June 1

   In 1987, I did a hike with Paul Eichenberger down the Bill Hall Trail to Deer Creek.  On our third day we visited Deer Springs Falls on our way to camp on the Esplanade.
   In 2002, Cara Lynn and I joined Dick Dicenza and his sons, Dean & Ryan, on a hike down the Paria.  This day we finally got out of the water, but the weather was fine for this more usual backcountry hiking.
   In 2000, I spent a few days with (most of) the Eastwood family - Megan, John & Kathy - at the Big Saddle camp.  This day we packed up our camp and headed home.  [No photos.]

June 2

   In 2002, Cara Lynn and I joined Dick Dicenza and his sons, Dean & Ryan, on a hike down the Paria.  On our final day we passed some petroglyphs as we neared Lees Ferry.
   In 1987, I did a hike with Paul Eichenberger down the Bill Hall Trail to Deer Creek.  We hiked out from the Esplanade this final day of our trek.  [No photos.]

June 3

   In 1987, I did a hike with my dad down the North Kaibab Trail to camp overnight at Cottonwood campground.  Here is my Dad on an impromptu viewpoint in the Coconino overlooking Roaring Spring Canyon.

June 4

   In 1987, I did a hike with my Dad down the North Kaibab Trail to camp overnight at Cottonwood campground.  Here is a long exposure I took from our camp of the stars rotating over the North Rim.  The light on the rim is from the lodge.
   In 1981, I did a quick "day" hike down the South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch and back.  I left after work and got back at about 11 p.m.  It was an excuse to visit my sister, Sue, who was then working at Phantom.  [No photos.]

June 5

   In 1983, I did my first hike down Nankoweap.  I had to hike to the trailhead along the North Rim roads, which were still closed due to downed trees.  My first night I camped along this road.
   In 1991, I did a hike down into Kanab Canyon via the trail at Sowats Point with Neil Jacobs.  Even in the shaded narrows of Sowats, Jumpup and Kanab it was brutally hot.

June 6

   In 1980, I did my first hike down to Boucher.  From my camp at the creek I did a day hike to the river where I took this shot.  The next day I returned to the rim via the Tonto and Hermit trails.  Not bad for two days.
   In 1983, I did my first tentative hike down the Nankoweap.  Because all the forest roads were closed (due to downed trees) I was only able to make Marion Point on my second night.  This is the view from the trailhead looking northerly towards the Echo Cliffs and Lees Ferry.
   In 1991, I did a hike down into Kanab Canyon with Neil Jacobs.  We stopped at the Shower Spring and ... took a quick shower of course!  The water comes right off all the ferns covering the overhang.

June 7

   In 1980, I did my first hike down to Boucher and overnighted at the creek.  I hiked back out this day, via the Tonto Trail and the Hermit Trail, taking this picture of the old ranger station along the way.
   In 1983, I did my first tentative hike down the Nankoweap.  Because all the forest roads were closed (due to downed trees) I was only able to make Marion Point on my second night.  The third day I got this view of Saddle Mountain as I hiked back to the trailhead.  From there I followed the old fire road to Pt. Imperial.  Part way back along that literally just-opened road I snagged a ride the rest of the way back to the lodge.  FWIW, we only got one day off a week working at the lodge, so my hike started at the end of my last work day and finished just before the start of my first work day.
   In 1991, I did a hike down into Kanab Canyon with Neil Jacobs.  This day we just hiked up Scotty's Hollow and enjoyed the pleasant environment.  This really cool pouroff for a small waterfall especially charmed me.
   In 1993, I did a day hike down Tanner, over the Cardenas/Escalante saddle, and down through the Redwall and Tapeats to these ruins above Escalante Creek.
   In 1994, I started my first (and only) trip down into Havasu with my Dad, and the family Eastwood - Megan, Kathy, Erin and John.
   In 2009, Cara Lynn and I returned to the South Rim to explore the petroglyphs below Jicarilla Pt.  Here is Cara Lynn carefully descending the steep chute on the east side to the lowest panel that we saw.

