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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

SWF–Another first this summer at Grand Canyon

01 CA condor Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ
Six captive breed California condors where first released from the Vermilion Cliffs of northern Arizona in 1996. Within a year only three remained. One was found dead of a puncture wound from a Golden Eagle, one flew into power lines near Page, Arizona and the other simply disappeared. Now 74 condors have been released in Arizona plus there have been 13 wild born of which only 9 remain. This is truly a success story considering there were only 22 California condors left in the wild in 1982 when the capture and captive breeding began.
02 CA condor Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ 
We don’t see many condors on the North Rim. They are attracted to crowds so are seen more frequently on the South Rim, where 90% of the 5 million visitors a year go. But Wednesday a couple of visitors told me they’d seen a pair perched on a rock ledge below Angels Window. I didn’t see them there but when I walked past the window to the end of the trail at Cape Royal a shadow caught my eye causing me to look up and there one flew. I immediately pointed up into the sky and announced “condor overhead” and every visitors eyes turned skyward with cameras clicking. My shots aren’t the best. But then I had to answer a lot of condor questions.
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To see more of what’s up in the sky go to Sky Watch Friday by clicking here.

Published 9/1/11 after this post by the Peregrine Fund who participates in the condor recovery program. Although condors are increasing in the wild they still die from lead poisoning. Check out the Summer 2011 update by clicking now.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Part 2 Rafting the Colorado River–Day 1- A Gem of a ride

01 Lower Tuna campsite for lunch ~RM100.1 Colorado River GRCA NP AZ (1024x768)
After lunch at Lower Tuna camp we headed into the Gems floating by canyons named Agate, Sapphire, Turquoise, Emerald, Ruby and Serpentine. Each as precious as their namesakes. Read more...

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hiking to the river

01 Sacred datura along North Kaibab trail GRCA NP AZ (767x1024)
After hiking 7 miles down the North Kaibab trail and staying at Cottonwood campground my hiking companion had to hike back up 4170 feet while I headed another 7 miles down to Phantom Ranch and the Colorado River where my rafting adventure would being...

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