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Pic of the week - 5/24/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2519836244/] BF circa 1977

Pic of the Week - 5/17/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2499526502/] *A close-up of the deadly and illusive Boiling River Coral Snake, Yellowstone National Park, 2002. *

Pic of the Week - 5/11/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2272363043/] *Boot-eye view. Getting the ice fishing gear out to Silver Lake, Eagle River, Wisconsin. *

Pic of the Week - 5/3/08

Playing Mexican and preparing for Joe-Joe’s Karaoke debut at Blondie’s, East Glacier, Montana

Pic of the week - 4/27/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2072780166/] *Mike’s reflection in our water source at Boulder Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park. *

Pic of the week - 04/19/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/486842709/] Bloody nose on the trail in Yosemite National Park.

Pic of the Week - 04/11/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/477907729/] *Ben and Chris goofing around on the way to Merced Lake High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park. That’s one big pine cone! *

Pic of the Week - 04/05/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2390191592/] *Dudes and Colonics? Hmm. Fort Lauderdale, FL *

Pic of the Week - 03/30/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/78158044/] *A poster of our summer 2005 trip to Yellowstone including a backpack through the Thorofare region of the park. *

Pic of the Week - 3/21/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2335478786/] *DAM and the biggest Northern that we ever caught on Silver Lake, Eagle River, WI. *

Pic of the Week - 03/16/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/2334551473] BHS fans going wild at the IHSA Girl’s Basketball State Finals.

Pic of the Week - 03/09/08

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/689474485/] *Warning sign on the island of St. Maarten where the passenger jets roar directly over the beach. *

backpacking

Grand Canyon 2007

Len, Joel, Tony, John, and Mike head to the Grand Canyon for an October backcountry trip from Grandview Point, along the Tonto Trail, to Phantom Ranch and then up to the South Rim via the Bright Angel Trail. Two nights at Phantom Ranch before the climb out to relax, dayhike,

backpacking

Grand Canyon 2007 - Trip Route Map

Here is the route map for our Grand Canyon 2007 backcountry trip. It was built using track files from my Etrex Vista gps. The breaks in the red lines are caused by the GPS losing satellite connectivity in some of the deep canyons. The squiggly lines and small circles between

Back from the Grand Canyon

We returned from our adventure in the Grand Canyon about 2 weeks ago. Everyone is busy organizing photos and videos, cleaning equipment etc. It was a great trip, which had a little bit of everything: * Cool weather, almost cold, warm weather, hot actually, solitude in the backcountry, pleasant company (and

Pictures from London

…on Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/sets/72157602238285094/].

travel

My Thoughts on London

I only had a few hours by myself, but here are my initial thoughts on London: * Very interesting city * Helpful and friendly people * Extremely diverse * Surprised by the Smoke-Free laws for all pubs etc. * Large contrast between Canary Wharf business section and rest of city * World class public transportation * Confusing

Dad and kids camping fun.

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/firehole/1348107137/] *Remote controlled gas powered car + ramp made from bag game = fun for all! *

backpacking

Glacier National Park, Roadtrip IV, 2006

This year, we arrived at GNP from the east on Thursday, 7/27, and were staying for three nights at Cut Bank. Our plans called for a couple of day hikes, hiking in to the Granite Park Chalet via the Highline Trail, out over Swiftcurrent Pass to Many Glacier, and

travel

No Ganja Allowed

White River Rafting, near Ocho Rios, Jamaica

backpacking

Plan on being Thirsty!

Well, we got a permit. It was pretty much our second choice, well almost. We asked for Boulder (BH9) for our third night, the permit says Grapevine (BH9). Same? We’ll need to do some investigation, and talk to the Rangers, about the water supply. Speaking of water, pay special

Grand Canyon Map

Here is a Grand Canyon Map [http://www.firehole.us/gcmap.jpg] of the hike that we’re planning to Clear Creek, including the dayhikes up and down Clear Creek. It also goes in and out the two different trails that we’ll probably do, Bright Angel and Kaibab. Depending

GNP2003 Trip Report, finally!

Ok, it’s kind of done. I still need to add captions on the pictures when they’re expanded, but besides that it’s done. John’s commentary included. Check it out by selecting “Glacier Roadtrip II, 2003″ from the Trip Reports on the left.  Let me know if you

Tuska Rock

Grand Canyon Calendar

I’ve started a GCNP2007 Calendar so that we all know dates and other details. You can view the calendar here [http://www.firehole.us/gcnp2007/gc2007.htm], or download a printable PDF from here [http://www.firehole.us/gcnp2007/GC_calendar.pdf]. I’ll add details as they become