Continue Reading Guest blogger Tom McCaslin: Omaha, NE Ava’s Fish Story - Bennington LakeLet me start off by saying that I am a terrible fisherman. I never really caught the bug and as a result…
Continue Reading DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Guest Author Joseph R. McCaslinIt was a cold day in March at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Omaha, NE when Jim and I arrived at the…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Version 2017.8 Recap, gear, and training tipsSo I really entered into this crazy rim to rim hike across the Grand Canyon without very much information. I was riding…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Version 2017.7 The Last 3,040 feetLeaving Indian Gardens we were as fresh as we could possibly be at the time. We were told that we only had…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Version 2017.6 Bright Angel TrailI wasn’t ready for it. Up to this point, the trail surface had been hard packed and easy to walk on. Almost…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim; Version 2017.5 Phantom Ranch and the Colorado RiverI have to admit that I knew almost nothing about this place before making the trip, but Phantom Ranch is one of…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Version 2017.4 "The Box"After a wonderful break at Manzanita Rest Area, we started off again with an increased sense of urgency. We had approximately 8.6…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Version 2017.3 The Journey Begins…0400 hours sounded like it would be early, but I was awake before the alarm even sounded. So were the others it…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Version 2017.2 Arriving at the North RimAfter leaving Marble Canyon behind, it wasn’t long before we starting gaining elevation again and re-entering the spruce and aspen forest of…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, version 2017.1 The time is finally here.OK, I’ve already explained that this whole rim to rim thing was part of the fuel for this fire that has led…
