Re: Hermit to Indian Gardens in January
Hi Carol, I hiked down the Hermit trail last February and there was snow covering the trail for about the first mile. The snow was hard and icy and was a bit...
David 2009-10-28 04:49:17 #58201
Re: Dumb Hiker(s) SPOT Abuse
According the park's news release, two of the three SPOT activations--the first and third--were "help" signals. As I understand the SPOT message scheme, the...
Bill Ferris 2009-10-27 21:41:07 #58200
Re: a recap of this year's GC hiker deaths
Notice the common thread of all the incidents this summer: lack of GC hiking experience to the level of where they were at, or any GC experience; no contact...
jagchiker 2009-10-27 20:28:06 #58199
Re: Up to Utah Flats from BA Camp?
Correction: All references to "Upper Upper Ribbon Falls" in my reply should be "Upper Ribbon Falls". I think this is what Will_2 was also referring to,...
Chris F 2009-10-27 20:04:26 #58198
Re: a recap of this year's GC hiker deaths
I'm glad you posted it. Maybe it saved someone down the road from not making solid preparations for a Canyon trip, especially in mid-monsoon season.
And I...
Frank Feagans 2009-10-27 19:40:54 #58197
Re: Boucher-Tonto-Bright Angel backpack - Oct 6-11
That describes the smell exactly! We were trying to describe it to others and couldn't do it justice. You did. Thanks, Doug!
-Frank
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Frank Feagans 2009-10-27 19:26:42 #58196
Re: Hermit to Indian Gardens in January
Yes, I prefer winter hiking. I went to Clear Creek last February, with a stop over at BAC where I was the only one in the campground. The upper BA trail was...
hikerdiane 2009-10-27 17:55:59 #58195
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