Re: Rock Wall? at Deer Creek Camp
Those poor slobs didn't know any geology in those days, did they? Everyone thought a hole that deep... there must be gold at the bottom. I had wondered why...
Doug Nering 2004-12-28 15:42:29 #33598

Re: Rock Wall? at Deer Creek Camp
upper Bonita Creek drainage In the early 20th cent, Blondie Jansen, et al carried sopme material for sluices down Thunder River Trail to prospect at Bonita...
dove menkes 2004-12-28 15:13:49 #33597

Re: Rock Wall? at Deer Creek Camp
A more accurate assessment would be that the origin of this structure is disputed. Huntoon's hypothesis in the BQR is preposterous: there's no way...
driftersmith 2004-12-28 14:43:28 #33596

Re: Number in Party Backcountry Permits
A good point. Also, I reversed my terminology, and "party" is 1-6 and "group" is 7-11. Bright Angel CG (33 sites) could be maxed-out by 15 parties of 6,...
Doug Nering 2004-12-28 13:17:46 #33595

"Cell Phone Towers Sprout in the National Parks"
Check out the article "The Ring-Tone of the Wild" in Sierra magazine, Jan-Feb issue, p. 12. Peace, Bob Audretsch Grand Canyon, AZ [Non-text portions of...
Bob Audretsch 2004-12-28 12:51:25 #33594

Re: Rock Wall? at Deer Creek Camp
The rock retaining walls you saw ARE relicts of old gold mining in the Grand Canyon so that is why they look similar to the ruins in California. Gold fever...
Watkins, Conor Maris (UMR-Student) 2004-12-28 12:43:08 #33593

Rock Wall? at Deer Creek Camp
Hey Guys, When we were at Deer Creek in September, someone noticed what looked like an old retaining wall made of piled stone. It was located on the western...
davestockbridge 2004-12-28 12:25:27 #33592

Re: Number in Party Backcountry Permits
--- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, Doug Nering wrote: > Changing a permit for any number from 1-6 without change to date or use > area can be...
Steve Newcomb 2004-12-28 11:35:56 #33591

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