FoodSack: The Ultimate Defense against Grand Canyon Critters (0)
As Grand Canyon backpackers know, food raiding critters can be a problem in the backcountry. Scores of food protection methods have been tried, but few stand the test of time. In our experience, the FoodSack is the best option for storing your food safely and worry-free. The Difference is in the Details Design – The [...]
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1. Teenager Rescued After Friends Perish On an intensely hot day in July of 1959, teenager John Owens and two companions hiked down Tanner Trail. Due to a lethal combination of heat exhaustion, dehydration, and failing judgment his two hiking partners died; one from falling off a cliff and the other from heat stroke. At [...]
Grand Canyon Backpacking Checklist (0)
This list should only be used as a guide. If you pack everything on it, your backpack will be too heavy, but if you forget or don’t bring enough of some critical items, your trip may be disappointing. There may also be items left off this list that veteran backpackers always carry.
Older Posts
- Junction of Jumpup Canyon and Indian Hollow – Video
- Kwagunt-Sowats-Jumpup-Kanab – October 2011
- Kwagunt-Sowats-Jumpup-Kanab Pictures – October 2011
- Jumpup Canyon Flash Flood – Video
- Kanab Creek Flash Flood – Video
- Beamer Trail Info
- Tanner to Little Colorado River – April 2011
- Little Colorado River confluence – Video
- “Scary” Beamer Trail – Video
