Monthly Archives: July 2011

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona – July 13-14, 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Charlie

Wednesday: We woke up about 4:45 a.m., dressed, ate breakfast, finished packing, weighed our duffel bags and left them for the mules to carry to the top of the South Rim (my bag weighed 14 pounds, if I recall correctly, and … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona – July 12, 2011

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Charlie

Tuesday: I wasn’t sure whether to be happy or sad about the third day, which would be our last day on the river. I was enjoying the rafting, but at the same time thought it would be interesting and fun … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona – July 11, 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Charlie

Monday: The wake-up call was “coffee,” and it came around 5:30 in the morning. After breakfast, we took down the tents and packed up our gear, then we boarded the boats and got underway.

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona – July 8-10, 2011

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Charlie

Friday: I flew from LaGuardia to Charlotte, then on to Phoenix, then to Flagstaff, where I checked into the Holiday Inn Express in the mid-afternoon.

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Stonetown Circular Trail, Passaic County, New Jersey

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Charlie

I spotted this hike on the NY-NJ Trail Conference’s “North Jersey Trails” map. I like doing loops, so as not to have to cover the same territory twice on one hike, and I also like hikes of about 8–10 miles, … Continue reading →

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