Grand Canyon... It's on!
Outdoors
My father and I decided that this was the year that we would hike the North Rim to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. I know this seems crazy, but it is actually a paperwork challenge to be able to hike the Grand Canyon. There is an application process in which you have to fax your request in the 1st day of the month 6 months before the intended date of your trip with a detailed itinerary, including where you will be sleeping and when. We sent faxed our paperwork in and held our breath on the 1st of April, 6 months before we hoped to go in September. After no word for a month we finally contacted them, only to find out that we had been rejected. Discouraged, but not beaten, we laid out the calendar to see if there was another time that would work. We decided that November would be acceptable, albeit a little colder. It should be in the 60s in the bottom of the canyon though where we will spend the majority of our time. Once again, we laid out our itinerary and faxed in on July 1. My dad received a letter today dated July 6, 2005 telling him that they were sorry, but they were unable to accept out application. He spent a good hour walking around the house cussing and feeling terribly disappointed. A bit later my mom noticed there was another letter from the Grand Canyon dated July 7, 2005.
Dear Mr. Shuck, we have accepted your request to hike the Grand Canyon on the dates of November 1, 2 and 3, 2005. Enlcosed are your passes, which you will need to affix to your backpack and carry with you in the canyon. There is no need to stop by the back country headquarters before departing on the trail.
So in 3.5 months, I will be taking this in....
Wendy said:
I really like your blog! It actually looks a lot like mine! ;)
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I guess great minds (cousins) think alike!
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I guess great minds (cousins) think alike!
Kevin Bomberry said:
I like your blog and the picture of The Canyon, but why did you add that silly lens flare when the sun is obviously behind you to the left... about 8 o'clock, I'd guess based on the shadows.. Doh!
Keep up the good coding and taking pictures, but stop it with the superfluous filters. (^_^)
I look forward to CFCreator 1.0
Keep up the good coding and taking pictures, but stop it with the superfluous filters. (^_^)
I look forward to CFCreator 1.0
Dave Shuck said:
LOL Thanks for the advice, but I didn't take the pic. I merely Google Image Searched it to add to this post.
If you want to see the post-hike pics, I have begun work on http://www.hikethecanyon.org.
As for CFCcreator, it is coming. I have just been slammed with projects! Soon!!!!
~Dave
If you want to see the post-hike pics, I have begun work on http://www.hikethecanyon.org.
As for CFCcreator, it is coming. I have just been slammed with projects! Soon!!!!
~Dave
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