Jeesh, three ranger encounters on one trip. Are the terrorists threatening
to dam the Colorado again and the rangers are out in force to uncover the
dastardly plot?

Padeen


"Dave Manby" wrote in message
...
in October)

Dave,

What canyon? The Grand one on the US side of the pond? Trip report??
peepil

Here is a sort of trip report. As you will work out there was a problem
with language - we had three Americans and at least half a dozen Scots
(Hence a Burns supper either 271 days late or 94 days early) on the
trip.

Explanations if required later!

The moon. The Stars. Hundreds of planes.
Upgrade on the flight out
Hot desert on the way to lees Ferry - and Indian stalls
last supper; what were 4 extras doing there?

Lees ferry campsite
Park ranger passing Whit's old b'aid; failing Andy J's brand new one and
how long could he survive off what was in his belt? And why was Pedro
being so shy?
Hot sun

boats piled to the gunnels (with what turns out to be beer) look more
like prototypes of armoured slave galleys than rafts

Donny has look of, well won't be seeing that equipment again.
Confusion at 1st camp - what order do the buckets go in???

trying to find everything including the "bin ladens"

trying to understand what was being passed off as English stroppy,
grotty, faffiing
'Wash yir hans!"
Dehydration?
Park ranger passes himself off as 'Dept Homeland Security' and tries to
deport Andy J
House rock - 1st big rapid; and helicopter
Good food- not enough cereal, milk

can't believe that REO packed ammo cases full of glass, let alone jars
of glass chilli peppers everyday while later leaving out the two main
ingredients in diet; dessert and coffee
Phantom ranch - green and cool (at least, under the trees)

civilization, phone and poor suckers with a long hard climb out
Horn

Whit takes a bath
Darcey's cooking
Lay over and a play wave - watch the wave change; read a book, hike
Pedro's ringtail traps
Robin - crapper in chief and place man for the groover (and now we all
know why it's called a groover..)
Becky and her clean language
Dry hands and moisturizer

Granite: Andy J places very large deposit in opposition's groover. Well
done Andy!
Stars @ night (and satellites, shootin' stars, planes)
Sand everywhere
Bronwen goes flying on Upset

Bronwen gets upset while flying
Tom and his Earl Grey tea

Andy's deposit later heavily penalized because of missing tea
Dave's cocktails

Dave's thinly disguised whiskey
3 men on a tarp
rattlesnake @ Dubendorff
tarantula @ toe stub camp
Lava!

robin rolls up facing upstream in right side eddy wondering where
groover is
the Burns supper - Darr L and his flying lights

Girls take Grammy after judges discovery that Andy Watts poem was all
created with Scottish-like sounds and not actual words.
Bridget - "I've always had a little bit of Scotland inside me."
The unknown pumpkin man -who wishes to remain anon. (and subsequent
discovery of his props by the park rangers)
Surgeons disappointed that they couldn't operate on Mick's toe
Ice up to the last day--and food, does Donnie eat the leftovers? (no
answer necessary)
Should have had - ceremonial burning old clothes


--
Dave Manby
Details of the Coruh river and my book "Many Rivers To Run" at
http://www.dmanby.demon.co.uk