When we were at the North Rim in 2011, we saw what we are pretty sure was a wolf on the entrance road. it was at least 100 yards away. i did get a picture, but it was so far away that it really does not show up. I could not tell what kind it was, but I remember I did not think it was a coyote.

@chumley

Wow, a couple of those photos made my palms sweat just looking at them.

chumley wrote:@BobP
Hahaha. Yeah what ever happened to all those $50,000 Escalades fitted with a CNG tank to get a $25,000 rebate from you and me? I don't see them so much anymore. :roll:

They're at Wally World shopping with food stamps.

Ridiculous. It's like that line in The Beatle's "Taxman".........If you take a walk I'll tax your feet....

MtnBart01,

No I believe Tim is not making them out of cuben anymore. I think mine is M50 or M90 and I can't say enough good things about quilts, especially Tim's.

I prefer down. Look at the quilts Tim makes at http://www.enlightenedequipment.com
They are top notch and light. Most of my hiking is in the Appalachians, but they would work great in the southwest too.

Jim_H wrote:That could be your avatar.

Good idea. I'll try and do that this evening.

I finally broke down and bought the neoair xlite with the help of my dividend. :-)

My wife & I spent a couple of nights on Horse Shoe Mesa two years ago. I thought the night sky was pretty awesome even though we had a nearly full moon in the sky for a good part of the night. My wife swears she saw a ghost on the mesa one night, but by the time she woke me up I didn't see anyth...

Big Load-Thanks for the info. Sounds like we may want to carry most of our water in. I can hardly wait, we've been wanting to do something like this ever since we went to Meas Verde a while back.

Sounds like you all had a great time. My wife and I will be backpacking in the gulch this weekend. Can someone give me a report on the water and daytime/night temperatures? Thanks.

You could also hike down the Grand View trail to Horseshoe Mesa and then go down beside the left arm and around and back up to the mesa via Page (Miner's) Spring. The trail down the left arm is fairly steep and mostly scree.There are fantastic views off the left arm of the mesa. If you do this hike ...

My other half and I will be backpacking in the Gulch the following week, so any water info you could pass along would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

@pencak
You're welcome. It did take me about 2 weekends and a couple of weeks of sewing every night to do it, but it's a great ultra light tent and roomy. The silnylon is extremely slippery and requires some patience to work with.

If you've got access to a sewing machine and have the time you can make your own "Bilgy" tarptent. I made one , 2 lbs and it sleeps two comfortably. I have not had a chance to try it in the SW. If you're interested go to http://www.questoutfitters.com.