Tuesday, October 27, 2009


I really have been remiss in keeping this up. Nothing like being on Facebook to louse up your priorities.

Did a custom day trip for the field institute and one for Intel. Brad has been sick with some kind of flu that turned onto pneumonia, so I've been hiking by myself.

Erased a bunch of stuff on the BA, then on the Kaibab. Looks like only one group, but that's all it takes. Mathew Stelling from USC: shame on you. A passing hiker said that just proves everything he thinks about the Trojans. He also admired my Macabi skirt, and said he wanted one for himself (they do sell kilts for men!)

Looks like snow today, but they always promise more than they can deliver.

Saturday, October 17, 2009



Finished two rim to rims in a row, then a beginning backpack, and today took some persons down to Indian Garden and out. Felt pretty strong coming out, considering that just the day before I was on the trail carrying a 30 pound pack.

Lots of kids: some kind of outreach group. Left almost no trash. Hurrah! Some other kids, though, carved their names onto a lot of rocks. Andrea, CJ, Kyl, etc. Naughty, naughty.

Sunday, October 11, 2009


Hiked down to Skeleton Point, and climbed one cliff down from where we usually stop. Ugh! Lots and lots of graffiti. Spend almost half an hour and a liter of water washing off the rocks. Also RGS was there from Luke Air force Base.

Went down the Hermit today, and carried out a bag of trash from Santa Maria Resthouse. There is an ammo can there for a trail register, in a vain attempt to keep morons from writing their name on the walls or the benches, and some people think it is for their junk. Mike Shryock, no one cares that you hiked two miles into the Canyon.

Monday, October 5, 2009


Busy, busy, busy. Did two rim to rims in a row for the GCFI. One a regular, another a custom mule assist where the gear came down the south rim by mule and we hiked the 14 miles from North Rim to Bright Angel Campground in one day. Then they talked me into going up Phantom Creek, the animals.

Five rattlesnakes (3 pinks), a herd of bighorns, a few baby deer still spotted and fluffy, and about 2,000 rim to rim runners.

First hike we had 100 degree temps. Second hike we were in the 80's during our long, long day. What a break. Picking up all that litter must really give me good karma.