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  1. chandlerwest

    Dayhiking the Under-the-Rim Trail - Bryce Canyon NP - October 2023

    I also did most of this trail as day hikes. I had to laugh at the photo after your shot of the Swamp Canyon Trail sign, as it shows one section of trail that I have not covered. Between Swamp Canyon and the Whiteman Connector Trail. The other section I have not completed is between Hat Shop...
  2. chandlerwest

    Album The members of backcountrypost.com

    I knew that they had oil activity up that way a hundred years ago but I didn't even think that there might be something to see. We didn't go beyond this photo spot (at the foot of Upper Kintla) as it was over 9 miles just to get here. That oil activity was a main purpose that they built the...
  3. chandlerwest

    Album The members of backcountrypost.com

    Upper Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park -- June 2023 -- with @Jeffrey Chandler I was able to chip away at more new trail miles this summer at Glacier NP. I am up to 403 miles out of 734. Jeff is in a Masters program at the Univ. of Montana!
  4. chandlerwest

    Returning to the scene of the crime

    The "I fell from here" shot looks familiar. I got up to an alcove below the yonder cliff face. I wanted to climb out to the east rim when I explored in 2015 but the brush was just too nasty going up the drainage. I climbed high but cliffed out. Glad to hear that getting up to the rim was...
  5. chandlerwest

    Pacific Crest Trail (NOBO) Part 10/10

    This series has been the BEST! Your narrative.....your photography......your captures of ALL things great and small. It was a joy to follow! I get put off by how through hiking can turn into a party on YouTube so I love your concept of Through Hiking For Introverts. I'm so proud of you!
  6. chandlerwest

    Pacific Crest Trail (NOBO) Part 1/10

    I have always appreciated how you notice the little things amongst the grand! Now you are on this grand thru hike and still stopping to notice what is at your feet!!
  7. chandlerwest

    Glacier Nat'l Park - "The Collector"

    Going up we met many hikers who had started at Logan Pass and were heading to Many Glacier. Kurt said "that is the way to do it!" My response was always "yeh, but they have logistical concerns." Don't get me wrong. Walk through's are wonderful but rare in the solo day hiker arsenal. Having...
  8. chandlerwest

    Glacier Nat'l Park - "The Collector"

    I probably have alluded to this previously but I am proudly declaring it today. I am a "Collector" of Glacier National Park trail miles. Circumstances, desire and life events have blessed me with the opportunity to visit Glacier over a 39 years period. I solely day hike so accumulating miles...
  9. chandlerwest

    Hells Canyon - Jet Boat

    Hells Canyon is the deepest canyon in North America at 7,900 feet deep and 10 miles wide. It earns this designation due to the proximity of the Seven Devil Mountains on its eastern edge. In 5.5 air miles it drops from 9,200 ft. to 1,400 ft. It isn't a traditional "canyon" like the Grand but...
  10. chandlerwest

    Glacier Nat'l Park - BCP Fix

    The trail where I held the camera over my head was called the Flathead Ranger Station Trail. The ranger station was burned down during one of the fires of the past. We puzzled that there were no ruins or plaque that gave us permission to turn around and go back to the truck. Pointing at the...
  11. chandlerwest

    Glacier Nat'l Park - BCP Fix

    The road to Kintla closed on our 1st day as the road flooded. I have only made it to Kintla maybe 3 times. It has always taken commitment to drive that road. I have a long day hike (To Upper Kintla Lake) to do up that way so I hope I make it again!
  12. chandlerwest

    Glacier Nat'l Park - BCP Fix

    I don't have much of a story to tell and I sort of overdosed on taking pictures on this trip (983) that I wasn't going to do a trip report. But this morning my responsibility to BCP came to me. For six years I have been your supplier of your Glacier National Park fix. I just can't cut you off...
  13. chandlerwest

    Vermillion Cliffs Trip - Part 2 - White Pocket & Coyote Buttes South

    All I want to do is give you a Big Hug, out of joy, for the wonderful days that you had!!!!!! So happy for you
  14. chandlerwest

    The Wave - and SO MUCH MORE! (Coyote Buttes North, South, White Pocket, Buckskin, Condors, Bighorns...) - Part 1

    What a glorious day !!!!! Quite the Condor experience/opportunity
  15. chandlerwest

    Got photo calendars? Let's see them!

    For years I would prepare a calendar for my mom. I rarely got to see them as they were mailed direct to her. When she passed in Nov. 2018 I grabbed them all (9). I rediscovered them this year and I have decided to hang everyone of them up on my walls. I will treat them like a screensaver and...
  16. chandlerwest

    My Accident Story

    As I was reading this, Every potential accident I felt could happen and every Real accident went out of my memory. What I was feeling was that.....if it had been me instead of you I would have been toast. If I had survived the fall, no one would be coming for me. I would lay hoping for a...
  17. chandlerwest

    Rick’s Recovery : Paw Hole Sand trap, winch to the rescue! My Lizzy moment, ha….

    I really enjoyed my two walks up from Lone Tree to Paw Hole. Enjoying those quite peaceful moments before sunrise. Wait a minute.....I did it first in the heat of the day to assess if it was a road I could drive up. In retrospect that seems like a stupid thing for me to have done. :confused:
  18. chandlerwest

    Bryce Canyon - Under The Rim Trail

    I want to get my disclaimers out there. As I sit at this computer I am not sure how this trip report will play out. What is the story I want to tell???? This is a hike that is not here on BCP (that I can find), combine that with being an area of the park that is visited by a comparatively...
  19. chandlerwest

    Yellowstone's Shoshone Lake, Ouzel Creek, and Three Rivers Junction -- September 13-16 2021

    I love the shots of the thermal area!!!! The autumn colors and your numerous side adventures made this report stand out for me. Never seen Mr. Bubbles look so good.
  20. chandlerwest

    Snake River Lollipop Loop - Yellowstone National Park - August 8, 2021

    I agree with you there. If you had personal knowledge of the old trail then you are free to go for it!! You are accepting the risk that it might get sketchy back in there. Once in Glacier Jeff and I had it in our heads to do something. We had specific beta on the route. We got to were it...
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