Mark’s Photos #12
In March of 2017 I started my hike of the 800 mile Arizona Trail. Five hundred miles along, I injured my right big toe making it painful to walk. Of course I walked another...
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Mark’s Photos #11
The thermometer read 19°F and my hands were almost numb. The snow crunched under my trail runners as I stumbled around in the dark. It was 9 o’clock PM on a first quarter moon...
Cautiously Optimistic
Last weekend the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila Wilderness had consumed more than 5,600 acres and was zero percent contained. Its location, directly to the west of our proposed trek, and prevailing westerly winds...
Mark’s Photos #10
“Not all miles are the same,” Spider Woman had told me, and she was right. We all know this, but sometimes it’s good to be reminded. A ten mile level forest walk is not...
Gila Wilderness On Fire
Well, there has been some unfortunate, if not unexpected, news this last week. A small lightning-caused fire on the extreme western border of the Gila Wilderness started on April 20th. Known as the Hummingbird...
Mark’s Photos #9
“BAM!!” The car bottomed out again! Note to self, “Don’t take the Corolla up a jeep trail again.” “BAM!!” Ron, another UofA grad student, and I were coaxing my little car up a two-track...
4 responses to “Mark’s Photos #9”
No way, Jose. Seven hours in a cave crawling around with 24″ clearance! To each his own. I wonder what cave adventures Hannah and I will have at Carlsbad Cavern National Park when we take our grandson Max on his 13th birthday hiking adventure next April. Stay tuned.
Not all the passages were 24”. Many you could walk in. Besides, I was 25 at the time. Tell me you didn’t do some crazy stuff at that age and I’ll question your veracity.😁
I ended up in the Knoxville, Tennessee city jail in September 1971. This was the time when Deliverance was in the theaters. Scared sh**less.
Hey Dan, Thanks, I just re-read your posts. All in all, I think I would much rather spend 7 hours exploring a cave than 30 hours in a Knoxville jail cell. Although, yours was a better, if longer, story.