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02-18-2018, 05:29 PM
Thread: I'm so proud of her.
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I'm so proud of her.
Couldn't decide quite where to post this. Hope this is an ok place.
My 16 year old step-grand-daughter, Isabelle England has been on a "few" desert trips with us.
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02-24-2017, 04:14 PM
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Hey, thanks, Zzyzx. I dragged out my...
Hey, thanks, Zzyzx. I dragged out my "Canyoneering 3" book by Steve A. and managed to find his description. Looks to me like the (non-ladder) route into/out of the main Esc. Canyon is 0.45 miles...
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02-06-2017, 09:08 AM
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85839 Thanks for the quick reply. Seems...
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Thanks for the quick reply.
Seems like "Spencer Canyon" generally refers to the western portion of the big arc shaped fault/canyon that goes all the way to the Escalante river on it's... -
02-05-2017, 11:47 AM
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Spencer Canyon / Red Brakes area down to Escalante River?
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I want to drive down the Spencer Flat Road east of Escalante, car camp somewhere near the end and then backpack over to near... -
03-31-2016, 07:30 AM
Thread: Meander Canyon 9-6-11
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[Trip Report] Great Photos. Maybe I missed it but what time of...
Great Photos. Maybe I missed it but what time of year did you do this trip? I'm thinking of doing it in June.
Mike
Oh, now I see it. "The day after Labor Day".
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06-02-2015, 05:58 PM
Thread: Dean Potter and Graham Hunt dead
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[News] There's a great song by Guy Clark called "The...
There's a great song by Guy Clark called "The Cape" that just seems like it was written for Dean and others like him.
Here's a verse and the chorus:
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05-25-2015, 12:01 PM
Thread: Story: Escalante Escapades
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[Trip Report] Glad you liked it. :nod:
Glad you liked it. :nod:
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05-15-2015, 11:30 AM
Thread: Story: Escalante Escapades
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[Trip Report] Escalante Escapades When I used to live in...
Escalante Escapades
When I used to live in Colorado, I spent a lot of time in the deserts of southern Utah. But then I moved to Washington State. Well, that’s a whole ‘nother story in itself. ... -
05-15-2015, 11:25 AM
Thread: Story: Escalante Escapades
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[Trip Report] Story: Escalante Escapades
Tomorrow is the second anniversary of Kent Frost's passing.
In 1982 we met him near the Hurricane Wash Trailhead after a long, hard (but spectacular) kayak/hike trip.
A few years later I wrote the... -
[Trip Report] Wow. I was there around 1978. I had heard that...
Wow.
I was there around 1978. I had heard that the flood messed it up a lot.
But from your pics it's recovered and is just as beautiful as I remember it.
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05-23-2013, 06:49 AM
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[Trip Report] Kent is quite the legend in S. Utah. I think...
Kent is quite the legend in S. Utah. I think (hope) he's still around living in Monticello.
I met him at the end of a long, hard (attempt) to kayak the Escalante River back in the early 80s. We... -
11-30-2012, 01:27 PM
Thread: Moab Bogley Winterfest?
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So Shane, what kind of hiking do you have in...
So Shane, what kind of hiking do you have in mind? Technical canyons, I assume?
Will it be wet, cold, wetsuit kind of stuff?
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11-25-2012, 01:26 PM
Thread: Win Bogley Gear - Ends Dec 4
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[Photo Contest] That's one magical photo. Wow.
That's one magical photo. Wow.
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11-21-2012, 09:24 AM
Thread: Win Bogley Gear - Ends Dec 4
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[Photo Contest] My grand-kids LOVE the desert! (And ropes!) And...
My grand-kids LOVE the desert! (And ropes!) And I love taking 'em.61302
After a short backpacking trip into Robbers Roost Canyon this past May.
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01-04-2012, 03:42 PM
Thread: Best of 2011 Canyoneering Pictures
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Actually, as I recall, the village is Supai, the...
Actually, as I recall, the village is Supai, the tribe is havasupai and the canyon is Havasu. Crazy! .. . . . "Good though!"
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01-04-2012, 02:25 PM
Thread: Best of 2011 Canyoneering Pictures
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I was in Havasu a LONG time ago. Where was that...
I was in Havasu a LONG time ago. Where was that shot taken?
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01-04-2012, 02:23 PM
Thread: Best of 2011 Canyoneering Pictures
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I LOVE that first pic, "SCDE". Like Tom Jones...
I LOVE that first pic, "SCDE".
Like Tom Jones says, "Canyoneering: Kind of like fun, only different..."
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01-04-2012, 11:10 AM
Thread: Best of 2011 Canyoneering Pictures
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Neon Canyon, about May 1st. 50303 My...
Neon Canyon, about May 1st.
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05-28-2011, 10:14 AM
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My current van is the Eurovan Weekender. I love...
My current van is the Eurovan Weekender. I love lots of things about it (like real power and real AC) but I miss some of the great things about my past Vanagon. I remember when the wheel was...
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05-18-2011, 10:04 AM
Thread: Flashfloods! Any good pics out there?
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Oh yeah! That's a great recap. I've seen a few...
Oh yeah! That's a great recap. I've seen a few of those high waterfalls before but nothing like that! Spectacular. I love the timeline... Sunny, Crash/Bang, Sunny, Beer-Thirty! :nod:
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05-18-2011, 09:20 AM
Thread: Flashfloods! Any good pics out there?
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Flashfloods! Any good pics out there?
I never know where to post something like this. But since this was on a San Juan river trip I'll put it here! :nod:
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05-12-2011, 08:17 AM
Thread: My Little MWG
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My Little MWG
Couldn't resist these shirts (real, real cheap) at Escalante Outfitters last week after being down in the canyon for a while.
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05-12-2011, 08:09 AM
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I'd like to meet this person... (Bumper Stickers)
I KNOW I'd like this person. These two stickers are perfect! And on a VW van, to boot! (I'm on my third VW camper van now.) :nod:
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My Burger
Last week after 5 days doing Neon and then hiking Coyote and Stevens we drove into Escalante for some "civlization". Here's my burger at the Cowboy Grill. It was really good! (Good beer too.) ...
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05-09-2011, 05:16 PM
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[Trip Report] Oh yeah, to my right is my nephew Jeb Bjerke from...
Oh yeah, to my right is my nephew Jeb Bjerke from California and to my left is my long time climbing and Utah partner, Mark Wright-Johnson from (recently) Florida!
Mike
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