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Jim I normally have you blocked, but I was interested in this discussion so I read all the comments. I assume you're talking about me, even though nothing I said was remotely hysterical or fear-mongering. You're the one who often seems hysterical, imo - hence my blocking you so I don't have to read ...

From an NPS firefighter buddy who was working on the Dragon Bravo fire - "Im here on the ground, we were about to contain it by burning off the roads but lost our resources to the White Sage fire and didn't have enough personnel, damn anyone that says this was prescribed. We plan these things b...

@azbackpackr
I was talking with an employee up there today and she said that's what they were expecting. I don't know details, but anything seems possible at this point! I hope she's wrong.

I was watching the retardant drops from the South Rim today, knowing that the lodge and pretty much everything else had already burned. Just devastating.
Also, the South Rim will probably be closing within a couple days because there won't be any water.

Drove up to Page today. Smoke was noticeable all the down in Sedona and continued to get worse as we headed North. It was really bad North of Cameron until we climbed up through the Echo Cliffs, then it lessened closer to Page. I've got a Grand Canyon trip tomorrow, so we will see what that looks li...

@chumley
I was just ignoring the "spammy influencer crap", lol ... but that's great - thanks!

Very useful tool for planning warm weather hikes - enter the trail(s), date, and time of day and you can see what shade will be on the trail. Use the slider to play around and see how it changes.

https://hikin.club/pages/shade-tracker

Due to a chlorine gas leak at Roaring Springs, all corridor trails are closed effective immediately.

Kula pee cloths are awesome - I hate when I forget to bring one on a hike now.
But the "device" ... not so much.

"Is the primary purpose of this place conservation or recreation?" During my NPS training I read something to the effect of 'when making a decision regarding a potential conflict between visitor access and resource protection, resource protection is always the priority' ... not that I thi...

(From NPS Ranger News) Pro Tip: If you're on the Colorado River going through the Grand Canyon, there's really only one way out and the rangers know where it is. October 20: Rangers on a Colorado River Patrol encountered a river party on the beach of Parashant Canyon. The trip participants were yell...

Birders definitely don't want to date YOU anyhow.

Some people are going to be real upset in 57 days!

Visitor at my park the other day was wearing a floppy hat with two small solar panels, each running a small fan blowing on her face/neck. Never seen that before.

Or make it an overnight and get the code to drive to Hermit TH ...

How the F does anyone think this is acceptable?! And judging by the gear, they are not total newbies without a clue about anything. Just, really?! Mind blown.

Here's the full story ... amazing.

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-a ... a-springs/

@Hansenaz
That was enjoyable - thanks