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Yup, agree. This option, unfortunately, is a major PITA. The other option is to hike after a major rain storm, and collect rain water from puddles. This too is a major PITA. Neither option is easy. But, the gems are on the list.

You will have a fantastic time! I love, LOVE, the Tonto Trail. The solitude and vistas are it's primary charms. It is hard; but, except for the occasional wash/drainage, the trail is neither brutal nor hard to follow. The problem with the Tonto is the lack of water. I so want to do the...

Yeah, 100% agree on the surgery. I suppose it's like anything else, buy once cry once. Do it right the first time. Have you done the Grandview-Tonto-BA route before? I completed it with my buddy (same guy as above) in 2009. A couple of thoughts if you don't mind: - We spent our first night on...

We did consider the option you describe: return north via Tapeats Creek and Thunder River to Surprise Valley and the Deer Creek trail junction. In fact, the morning of Day 2, a fellow camper strongly recommended this option as well. We opted against a backtrack (partial) via Surprise as we...

Very interesting. Thanks for the follow-up. The mystery deepens. I believe the original factory part did have MOPAR labelling.

@shade Oops. Somehow, I missed your post until today. Not sure how it didn't come up on my alert page. Thank you for the feedback. Much appreciated! I was pretty hard on myself after the accident, but have come to recognize that both you and @jgaz have the correct perspective here. The debate...

Good luck! Yup. I submitted a review noting disappointment too. Completely OT: Amazon has to do better with unscrupulous vendors. Too much of this crap.

YW. Note this the reviews on this Amazon link: Mopar Engine Oil Filter Adapter W/ 3.6L V6 Engine https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BPRZ43O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wNCRDb89C6T93 Some people have posted pictures of a part WITHOUT the MOPAR TM. I have such a part. I will send a picture when I can. I...

FWIW, AFAIK, the latest greatest is 618...AF. Are you sure you installed MOPAR original? There is some internet chatter about low quality third-party versions marketed as MOPAR original. And, looks like I too have a fake part marketed as a MOPAR. I can send a picture if you like.

Thank you! And, you are 100% correct. Life is risky; adventure is even more risky.

Day 2 started at sunrise. Noticing that other groups were up and about, I went of in search of a USB C cable and more importantly trail intel. With regard to the former, I bet my buddy $20 that someone in the canyon would have spare cable. His response: you are a **************. Trail intel was a far...

The Outcome: NPS Medevac on Day 2 from on the shelf section of the Colorado River trail between Tapeats Creek and Deer Creek after I suffered an ankle injury. The Story: On the early morning of Day 1, we drove from the North Rim Lodge to the Indian Hollow Trailhead via FR's 22, 425 and 232...

The Objective: Hike through Thunder River, Tapeats Creek, Deer Creek, Kanab Creek and JumpUp Canyon. The Itinerary: Day 1 - Indian Hollow Trailhead to Upper Tapeats Creek: 12.5 miles Day 2 - Upper Tapeats Campsite to Deer Creek Campsite: 6.5 miles Day 3 - Deer Creek Campsite to Kanab Creek...

Thanks! Forest fires were ablaze on the North Rim. There was a strong smell of smoke at our campsite astride (literally feet from the water) Tapeats Creek.

Pictures from a recent, unfortunately aborted, Grand Canyon hike: Descending from Indian Hollow TH (North Rim) Thunder River waterfall: Tapeats Creek and Colorado River confluence: Boating trip, west of Tapeats Creek: Inbound NPS helicopter, looking West on the river trail between...

The American camel experiment: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/whatever-happened-wild-camels-american-west-180956176/

This is the thing, 5 letters: water I don't worry about the apocalypse, zombies, pandemics, vampires, clowns, whathaveyou, despite a voracious appetite for such fiction, but here in SE AZ I do worry about disruption of water distribution. Water filters, purification tablets, and life-straws...

One Second After was entertaining and interesting. Entertaining in the same sense of the Road (McCarthy). Yeah, I like the genre. Anyhow, unfortunately, Fortschen lost his magic touch with the sequel, One Day After. But, his thoughts on an EMP based disaster make for a good read...

I figure that the River Trail, for those who don't know better, means access to the river, which means water. Hey, what's a little giarda ... IIRC, there was a fatality in that area not so long ago. Indeed. That is crazy fast.