I remember negotiating a rock slide near the Cathedral Stairs several years ago, which at that time meant you had to slow down on your trail stomping trek and...
Just a few additions. I hope all will forgive my grammar gremlins in the last paragraph. As I said, I am long overdue writing this and by 1:30, I was nodding...
... <winejerk@...> wrote: [snip] ... Could be Navajo Mountain. At 10,388 feet elevation, it should dominate the horizon looking northeast from Cedar Mountain. ...
folks...i am begging you to pray/send good vibrations/thoughts/energy for both drifter and robert..i just found out about drifter and it sounds like he is in...
"There is a very prominent mountain/mesa east of Cedar Mountain and on the south side of what I guess to be Marble Canyon. My USGS maps end at Cape Solitude...
Rich - IMHO - Hermit is not to be trifled with - while most of the trail looks like the Corridor Trails - the bad sections are nasty. And there's plenty of...
Rich and Cherie - I personally place the Hermit as only slightly harder than the South Kaibab. Having said that, anyone who is not paying attention on any...
James and Kenneth both make good comments about this trail. Hermit Trail is not at the top of the list for difficulty, but it is long and there are some rough...
I just learned from the GCBPA group that Drifter Smith was in a serious biking accident yesterday and is in intensive care in the Flagstaff Medical Center....
folks i'm leaving now for flag....the strange thing about robert and drifter being in icu together is that they are next door neighbors in flag as well as...
Make up your mind, Jim. Is it east of Cedar Mountain or north of it. Take a look a map and you will find Shadow Mountain to the east and Shinumo Altar to the...
I've always found aspirin worked great for me too, much better Vitamin I for overuse joint pains and such. And took 1/day for heart. But I recently had a bout...
Uh, as I said, my maps did not extend this far. Based soley on Bill's description with the operative description being "mesa" or flat top, I was just making...
Here is a little more upbeat news regarding Drifter from Mari Carlos. Jan Taylor ... Hi folks, I am a long-time friend of Drifter, as are so many on this list....
I saw this post and meant to reply. Two years ago, I drove by a huge male grazing in one of the medians around the General Store in the village. I stopped,...
Doug and Adair, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. Here's some of my thoughts: 1. I'm interested in going to place which are remote and rarely visited ...
As Doug mentioned careful rt finding is the key to doing the hike itinery you listed. As to having a rope, my husband and I always carry fifty feet of 1800 lb....
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I would also rate Hermit the next easiest after Kaibab and Bright Angel. It's the perfect trail for needing to get away from the corridor trails. I did it in...
Hello Reid. These questions can get into some really deep points. I will give a try at some interpretation with apologies for anything about your previous...
Hi Ken, slow response, I know. Kind of got side-tracked from my GC planning . . . The first time I went to your pdf link (shortly after you posted it) just to...
I too recently rented a sat phone from World Communication Center in Chandler, for a trip into some remote areas of Baja. We went with Iridium because their...