June 8

   In 1991, I did a hike down into Kanab Canyon with Neil Jacobs.  This was our last day as we hiked out from Scotty's Castle.  We took a detour up Kwagunt to see the Obstacle Pool described by George Steck.  This spot makes it difficult to come down this canyon although I did so a few years later.
   In 1994, I started my first (and only) trip down into Havasu with my Dad, and the family Eastwood - Megan, Kathy, Erin and John.  On our second day I hiked down as far as Beaver Falls, shown in the photo.

June 9

   In 1994, I started my first (and only) trip down into Havasu with my Dad, and the family Eastwood - Megan, Kathy, Erin and John.  This was our last day as we hiked up from the campground below Havasu Falls back to the rim.  BTW, we all carried our own pack down and back up unlike many (most?) of the other backpackers we saw!
   In 2002, on the heels of our trek down the Paria, Cara Lynn and I took the mule trip to Plateau Point.  If you haven't been, you're out of luck as the Park Service has ended these trips.  [OK, they kissed them goodbye!]
   In 2007, I joined John & Kathy Eastwood on a day hike down to Cedar Ridge with Kathy's summer physics and astronomy students.  One of them brought a watermelon to share, but forgot to bring a knife, LOL.

June 10

   In 2000, I did a day hike down the Grandview Trail with John Eastwood.  We took the spur trail down to Cottonwood and came back up from the west prong.  One of my main objectives was to find O'Neill Spring, which is shown on older maps.  We did and it had water in it.  I wrote about this site more thoroughly here.
   In 2006, I did a day hike down the Grandview Trail with one of my colleagues, Russell Crook, and his family.  Here, his son, also Russell, and a friend play around with an old ore cart in the mine shaft.  You can't do that any more as the Park Service has put up metal grates across the entrances of these old mines.

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   In 1987, I did a looping day hike from Mather Campground to the South Kaibab Trail, down to the Tonto, across to Indian Garden and up the Bright Angel.  I kept a journal for this hike, but took no photos!

June 14

   In 1992, my Dad and I did some camping and hiking around on the North Rim, including a car camp at Francois Matthes Point!  [You can't do that anymore.]  This day we were camped out near East Rim Viewpoint and did a looping hike down to North Canyon Spring and out via Crystal Spring.
   In 2000, I did two short day hikes on the South Rim.  The first was down the Tanner Trail to find the water pocket that Harvey Butchart mentions.  I'm pretty sure this was it.  It is quite a ways down the main ravine below the trail and just where the cliffs begin.
   In 2000, my other project was to find the old Grandview trailhead.  There is a spot on the regular trail where a wooden post used to be and that's where the old trail meets up with the "new" one.  After seeing the old trail shown on old maps I was able to find the trailhead and follow it  all the way to the new trail.  It is quite spectacular, especially when it winds along this narrow ledge below the Kaibab (and Toroweap?).

June 15

   In 2005, Cara Lynn's sister and family came for a visit which included a trek down the South Kaibab to Cedar Ridge.  Pictured are Yvonne, daughter Carol, husband Greg and me in the background.  They returned to the rim while I took advantage of the opportunity to hike down to the Tonto, then over to Indian Garden and up the Bright Angel without the hassle of using the transportation system on the rim.
   In 1983, I did a night hike to the South Rim from the North Rim, leaving after work this day.  I got in at daybreak and made the trip to visit the clinic doctor about my sore Achilles tendon!  She told me to wear some low cut boots.  [No photos.]

June 16

   In 1992, my Dad and I did a lot of camping and hiking on the North Rim.  This day we drove out to Swamp Point, put on our packs and hiked over to Powell Plateau.  We didn't go far, considering as how we had to carry all the water we would need for this quick overnight trip.  Here is my Dad in a field of lupine as we made our way to a nice camping spot on the rim.

June 17

   In 1984, I got this shot of a passing turkey in the woods of the North Rim on a little day hike I did to find Robbers Roost Spring.
   In 1992, my Dad and I did a lot of camping and hiking on the North Rim.  We spent the previous night camped on Powell Plateau and before hiking back to Swamp Point we hiked out to the western rim and I took this panorama of three shots.
   In 1983, I did a day hike from the South Rim back to the North Rim, where I was working for the summer.  [No photos.]

