May 2015

The weather is always a significant player when adventuring in the great outdoors.  It is a rare moment indeed when the weather provides the "perfect" ingredients for comfort.  Most often, it is a bit too cold, too hot, too wet, or too dry.  Regardless, the weather is always a piece of the story we tell about our junket in the wild.  This is certainly true of the most recent river trip through western Grand Canyon. Our gang of excited River Rats climbed aboard the helicopter at the Bar 10 Ranch and

Dr. Danny Faulkner, of Answers in Genesis, wrote an article on January 1, 2014 discussing just a few of the wonders of the "just right" nature of the earth.  Dr. Faulkner succinctly explains 3 important facts. 1. The earth is just the right distance from the sun (the habitable zone). The earth is perfectly positioned to be neither too hot nor too cold.  We will neither burn nor freeze.  Of course, we may need to do some convincing of that for people living in Phoenix, AZ and Siberia. 2. The Earth is

Lower Garnet Camp I just completed the first river trip of the 2015 season.  This was a magnificent 9-day expedition covering 187 miles of Grand Canyon.  My good friend, Dr. Andrew Snelling, was my partner in serving 17 people from around the United States. The morning of day 5 was greeted with great anticipation.  We were about to drop into the upper granite gorge and run some of the largest whitewater in North America. The first technical class 10 rapid (Hance rapid) was rumbling just around the corner from camp.