Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 1, 2008, at 6:01 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > Just a thought. If you defer until December, you can probably get a > nice > suite at the El Tovar, no hiking, no watching thousands of foreign > tourists > about to fall off the edge while posing, maybe a little snow. Just > chilling > out for a while. We were snowed in at the El Tovar for about three > days > once in January. Nice, although the food and wine selection > sucked. Bring > your own Scotch definitely. Personally, I would rather be in Santa > Fe then. that's the spirit... and we have been snowed in at El Tovar in May... best bet is skip entirely the South Rim...go to the North Rim, stay at the lodge on the edge of the canyon, do any hiking based on your feelings and the conditions at the time... and have a truly wonderful time... we did. my 2 cents, Steve > > > Ken > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley >> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 5:46 PM >> To: lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: [Leica] Grand Canyon Hike >> >> LUG: >> >> I'm just recovering from all of the hiking in Honduras and my husband >> has signed us up for a hike down the Grand Canyon on Bright Angel >> Trail, spending the night at Phantom Ranch, and hiking back up the >> next day on the South Kaibab Trail. Just reading about it sounds >> very strenuous. Has anybody done this hike? Can a 62 year old woman >> with artificial knees do it? We're going the first week in October >> so at least it will be cooler! Help! >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information