Re: New hiker to the Grand Canyon
My wife had to concentrate hard to get through that redwall stretch (she also disliked walking across the Golden Gate Bridge, had to keep her eyes straight...
tomkbourne2002 2005-02-16 14:18:02 #34786

Re: New hiker to the Grand Canyon
Pat -- In my first reply on this I mentioned that difficulty with heights is very subjective and can't always be resolved by explaining why it's safe. I...
Doug N 2005-02-16 13:51:05 #34785

Re: New hiker to the Grand Canyon
Also regarding your Brooks running shoes, not a bad idea as long as your overall weight is as low as you plan. Corridor trails are fine traction-wise for...
tomkbourne2002 2005-02-16 12:24:12 #34784

Re: Powell's advice on reading steep terrain
Mindbending... perhaps the idea is to gain stereoscopic advantage by aligning eyes vertically for vertical depth perception...??? But seems like it might...
tomkbourne2002 2005-02-16 12:18:43 #34783

Powell's advice on reading steep terrain
I was perusing the latest edition of Complete Walker last night (an XMas gift) and found something remarkable. Fletcher quoted Powell (from "Explorations of...
johngeyles 2005-02-16 12:00:34 #34782

Re: New hiker to the Grand Canyon
Hi...actually your treadmill is GREAT for going down hill; what I do is elevate the front end and then TURN AROUND and walk backwards...that really works the...
doc thomas@futureone.com 2005-02-16 11:27:14 #34781

Re: New hiker to the Grand Canyon
--- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "kl7rs" wrote: > > Thanks Patricia. Your descriptions really help. Not being familiar with the trails, I...
Patricia Corry 2005-02-16 10:12:14 #34780

Re: New hiker to the Grand Canyon
Thanks Patricia. Your descriptions really help. Not being familiar with the trails, I had visions of miles of sheer drop off right next to a 4' wide trail...
kl7rs 2005-02-16 09:57:43 #34779

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