DN...
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Juliet
juliet85028
Jun 19, 2007 6:24 pm
Tossing my hat into the ring. I've been out there hiking, working up a sweat, wondering about my sanity for "punishing" myself, and then I'll turn the corner...
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Doug Nering
cheops82
Jun 19, 2007 7:12 pm
Great fun "death defying" tale from CW. There are 1,000s of such stories of "self-rescue" in the Canyon, most which go untold. We mostly hear about the small...
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DeltaJH@...
delta_jh
Jun 19, 2007 9:53 pm
Great suggestion by the BCO, but I am not sure how to implement it. My understanding is that it's possible to piggyback on another "approved permit" to obtain...
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Warren
captwa2000
Jun 19, 2007 10:40 pm
Funny how your mind makes things that were uncomfortable into "Death Defying" when you tell the tale later. I figured buddy Dus was the only one in real danger...
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Kenneth McNamara
kenmacirish
Jun 20, 2007 1:40 am
doc - what would you have said to her if you had caught her climbing out the window? we all can only be what we are, not what someone else wishes us to be -...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 20, 2007 1:58 am
she was soooo beautiful i would have taken her in my arms and said "dear, we have to get you back to bed before you catch your death of cold"...you know we...
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Kenneth McNamara
kenmacirish
Jun 20, 2007 10:07 am
I think Philosophy 101 should begin by contemplating the Redwall - millions of years of tiny creatures, living, dying and leaving their skeletons behind. Once...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 20, 2007 11:52 am
i subscribe to many alternative medicine journals/web sites and some of the info is credible and some is snake oil. one of the better sites claims that...
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Timothy Osburn
blues412002
Jun 20, 2007 12:52 pm
I thought I saved it, but it's lost... Recently, someone submitted a nice trip report to the group about a New Hance hike with his 6-(or was it 4)year old son....
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billferris2003
Jun 20, 2007 1:44 pm
Hi Tim, That was Scott Patterson's post from last November. Here's a link: ttp://tinyurl.com/2z9msr FYI, I found Patterson's post by searching "4 year old...
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James Franklin
fortlauderda...
Jun 20, 2007 11:09 pm
I have a question regarding last minute permits. I know there are always cancellations and changes the permit office receives. I may be in Phoenix June 28,...
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rich_rudow
Jun 20, 2007 11:54 pm
Jim, I live in Phoenix so I have the luxury of visiting the Backcountry Office in person to get my permits - do it all the time. It gives me a great excuse to...
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larry rider
lrider117
Jun 21, 2007 2:34 am
Don't forget they close for lunch at noon i think..???? rich_rudow <rich_rudow@...> wrote: Jim, I live in Phoenix so I have the luxury of...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 21, 2007 11:45 am
this is why i'm not real happy with the drug companies...pharmaceuticals have been involved with almost every US school shooting over the past 20 yrs...some...
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Dick Matthews
hikerdick
Jun 21, 2007 2:01 pm
FYI http://youtube.com/watch?v=MhkJT78RCuc&mode=related&search Dick Matthews "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no ...
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docthomas04@...
docthomas04
Jun 21, 2007 2:32 pm
was just sitting at breakfast table eating some crap and leafing through the new nrs catalogue...i like to look at stuff i'll never own cause it's too...
