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Are you from New Zealand? Can you help me find a long lost friend- Shirley Waters from Nelson?
Hi, don't mind the mess. I'm still unpacking...
Toss your clothes off (just throw 'em on the bed for now) and
grab yourself a cup of coffee - it's Cinnemon Laced Cowboy
Coffee today, help yourself to the organic brownies (They're
really good) - and have a chat while I unpack.
What is it you do?
hhmmmm? Oh! Yes that's my
photo album skimpy as it is. Look at it? Of course you can
- make yourself at home whenever you're here.
Me? Well, here's my
resume. I was the research departments DBA (Data Base
Administrator) within the wildlife management branch of Arizona
Game & Fish (until March 1996, that is.) I left there (with
tears in my eyes because I was having to leave my
Grand Canyon) to manage the Sales and Operations Planning and
Executive Information System projects for Schwan's (ya know, the
ice cream people?).
I'm on the move once again now that these two projects have come
to a close. I headed for Flagstaff, Arizona and and spent a couple months running round the woods, cutting trees into firewood, watching the deer, elk and coyote watch me and generally had a good time. I've picked up a long term contract back in "Minne-snow-ta" (dang it!), so I guess I'll just have to be content with just visiting my Grand Canyon for a while.
What's that? Oh, we studied endangered species of native fish...mostly
in the Little Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Our main
study was the Colorado river in the Canyon and I even got to go
on a research trip once a year.
What did we do on these trips down the Canyon, you ask?
Well, have you seen any film on Canyon trips? Ya? Then you've
seen the big pontoon boats they use to carry tourists down river. We
used the same type of boat (two of them) plus a small river
runner. It's a smaller version of the big boats and usually
carried only three people (the driver, a cook and a swamper).
One of the big boats was loaded with our research gear and the 5
of us, the other boat carried the camping kitchen, food, etc.
We put in at Lee's Ferry (just south of Lake Powell) and 18 days
later pulled out 250 miles down river (just north of Lake Mead).
Inbetween, we'd catch, identify, measure, weight and toss back
fish...during the day. At night, we'd park on a sandy beach,
sand bar or rocky ledge...where ever we could find a place to
setup for the night.
Take a look at
another
fella's story...complete with pictures AND movies. My only
complaint on his trip is that he doesn't stop at Phantom Ranch
or take a side trip up Bright Angel Canyon! But then, we do have
to leave SOMETHING for you to explore on your own, don't we?
Just make sure you invite me along when you go.
We would also explore side canyons, streams and/or caves as we
find them. It was (and still is) a great time.
I just can't do it justice trying to explain it all. You should
go with next trip. You'd love it. If you can't do that, drop me
a note and let's arrange a day trip or weekend in the canyon.
It's something you'll never forget, nor will you want to
leave once you're there. The Canyon is, in my humble opinion,
the MOST beautiful place in the world. You haven't really
seen it until you've seen it from the bottom up.
One of the things I like about the Canyon trips is the solitude.
You do see people once in a while, but it's ALWAYS in passing
and it's very very seldom (maybe once in every three days or so).
What you do get to see every day is beauty as it was meant to
be, animals of every description, and a peace that is addicting
(you just can't get enough of it). I'll have some pictures for
you soon, until then you'll have to be satisfied with my links
below. The Grand Canyon is so beautiful I would live there if
that were possible.
One of the more enjoyable things I did last trip was niking 5
miles up from the confluence of the Little Colorado River to
float down stream to the Canyon. The LCR is tainted with Calcium
Carbonate and is the prettiest shade of bluegreen you've ever
seen, plus the water temperature is in the 70F range. Purrfect
for nude rapid running and floating (especially when it's 115F
in the shade). I did run into a couple of rapids I floated
through the first time that I bypassed the second time, but it
was a fun time and is a place to stop on every trip.
What? You gotta leave! So soon? Oh, you'll be back. OK, I'll
chat with you then. Careful going out the door so you don't trip
over my Harley sitting
in the living room. Nah, I don't worry about oil leaking on the
carpet. My girl's tight and she don't leak. Sure, we can go
for a ride. Soon as I get settled in. Talk to you soon, don't
forget to write.
Oh, one more thing before you go. I'm putting in for a
backcountry permit for the Palisades area of the Grand Canyon
for seven days for next Spring (May/June) and Fall (September).
Don't know when I'll be going yet...You have to apply 3-4 months
in advance, so the trip dates will be unknown until
January/February for the spring trip and May/June for the fall
trip.
I'll be sure to let you know when I'm going and, of course, I'll
tell you all the glorious details. I hope by then I'll have
access to a good scanner so I can show you some of my own
pictures. Until then, be sure to check out the links I've put
on this page...See ya
Say, let me know if you'd like to go along on either
hiking/camping trip. I'd love to have you join us. I'll be
applying for a large group which is a maximum of 11 people. Just
e-mail me and I'll keep you up to date on the progress of getting
everything arranged. Hope you can make it. It sure would be
fun to have you along.
Links to other sites on the Web
If you 'love' the outdoors - This is the place to be.
This is one of the Grandest places in the world.
Canyon State Naturists - Check them out even if you're not in or coming to Arizona.
Watch this space for more about
niking the Grand Canyon, hopefully complete with
pictures of the happy
nikers! I'm almost set to go back to the Grand Canyon. Tell you
all about it when I get back... unless, that is,
you want to go along? There's always
room for one more, you know.
I might be up and running on Powwow, if I am, join me.
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