It is a good day when I get to say on air...

..."Gilla Monster reported in the Laundry."

The properly identified Salamander was later released into the wild.

January on the Bright Angel Trail

My father and I hiked out of the Canyon through an inversion from 3 mile house to the rim. He snapped this great picture of Ray packing up and out.

Ranger Erin's New York Blog

http://www.nps.gov/gois/parknews/ranger-erin.htm

Merry Christmas, from Phantom Ranch!

@ the bottom of the Grand Canyon

K Max Heli Lift Truck at the Canyon

http://rainierheli.com/pages/Heavy_Lift/?PHPSESSID=1d67fa136bd503923a23d5b8c5afc052

Here are some pictures from the vehicle extrication at Grand Canyon National Park, on November 30th 2009.

High on the Canyon: Boundary Patrol

I have muled it in the moonlight, hiked it in deep snow and extreme heat, excavated its history, rafted its waters and swam through its rapids, but nothing made my love for it feel so large as a boundary flight patrol. Damn, I am in love with this canyon!

The Esplanade.
Prop effects.
Best High Ever!
I really do love my job.
Near Peace Ferry and Meadview.
The Meadview Strip with my Park's Patrol Plane.

On My To Do List This Year

Some things I would like to do again or for the first time this year.... because they make me happy...especialy the Helitorch!

Jane Said It!

“She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.”- Jane Austen

I can't wait to get back into the field. How is it that intelligent, far thinking individuals think highly of me, my noggin and my accrued skills, while dull, dimwitted dodo brained individuals think so very little of me?