Hiking Q&A

Originally Posted by Shiny McShine

Bring a gun. Preferrably a high caliber pistol, since rifles are much more weight and serve just about the same purpose. (This is assuming you've fired at least one gun in your life)

THE HELL? She's going with a tourguide down to the Colorado, I am assuming. Believe me - I DOUBT she'll need a gun.

Apparently, there are mountain lions out there. Which is fucking AWESOME, but you know, be realistic. Don't leave any goddamned food out. I am sure your guide will tell you this shit, but I've come face-to-face with a bear while camping out in the wilderness. While he was only a black bear, its KIND OF TERRIFYING to see this huge, giant animal there in seach of food - and you're right in front of him.

Water, water, water. I was there in a blizzard, but let me tell you - there was NO SNOW in the lower levels of that canyon. Imagine in the summertime. Its a lot of dirt and rock, and water won't be everywhere. I read on the pamphlet for hiking that you should be drinking MORE than a gallon a day while hiking.

We still have the hiker handbook we got from the shop - maybe I can scan it for you or something? My sister wants to hike that shit like a motherfucker - she's planning a huge tour of the canyon with her friends when she graduates. She looked into all the hiking crap.

Incidentally, around the rims of the canyon, its almost all forest. I was surprised to find this, actually. Most of the perimeter about 10 miles away from the canyon itself is pretty basic desert with a little scattered vegetation. But right there at the edge, theres not too much desert. It looked a lot like New England, actually. There were some really interesting plants though - you'll love it.

Here's a link straight to the GC hiking page.

You won't regret it. Its amazing. I just hope none of you are afraid of heights. I could hardly look over the edge!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by David4516

She probably won't need any emergancy gear, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea to have it...

I would never recommend a woman hauling a gun around in the wilderness when her husband is some military dude. (No offense, ladies. But I admit I'd rather a man handle the Weapon of Death.)

If you really insist on bringing a gun Alice, have your husband carry it? PLEASE? ;_;

People there are so very considerate of each other and they're not very destructive or anything. I can't imagine ANYONE horrible trying to hike the "eighth wonder of the world" to rob a few hikers in a canyon.

Unless you're talking about warding off animals for protection? In which case, you'd have QUITE the issue on your hands if you shot a wild animal on national land.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by David4516

Wow, thats the most sexist thing I've heard all week.

AND IMAGINE. I'M FEMALE!

Yea, I'm sure Alice is a rifle-toting soccer mom who shoots VILLIANS OF THE WEST with her free time! Why should she expect her HUSBAND - a MILITARY OFFICER - to do anything for her?

You see, if I was married to a military guy, I would KNOW he's experienced with weaponry. I would trust him A HELL OF A LOT MORE than myself with a gun. And usually, if someone else in my group is better than me at doing something which is needed, I LET THEM DO IT.

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True, but I'd rather have some legal issues to deal with than be injured or killed by a wild animal...

You know, there are OTHER WAYS of warding off wild, hungry animals other than SHOOTING TO KILL.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.