Re: satellite phones
Jim Bridger and Daniel Boone carried the best rifle they could get because it was the cutting edge technology of their time. The Anasazi hiked in twig...
marty pietz 2004-11-25 19:59:49 #33221

Re: satellite phones
I certainly understand why most people find cell phones, and even sat phones, objectionable in the backcountry. Personally, I don't mind them if I never see...
Bob Bordasch 2004-11-25 14:18:32 #33220

Re: satellite phones
Anyway, the idea is not to wait passively to be rescued But if you've got a badly sprained ankle, so you can't move fast enough to get to water, in the...
johngeyles 2004-11-25 13:19:19 #33219

Re: North Rim road open?
very well said... this is probably the biggest reason AZ67 isn't kept open longer--accidents and the legal/rescue problems faced by AZ & NPS with the...
Sam 2004-11-25 12:44:35 #33218

Thanks for the Canyon FIx
Canyon Junkies, Stuck here in the SF Bay Area, I find myself dreaming of nights on the Esplanade and days wading along narrow-canyon creeks. Looking at...
davestockbridge 2004-11-25 10:28:28 #33217

Re: North Rim road open?
Highway 67 did not close until Dec 15th last year. There is no set date, except that ADOT tries hard to keep it open until after Thanksgiving so people can...
~tanya 2004-11-25 07:56:53 #33216

Re: North Rim road open?
I can tell you direction of travel on either Hwy. 89A or Hwy. 67 has very little to do with the amount of risk involved with driving on those roads. I work...
Dean Kurtz 2004-11-25 06:58:28 #33215

Re: satellite phones
Food and shelter obviously not a problem for a backpacker. Should have water for at least a day of hiking, less water needed if stationary, but could be a...
Doug Nering 2004-11-24 21:46:55 #33214

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