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If you can cajole (or hire) someone to give you a ride out Pasture Wash Road, consider doing the South Bass trail, and multi-day hiking across the western part of the Tonto and coming out Boucher. That's on my "to do" list, as is the Tanner / Escalante Route and coming out either New Hance, or...

Just about a week ago here in AZ, a homeowner in the Phoenix area faced just such home invasion. Three people physically broke down the front door. The homeowner confronted them with a gun, and one of the perpetrators was armed as well. The homeowner ended up firing his gun, killing one of...

Glad you brought that up too! There are a number of places in the canyon where you find this sort of situation. It took me a few hikes before I got over that feeling of "holy cow, I wouldn't want to lose my footing in this spot!" Parts of the Boucher trail are like this, and there is a long...

I did that South Kaibab - Tonto - Bright Angel loop just a couple of weeks ago. The total mileage for this loop is 13.5, though you can add 3 more easy miles if you do the out-and-back to Plateau Point. No need to worry about falling into Burro Spring or Pipe Creek...the water flow in both is...

I'm blaming it on the chili bean and cheddar cheese omlets with tabasco sauce that I'm having for breakfast. :o

Bring insect repellant....things can be a little different out here. :D

Perhaps the compass got too close to the flux capacitor...eleven million jigawatts can do a lot of damage! :D

I'm not sure you totally succeeded. :D A shot from Yuma Point on the Boucher Trail, today's hike!

I gave it a shot too. Was $2.99 per year or $5.98 for two years, plus 54 cents Arizona sales tax. FWIW, I used a web based email address to cut down on future spam, and used my old disconnected MA telephone number. If it's been re-issued to someone else, I apologize (sorta) for the annoying...

Years ago I remember parking out on Success Pond Rd. We were parked way out and our cars were not touched, but every car that was parked in the lot that was just a few miles south of us had their windows smashed and most of the radios had been ripped out.

The strangest on the list though is Iceland, followed by Luxembourg. I have a hard time believing that there is an over-abundance of Burger King franchises in those countries. :rolleyes:

Honnold's ascent of Half Dome was on the Travel Channel this morning. Neat stuff!

I hope she visits Grand Canyon...I'll take her on a hike down the Grandview Trail! :)

I'll be there in spirit!! :D

Since I now live out here in Prescott AZ (2 hours from the canyon) and hike there every week, I'll chime in a bit. Day 1 - Sounds doable. I have only been to the north rim once but I believe they do have campground facilities so your plan here would work. Day 2 & 3 - Good choices. You will...

You have better odds of getting into a fatal car accident on the drive to the Whites than being the victim of a hunting accident. Not trying to be the grim reaper here, but in over 30 years of hiking, including a LOT during hunting season, the only time I ever saw a hunter was on the Wapack...

I was thinking the same thing. Seven minutes of running back to her car wondering, "OK now what am I going to do with this once I get there?" Might have been worth the effort to make a winter hat out of the pelt, at least that would add to the re-telling of the story! :D

Nice job! I remember trail running this 2 years ago in reasonably dry conditions and with low water crossings. Still, it took me 6 hours so that speaks volumes for my trail running speed. Ever think of holding this as an annual event? :o

Oops I posted this in the "other" planning thread, so I'll make an idiot of myself and repost it here. I just wanted to stop in and say thanks from both Patti and myself to everyone who showed up Saturday night. Got to meet a bunch of new people too. As usual we had a blast despite the fact...

Well dang, it's been a long time since I've posted here (2 years!). But just wanted to stop in and say thanks from both Patti and myself to everyone who showed up Saturday night. As usual we had a blast despite the fact that I came down with a nasty head cold that morning. And sorry to...