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A collection of 55 posts

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Water! Albeit brown.

Len and Tony find water about a mile up Cremation Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, 2007. Location: 36.08026512336203, -112.07565307617188

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Backpacking through the wildflowers

The Gallatin Region of Yellowstone National Park, 2008. Location: 44.8660896825399, -110.98114013671875

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Yellowstone Burn

Hiking through the ’88 burn on our Yellowstone Thorofare backpack, 2005.

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One Legged Backpacker?

Who’s the one legged backpacker crossing a stream?  Near Sportsman’s Lake, Yellowstone National Park, 2008.

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Lizard, missing a tail.

This lizard was seen on the West Rim Trail in Zion National Park.  Either a freak of nature, or something ripped off his tail.

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Buckskin Gulch / Paria Canyon 2009

Len, Ben, John, Tony, and Mike fly into Vegas, spend some time in Zion National Park and head to the Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness.  They leave the Wire Pass trailhead  and hike Buckskin Gulch, the longest contiguous slot canyon in the US, at 14 miles, in one day;  4 more days

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Someone was here before us!

Petroglyphs in the Paria River Canyon, Utah.  October 2009.

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Paria River Canyon Homestead

Ben goofing around in an old homestead, Paria River Canyon, Utah, October 2009.

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Buckskin Gulch, UT

Ben in Buckskin Gulch, UT.  October 26, 2009

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Yosemite - 2004

Len and Ben after a 5 day Yosemite backpack covering 4 high passes.

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Sperry Glacier

Playing on the Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park, 2003.

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Fan Creek - Yellowstone National Park

Fan Creek backpacking site, fighting the mosquitos with a headnet and smoke, Yellowstone National Park, 2008.

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Slinglights

Backpacking with the Slinglites, on the way to Grapevine Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, 2007.

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7-mile Hole

John cooling off in the stream pouring into the Yellowstone River at the bottom of the 7-mile Hole Trail, 2008.

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Ptarmigan Pass, Glacier National Park

Near Ptarmigan Pass, Glacier National Park, 2003.

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Swiftcurrent Pass, Glacier National Park

Very windy on Swiftcurrent Pass, almost blowing John over, Glacier National Park – 2006

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Blacktail Plateau, Yellowstone National Park,

Ben enjoying the breeze on Blacktail Plateau, Yellowstone National Park, 2005

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Middle Chain Lake, Yosemite National Park

Still water reflection on Middle Chain Lake, Yosemite National Park, 2004

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Stream Crossing, Yellowstone National Park

Len missed the jump from the log to the rock and got a little bit wet, Yellowstone National Park, 2008.

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Pic(s) of the week - 11/28/08

My first trip to Glacier National Park, 1988. [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/3066732259_7f43dc9f95_o.jpg] [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/3066732207_04fdd8587f_o.jpg] Who are these young punks?  Grinnel Glacier Overlook. [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/3066732231_1d292abfc0_o.jpg] *Joe-joe, Len, and Tony

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Only in Gardiner, MT.

Football field at Gardiner School [http://www.gardiner.org] (K-12), is minutes from Yellowstone National Park.*

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Grand Canyon 2007

Len, Joel, Tony, John, and Mike head to the Grand Canyon for an October backcountry trip from Grandview Point, along the Tonto Trail, to Phantom Ranch and then up to the South Rim via the Bright Angel Trail. Two nights at Phantom Ranch before the climb out to relax, dayhike,

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Grand Canyon 2007 - Trip Route Map

Here is the route map for our Grand Canyon 2007 backcountry trip. It was built using track files from my Etrex Vista gps. The breaks in the red lines are caused by the GPS losing satellite connectivity in some of the deep canyons. The squiggly lines and small circles between

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Glacier National Park, Roadtrip IV, 2006

This year, we arrived at GNP from the east on Thursday, 7/27, and were staying for three nights at Cut Bank. Our plans called for a couple of day hikes, hiking in to the Granite Park Chalet via the Highline Trail, out over Swiftcurrent Pass to Many Glacier, and

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Plan on being Thirsty!

Well, we got a permit. It was pretty much our second choice, well almost. We asked for Boulder (BH9) for our third night, the permit says Grapevine (BH9). Same? We’ll need to do some investigation, and talk to the Rangers, about the water supply. Speaking of water, pay special