Thanks, all, for the info! I really fell for east Zion on my last trip, and I'm glad to be learning that there are lots more hikes out there waiting to be ...
Couldn't find a partner, so went for a "three-hour tour" in the Kanab area. Here's a few shots: http://picasaweb.google.com/deanemt/HalloweenHike08KanabArea# ...
Great colors, beautiful hoodoos and what a nice double arch! [:)] Who was the "scarecrow" ?????????????? [:D] Looks like a great outing! Thanks for the...
Am reading a book by Frederick H. Swanson entitled Dave Rust/A Life in the Canyons (University of Utah Press). A gravity defying excerpt: " . . . a local man...
Flat tires! Five of them during the last 12 days down dirt roads. Patch, repair, spare in, spare out.....guess the tires that came with the vehicle were crap....
Best read EVER! [=D>] Absolutely awesome! Teamwork and problem solving at its shining best. Makes me reminisce about my "Michael Martin Murphy/Linda Ronstat",...
... Very kind. Thank you ... Bet this tale is full of nuance. If you get the time and inclination, would love it, in detail or the short version ... Welcome....
I believe it was 1972? Was working for Larry Newman building hanggliders for his company "Electra-Flyer". Hadn't had an opportunity to learn ridge soaring or...
Bump...spoke with Linda and they had just returned from "Dino" tracks.......Not! Two paleontologists confirm that they are not tracks. Might be interested in...
So being out of my depth on the nomenclature in this sport, lets see if I got it sorta right....Bo not that seasoned at hang gliding. Goes anyway. Ends up, go...
Thats spot on Ram! I wanted to "Soar" and I got my wish! After about 7 years and many hours of "ridge soaring and thermaling", 3 wrecked kites, many very close...
As we do. Keep looking. It's an absolutely mesermizing place to be....dancing dinosaurs or no! ... me ... day ... though ... post ... to ... available ... bet ...
5 flats! I would have gave up after 2! [:D] A little snow scares a lot of us! [#-o] "Lori had put an order in for a blizzard on the summit. We wait around ...
... Actually, that's one of the interesting things about this whole story. It's a couple of geologists -who study rocks - who said they were dinosaur tracks....
Saturday saw DB, Andy and I head up Bullpen Mountain. Afterward, we went to check out Chasm Lake but weren't sure of the way in. The climb up the slot was...
TR from a May trip in Zion. I placed a bolt in Telephone. up on Latest Rave: http://www.canyoneeringusa.com/rave Also, announcing some new products at the...
Awesome report as always Courtney. You are a madman! The snow and the clouds shots are fantastic; must have been beautifully eerie to be there during those...
I replied to this a couple of days ago, but the computer messed up then and the text did not make it. I can't believe you kept going after 5 flats! Sounds...
Thanks Joe. I've always loved snow/winter mountaineering, and it's been a blast doing a handful of the Zion peaks in similar conditions. Such a sublime,...
Wow, its been 1 year since I attended that course last year. What a steep learning curve it was for me. The other attendees were tremendously helpful to me....
I would love to get together and work on those skills with you Bruce! I really gained huge amounts from this years course. Mainly we worked on stuff we had...
I'd been eyeballing this obscure, unnamed peak for awhile and pointed it out to Tom Jones one day not long ago. He noticed a flagpole-like tower on the...
Realize it's short notice, but I'm looking for a partner to do Buckskin Gulch overnight tomorrow. Anyone interested please let me know ASAP. I'm going to get...
