1. What would I do different--(1) Lighten my load. My pack was 60+lbs. I'd want to get it down to 35-40 lbs range. But I'm not sure what I'd leave out....
The North Kaibab Ranger District will host a special screening of the new two-hour documentary "The Greatest Good" at the Crescent Moon Theater in Kanab, Utah,...
Effective Monday, March 14, the North Kaibab Ranger District office at 430 S. Main St. in Fredonia will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday...
A friend and I plan to do a long hike beginning on the S.K. in late April. We would like to get to the trailhead between 3-4 a.m. Can anyone please tell us...
Hi All: I write good clean stories about outdoor men and women and am looking for material for a new book. Anything you'd like to share would certainly be...
... For me it really depends as to what type of stove, pot size and set up as to how long it takes. While I've never timed it, the way I gauge it is that...
Taxi service from Xanterra, the hotel company, is available 24/7. I have used service from time to time to go from the BA Lodge to the S. Kaibab trailhead...
Advantages/disatvantages between the Kyocera and Motorola 9500 & 9505 Iridium phones (aside from prices)? There sem to be many "services" where one can buy a...
... PVC rails/webbing and sled does work out well -- I used my pack waistbelt for the harness and my rig did not fail (some did). With a group size larger than...
Yeah baby.... my favorite two birds to hunt are Spotted Owl's and California Condors :-) -Shane Crowd sees huge condors released into the wild near the Utah...
You do know how to get attention!!!! ;p So nice to see you posting :)!!!! --- I had to check the title of the group again to make sure I was in the Grand...
To me, the Grand Canyon in Arizona is the single most awesome and majestic place on the planet. And I don't say that simply because I hail from the great state...
"WE KNEW IT WASN'T a very politically correct name to put on a desert trail," says Moab, Utah, resident Mike Coronella. "It's not that we advocate vandalism,...
The Hayduke Trail is set up in fourteen sections, each of which can be it's own backcountry adventure. Arches National Park to Hurrah Pass Hurrah Pass to...
Yes, I owe you some thanks for your warning! :-) You were right that 45 miles in 3 days is optimistic ... but it is possible. Whether one wants to plan on it...
I know that feeling! Rough to carry, but so nice once at camp. ;) Brrrrrr.... winter without even a tent! perish the thought! (I am a wimpy winter person...
Interesting thread... Being a GC rim-rim dayhiker I know El Tovar is only 8-12 hours away from the North Kaibab trailhead. I find the 45 miles from Jacob Lake...
Juliet I can't agree more with your description and sense of magnetism to to GC. I must admit though, when I was in GC the last 2 times (within the last 3...
... Interested is an understatement! What an absolutely great adventure as well as an answer to the question about the North BA in the wintertime. It's tough...
Slim, Congrats! I've seen your TR before and wondered what month in 1976 you did this? Wow in 1976 Bruce's pumphouse place was probably alot different than...