Re: New to group
Glad to hear from you. From what you have outlined, we are probably pretty much of an age. My husband and I are also from the Seattle area but have lived...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2002-12-03 16:45:00 #18023

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
I did more or less the outlined hike about four years ago. I was 65 at the time and had just recovered from a broken vertebrae (L1compression fracture). I...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2002-12-03 16:35:04 #18022

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Splitting the first day as John and Camilla suggest is a good way to start this hike, but I think Bob realizes it will be very cold (at least it would seem...
Doug Nering 2002-12-03 15:10:22 #18021

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Bob - why not break up the descent of the Tanner Trail in two? I always find it hardest on my knees (and toes - I lost two toenails on my last hike in the...
Camilla Bacher 2002-12-03 14:47:17 #18020

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Well Bob, I'm sure you probably realize this, but it might be easier to camp somewhere along the Tanner the first night (it's all the same use area), and...
johngeyles 2002-12-03 14:34:07 #18019

Re: North Rim Re-opened
bob - i am waiting patiently for snow here in flagstaff and was wondering how much snow was plowed to reopen the road? do you know how much snow is on the...
bander6364@aol.com 2002-12-03 14:33:21 #18018

Re: Gift ideas for me at least
Yikes, sounds heavy. Although putting alcoholic beverages in Nalgene is a bad idea, I've had good luck using Lexan bottles. They can be found in small sizes...
johngeyles 2002-12-03 14:14:31 #18017

Re: Pipe Creek
Charles, Thanks for the info. Devil's Corkscrew is the switchback where the trail climbs above the creek, about a mile from the river. Norm/Michigan ...
Normhikes 2002-12-03 13:47:43 #18016

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