cilantro13
09-25-2007, 11:07 AM
I have actually been visiting UUtah for sometime, but as an ex-BYU guy, I thought the UU meant something different and that I wasn't welcome here (even though I generally cheer for all the Utah institutions)...
My name is Marlan Walker and I live in Orange County, California and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. But most my extended family lives in Southern Utah and Vegas and I have been visiting our family cabin on Kolob mountain since I was a kid and tromping around Zion for most my life. Naturally, I enjoy the canyons.
To earn money to explore canyons, I practice law, which only somebody who practices law can TRULY regret. I practice patent law with an emphasis in biotechnology, medical devices, and computer/internet related patent applications.
As I have a wife and two daughters, I limit my definition of "explore" to well known and charted canyons. I get irritated by bolt pullers/cutters in well used canyons, but use natural anchors whenever possible (I don't carry a bolt kit, only removable anchor devices), but I think that bolts are appropriate for popular canyons, especially those that cater to the less experienced.
And I also think California canyons pretty much suck.
My name is Marlan Walker and I live in Orange County, California and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. But most my extended family lives in Southern Utah and Vegas and I have been visiting our family cabin on Kolob mountain since I was a kid and tromping around Zion for most my life. Naturally, I enjoy the canyons.
To earn money to explore canyons, I practice law, which only somebody who practices law can TRULY regret. I practice patent law with an emphasis in biotechnology, medical devices, and computer/internet related patent applications.
As I have a wife and two daughters, I limit my definition of "explore" to well known and charted canyons. I get irritated by bolt pullers/cutters in well used canyons, but use natural anchors whenever possible (I don't carry a bolt kit, only removable anchor devices), but I think that bolts are appropriate for popular canyons, especially those that cater to the less experienced.
And I also think California canyons pretty much suck.