Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
   The ranger who checked out our river trip this April told us that next year the Park Service was probably going to require backpackers in the Hance...
Marsha Kesselring 2010-09-28 12:47:08 #62478
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
Hance Rapids is such a small camping area (relatively). The only place I can think that works is on the bench as you come down Red Canyon drainage right...
JoshC 2010-09-28 12:38:43 #62477
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
Well put. Could you imagine Tanner without the toilet? I am all for preserving wilderness, but this is a problem that is going to get consistently worse. I...
JoshC 2010-09-28 12:36:04 #62476
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
I never understood why they don't put a toilet at Hance Rapids. Easy to
access (relatively) and heavily visited by both hikers and boaters. There
are many...
John 2010-09-28 12:03:12 #62475
Re: Rare GC Butterfly - Papilio indra kaibabensis
I saw one of these over near Saddle Mountain in 2006 at the end of a Nankoweap hike and followed it up and down the creek bed for 10-15 minutes trying to get...
CanyonCat 2010-09-28 11:08:12 #62474
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
Wow, super compliment thanks. It's a good question because waste disposal is a distinct problem at GC -- each different environment has specific challenges...
DougN 2010-09-28 10:52:44 #62473
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
It's time to revisit Doug Nering's "A Perfect Act". In my opinion, it should be part of the NPS information sheets, or at least posted in the BCO.
Steve
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Steve Nelson 2010-09-28 10:01:27 #62472
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