He's already done 6 rim-to-rims this year, and will do his seventh next week. Not bad at 82 years young! yours, tom Tom Martin Co-Director River Runners for...
Must not be many people hiking in November. The fax went through the first try. Dick Matthews "He that can have patience can have what he will". --Benjamin...
... http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/NEWS01/807010301/1002/news01 Runningwolf said MacDonald was aboard the helicopter as a...
Could be a combination of not many hikers in Nov (although I can't imagine why as Nov is an awesome time to hike GC), or the cost of travel nowadays....
Can you imagine how well he has the trail memorized? Can probably tell you when a rock has moved position. :) ... he taking ... represent ... eye. Some ... ...
Thanks for the update and link Gene. What a tragedy! Pete ... From: Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Thanks for sharing a personal side to the story. Young, hard working guy with a future. Hot shots are a special group. And -- nice to hear from you. Hope...
Try leaving at 4 or 4:30. You can usse headlamps for the first 1/2 hour. Check with phantom ranch for cancellations before you head down and even when you get...
I would recommend leaving very early, say 4AM, from BA Trailhead. That way you don't have to waste any time on the shuttle. Start the hike out from Phantom...
And so the right brain adventure begins and I am off the white muslin (see the second photo). Very early on I had to fight the left brain urge to make the...
I picked up a permit to do a rim to rim Nov 12th to 16th this Nov. with a 80 year old gentleman from Prescott today. It will be his first Canyon Trip. We...
Hi John, Kudos to both of you. I had my first physical therapy appointment this morning after my little knee checkup the other day and pretty much told the...
Well, tomorrow may be a bit hectic, so photo 3 is up. Besides, there is little activity on here, so perhaps you all are so bored you might actually be looking...
Hi Kam, What a lovely gift that will be for Robert and Mary. You are a special friend. I've asked my sister, who is an incredible quilter, to make a GC quilt...
On Tuesday my 7-year-old son, Matthew, and I returned from our annual summer camping trip. In previous years, we've stayed at Ten-X campground just south of...
Bill: That is so way cool!! Hats off to you!! And, to your son's first below the rim. Making it interesting for kids is what it is all about. Larry ...
Bill, There's no doubt Matthew will one day be another hopeless Grand Canyon addict. You done good! Traci [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Nice job Bill. Thanks for sharing. I have a Matthew that did his first GC backpack trip at seven. It is a great age and you have many years and trips to...
Not too exciting, but it's starting to take shape. The Coconino gets redone -- the strips are too narrow here. I've also added a close up of things to come. ...
Bill, What a wonderful experience for your young son, and wonderful for you to experience his introduction to an incredible place. This was a great example of...
Would someone tell me what is available at Phantom Canteen. Also do they ever run out of T-shirts. I was planning to ear mine back to lighten my load. Salley...
Bill, I really enjoyed your report, it brought back a lot of memories. My younger son is also a Matthew. He took his first trip to GC with me when he was 16,...
When I was there last year, they had run out of the short sleeved t-shirts due to a very, very large Rim2Rim "gathering". They took my name and address..i...
Hi all, Yes, that "sucked all the air out and shrink wrap" type of packaging was very convenient. I asked if they could compress some of my other things for me...
Larry, Tracey, Kam, Jan and Bob: Thanks for your kind remarks about my trip report. One of the things I enjoy most about having a 7-year-old in the house, is...
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