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1999 Grand Canyon Hiking and Backpacking Trip: Grandview, Cottonwood Creek and Tonto trails

Prologue: Overview and the drive to the Grand Canyonx
Day 1: Hike down the Grandview trail, down the Miner's Spring spur to Hance Creek, then the Tonto around Horseshoe Mesa to Cottonwood Creek campground
Day 2: Hike up the Cottonwood Creek trail to Horseshoe Mesa, then the Grandview trail up to the South rim and the drive home

1998 Grand Canyon Hiking and Backpacking Trip: Grandview Trail - Tonto Trail - So. Kaibab Trail - Tonto Trail - Bright Angel Trail

Prologue
Day 1: Drive to the Grand Canyon
Day 2: Moonlight Hike on the Grandview Trail from Grandview Pt to Horseshoe Mesa
Day 3: Horseshoe Mesa to Grandview Pt and back on the Grandview Trail; Cottonwood Ck and Tonto Trails
           from Horseshoe Mesa to Grapevine Canyon
Day 4: Tonto Trail from Grapevine Canyon to Lonetree Canyon
Day 5: Tonto and So. Kaibab Trails from Lonetree Canyon to Phantom Ranch
Day 6: So. Kaibab and Tonto Trails from Phantom Ranch to Indian Gardens
Day 7: Bright Angel Trail from Indian Gardens to South Rim
Day 8: Leaving the Grand Canyon

1996 Grand Canyon Hiking and Backpacking Trip: Tanner Trail - Beamer Trail - Escalante Route - New Hance Trail

Prologue: Travel to the Grand Canyon
Day 1: Tanner Trail from Lipan Point to Tanner Rapids
Day 2: Day Hike east on the Beamer Trail to Seth Tanner's Mine
Day 3: Escalante Route from Tanner Rapids to Hance Rapids
Day 4: New Hance Trail up Red Canyon from Hance Rapids
Epilogue: Leaving the Grand Canyon

1998 Grand Canyon Hiking and Backpacking Trip: South Kaibab Trail - Bright Angel Trail

Prologue: Travel to the Grand Canyon
Day 1: South Kaibab Trail from Yaki Point to Phantom Ranch
Day 2: Bright Angel Trail from Phantom Ranch to South Rim

May 2002 River Rafting Trip: Yampa and Green Rivers - Naturalists' Journey

Prologue: Meeting the group in Vernal, Utah
Day 1: A cold start - from Deer Lodge Park to Big Joe
Day 2: Warmer weather - from Big Joe to Mather's Hole
Day 3: Mather's Hole to Box Elder, including Warm Springs Rapids
Day 4: Box Elder to the Yampa/Green Confluence, then the Green to Compromise
Day 5: Compromise to Split Mountain
Day 5: A wonderful dinner, farewells and a day hike to Harper's Corner

October 2002 RV Trip to New Mexico: Santa Fe area, Albuquerque, 2002 International Balloon Fiesta, Tent Rocks National Monument, Bandelier National Monument and Ghost Ranch

Prologue: Travel from Boulder to Santa Fe
Santa Fe: 3 day visit to the Santa Fe
Mass Ascension: Albuquerque and the International Ballon Fiesta: the Dawn Patrol and the Mass Ascension
Tent Rocks: Day hike at Tent Rocks National Monument
Ballon Glow: Albuquerque and the International Ballon Fiesta: Balloon Glow
Bandelier: Visiting Bandelier National Monument

June 2003 rv trip across Missouri and the midwest to the Land between the Lakes in northwestern Kentucky, then Mammoth Cave National Park, then Cumberland Falls State Park, then down to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, then over to Lake Norman in North Carolina and, finally, back to the Smokies area in Tennessee for the Trailmanor Trailblazers 2003 Jubilee.

Prologue: Visit to Columbia, Missouri for a family wedding
Land between the Lakes National Recreation Area in northwestern Kentucky
Mammoth Cave National Park in central Kentucky - the largest known single cave in the US
Cumberland Falls State Park, an enchanted land in eastern Kentucky
The Smokies: Great Smoky Mountain National Park in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern North Carolina
Lake Norman: Visiting friends in Mooresville, NC
Jubilee: Return to the Smokies and the 2003 Trailmanor Trailblazers Jubilee
Factory Tour: Visit to the Trailmanor corporate headquarters and factory in Lake City, Tennessee

Lightweight Backpacking Home Page

Introduction to Light Weight Backpacking
Backpacking Equipment Summary: Doug v. Brian
Brian's Backpacking Equipment
Doug's Backpacking Equipment
Lightweight Running Shoes v. Hiking Boots
Flannel Sheet Fiasco:Our Attempt at Ultra Lightweight Backpacking Equipment

Theories (?!): Our Thoughts from the Grand Canyon, Mountains and Trails

Introduction
Expanding Rocks
Expanding Logs
Beer - Other Uses
Rolling Rocks
Getting Lost