Re: Tarantulas in Upper Phantom
Never seen a tarantula in the Grand Canyon, but have encountered many of
them in Big Bend National Park. I videotaped a group of elementary school
boys...
David C. Kent 2002-08-19 16:09:44 #16231
Re: Tarantulas in Upper Phantom
I can say the same, in thirty plus years in the canyon, I have probably seen
six or seven rattlers. Tarantellas 0, but have due to one of my sons raised a...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2002-08-19 15:47:15 #16230
Re: Tarantulas in Upper Phantom
36+ years hiking in the Canyon and I don't think I've ever seen a tarantula. I used to say I saw about one rattlesnake a year, but there don't seem to be that...
Charles Bame 2002-08-19 13:40:29 #16229
Re: Tarantulas in Upper Phantom
I'm not sure what their prefered season/climates are, but I did see one on
Horseshoe Mesa in mid december a few years back. As I recall, it was...
Al Kahler 2002-08-19 13:17:19 #16228
Re: The Narrows in Zion
Funny you ask, I just got back from Zion last night.
A fantastic one-day alternate that I would highly suggest would be to get a
commercial shuttle to bring...
Tom Gendron 2002-08-19 12:56:02 #16227
Re: Canyon Quiet
Laughing out loud as well. The air tours deserve to win prizes for
self-serving comments and false claims such as "helicopters never go
below the rim."
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Doug Nering 2002-08-19 12:30:33 #16226
Re: Tarantulas in Upper Phantom
Recognizing that phobias are irrational by nature you probably don't
want to relate this story. Snakes of all types seem far more common
than tarantulas. ...
Doug Nering 2002-08-19 12:27:30 #16225
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