June 18

   In 1992, my Dad and I did a lot of camping and hiking on the North Rim.  We spent the previous night camped at the Indian Hollow Campground.  This day I hiked down the Indian Hollow Trail to look for a pictograph site called "Ghost Rock."  It has some very tall figures in white that I guess you would say look ghostly.  After hunting around for a while I found it in the prominently shaded overhang in the center of this photo.  The fiery spikes at the bottom of the picture are the result of the film being partly exposed to light.  Alas, the days of film were fraught with calamities!

June 19

   In 1992, my Dad and I did a lot of camping and hiking on the North Rim and this was our last day.  On our way back to Flagstaff we stopped for a hike to Brow Monument.  There wasn't really a trail yet (like there is today), but the route had been marked with colored ribbons and we were able to follow them to the spot.  Here, members of Powell's 1872 trip built up a rock pile as a survey marker.  I don't know if the dead tree stuck in the middle is original, but it's possible.  This was my last frame of film and I only got the one shot, later learning that it was partly wrecked by exposed light.  But, Photoshop can do some amazing things.  The b&w version looks pretty good, and even making corrections on the color version you can see more than I could when I had the film developed at the time.  To repeat myself - Alas, the days of film were fraught with calamities!

June 20

   In 2000, I did a day hike down to the Bright Angel Campground.  [No, I didn't go all the way to Phantom Ranch!!]  Down and back via the South Kaibab Trail.  I cached two frozen liter bottles of water just below the Tonto Trail junction for my return.  Absolutely delightful on this hot June day.
   In 1981, I did an overnight hike down the South Bass and out along the Esplanade to the area below Chemehuevi Spring (from which I got water).  It was very hot!!  [No photos.]

June 21

   In 1981, I did an overnight hike down the South Bass and out along the Esplanade to the area below Chemehuevi Spring.  This day I hiked back out.  It was very hot!!  [No photos.]

June 22

June 23 - On my Birthday!!

   In 1983, while working on the North Rim I hiked out on the Widforss Trail to its end (at the aptly named Widforss Point).  From there I bushwhacked my way further west until I was at the rim across from The Colonade.
   In 1997, I drove up to the South Bass Trailhead and hiked along the rim to check on some ruins out at Toltec Point.  I found a couple of places with still-standing walls.

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June 27

   In 1983, while working on the North Rim, I did a day hike out along the Widforss Trail and then bushwhacked my way to the top of Oza Butte, shown in the photo.  I remember being surrounded by a constant green haze all the way there as I brushed against/through the pollinating pine trees.

June 28

   In 2000, John Eastwood and I did a "quick" day hike down the Bright Angel Trail to the river.  We left the rim at 6:55 a.m. and got back at 6:00 p.m.!  Cloud cover during the hike up really helped.  As we returned to Indian Garden in the mid-afternoon we picked a bunch of the blackberries near there to snack on.  Also, on this trip I cached some frozen water at 2-mile corner.  I often find that the water at the 3-mile house is too warm and this just hit the spot.  This must be my favorite pose at the river here - see May 13.  :-)  If I am remembering right, I believe it was a German tourist that took the picture for me.

June 29

   In 1983, I did a hike out to the rim of the canyon where I camped for two nights so I could do a day hike to Shiva Temple.  In these years the road through "The Basin" was closed to traffic and I had to walk all the way from the lodge area.  This old marker on a tree directed me on the right faint track, which gave out well before reaching the rim.  My job at the lodge was six days a week - well, so was everyone else's.  But, I was able to get off work after the day shift, have the rest of the day off and all the next day.  The following day I would go back to work on the graveyard shift, giving me an entire day for my hiking.  Talk about burning the candle at both ends!

June 30

   In 1983, I did a hike out to the rim of the canyon where I camped for two nights so I could do a day hike to Shiva Temple.  This was the day of my hike over and up to the top of Shiva (and back).  Here I am next to two milk cans that were parachuted down to the 1937 expedition (full of water).  You can see these old cans in these photos from the 1937 expedition (click on them to see a larger image):
                  
  In 2006, I did a day hike down the South Kaibab Trail to Phantom Ranch with colleague Russell Crook.  We parked at the picnic area off the East Rim Drive and were started down the trail a couple of minutes after 8 am.  We did catch some clouds in the afternoon, but still didn't reach the rim until just a few minutes before 8 pm.