Went out again this afternoon to hike a bit above Taylor Pass to check out this singletrack that i’ve been obsessed with lately… and brought Cath… what a great little hike. 4wd up Xpress, then hiked for a while to just below the top of the M&M’s… had some rain showers, hail, awesome clouds, and Osprey Packs to carry gear with. What an amazing load-carrying system… certainly one of the finest i’ve had the privilege of using to-date. Hauled around 50lbs of camera-gear up with us, and the only thing that felt the weight a bit was my legs. My back was unencumbered by the equipment… and i felt super-stable hiking to well over 12kft (in sandals)

I wanted to get my carrying-system dialed in before i leave for the Grand Canyon in 2 days to support www.projectathena.org. I’m volunteering a few days of hiking and photo-support for a fund-raising trip they’re taking to the Grand Canyon. Hiking the Rim to the Rim (and then back to the Rim). 44miles over 2 days to support their non-profit with photos for 3 publications who are coming along to document the trip. I’m stoked! I’ll post up if i can while out there, and certainly upon returning back to base, with photos edited and ready to go.

I’m STILL attempting to solve some power-in-the-field issues i’ve been having, centered around our desperate need to have a means to recharge while on-location. Calls have been made to several companies, but nobody seems to answer their phone/check emails/return phone calls out there… How do businesses stay in business? I’ll get it sorted out hopefully, but it’s looking dire, what with the upcoming bike-trip for around a week with no plug-in-options along the way (in the middle of the desert), and solar being our only option. Can you HEAR me Goal-0 ?

OK, enough… It’s 0120hrs and it’s time to call it a night…
here are a few shots from this afternoon.

Cheers!

-AW