A Photog buddy of mine embarked on a photo hike into Havasupai and got caught on the trail when it flooded

see more here:
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the link also links to the Fox10 news interview

be careful out there

I have reservations for Havasupai at the end of the month, hoping its re-opened

just got an email from MM, he recommends using the 4x4 roads rather than SPencer trail, simply due to the climb with gear...

thinking thinking...

LOL - I just scrolled thru MM's site and found that one too
http://www.wildforlight.com/Landscapes/ ... CRc/Medium

BAH - of course MM has been there.. shoulda ping'ed him on FredMiranda.. thanks Jake and Rob!

... full moon this weekend.. must make a plan....

I've also been eyeing a bend south of there at 36.404843,-111.832094 on the Res, not quite as dramatic a shoe as HSB, but...

Hey, I've been seeing a lot of great shots of Horseshoe Bend recently on the interwebnets and that got me thinking and searching.... it there a way to access the WEST bank of the bend? I think the closest approach would be from Lees Ferry - Spence Trail up onto the flats and then cross NE from there...

http://www.azein.gov/azein/Lists/Announcements/BulletinDetails.aspx (Posted Aug. 31, 2011 at 4:45 p.m.) Fire specialists are currently managing two lightning-caused wildfires on the Globe Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest: the Frio Fire (750 acres), in the Pinal Mountain range, and the 65...

An idea I had to search for Joe is to get high resolution pictures of the whole area. This should not be with a point-and-shoot camera but rather a good quality SLR with a big sensor. It may take several flights to get optimal light for various areas; I think you would want minimal shadows. The pic...

Except now she wants to know if I could really kill and butcher my horse. Al, my 3rd great-grand-pappy ate his cow, then his ox, then his horse, and was eyein' the dog while chewin on the saddle leather when Brother Brigham finally sent supplies his way... and I et mule and other parts in South Ame...

go to your Council Roundtable and get the age-appropriate activities info that is presented there. Do Reavis Ranch as a first trip instead of Ridgeline

pencak wrote: 4. Photos and ratings (don't tell me you haven't thought about a rating as you've snapped the photo) ;)

Ratings no, its all about CALENDAR position! :PMIC:

snow level 5000'... maybe snow shoes for the top?

they blocked my access to Flickr, Vimeo, GChat, Yahoo, etc etc... the IT nazi's have not figured out what the HAZ thing is (Yet) so I use it sparingly, only once or twice a minute...

Somebody should give me directions about where exactly to park my car. I know how to get to Lost Dutchman, but the trailhead setup looks a little confusing. http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/LODU/downloads/LODU_Park_Map.pdf uhmm, enter the park, self-pay your fee (not open at that hour) drive on, don...

Forecast for Saturday
Mostly cloudy and much cooler with a good chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 59 to 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning...becoming southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of measurable rain 50 percent.

c'mon Marlin! You bring the Jetboil and I'll bring the Yerba Mate and we'll have a party at the edge of Flatiron!

and now we are being pressed to type with our THUMBS!

currently reading two intresting books: "Good Calories Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes "Trick and Treat: How Healthy Eating is Making Us Ill" by Barry Groves next up is "Cereal Killer" by Alan Watson I'm gald that M. Obama is now heading the obesity epidemic... let the cha...

oooh, thinking about this - I've been wanting to camp on top. Maybe I'll haul the griddle and propane and cook ya'll a Grand Slam.

That is unless the models want to do a shoot at Red Rock Crossing... HPP - will you be back to Sedona in time to be a photo assistant?

I live in PDX for four years - lots of fishing, camping, ocean, skiing - LOVED IT and would love to go back and live there! You gotta do Three Sisters wilderness near Bend (Pole Creek to Camp lake) and of course Mt Hood, Mt St. Helens, Adams, Canon Beach etc etc etc oh, and get some good gore-tex ge...

yeah yeah... we should always trust our HAZarific leader! :worthy: I guesss yoiu nailed it pretty good with "I'm going with the patch of red rock one inch straight up on the border from the bottom on the lower left of this photo, which looks to be above RRSP parking lot" although technical...