Matkatamiba

Deer Creek Logic

Deer Creek

Camp 118.6

(actually, it's Big Dune)

Elves Chasm (looking out)

Elves Chasm (looking in)

Winter Canyon

New Year's Eve - Grand Canyon Launch Day Eve

I hope that everyone has had a good year, both on and off the water.
Have fun tonight.  Be safe.

Happy to say that I am with the Liquid Logic crew, getting prepared for tomorrow morning's inspection by NPS so we can get the green light to launch the 12 day trip through the Grand Canyon.

As a celebration of this trip, I have queued up the first 12 photogravures that were made from my last trip through the canyon.  They will show up, one per day, in order but not necessarily in coordination with the current trip (tough to predict exactly where we will be each day).  I hope you enjoy them.  The new(er) batch of photogravures will pop up over on the ARTandWATER blog.

titled "Campsite Quanta"

Food for the Grand Canyon self-support trip.

After multiple emails, with different suggestions, I went to the internet to research what minimalist backpackers, whitewater kayaking multi-day trip folks, and the average 3 day weekend hiker used to make their menus on exciting adventures.
 Needless to say, I was totally confused.
 This forced me to stop everything and focus on three questions:
1. How do I normally eat when I'm focused on one long-term project?
2. What am I willing to eat for 12 days in a row?
3. How can I dress it up a bit so it's not totally boring?

I added a few things in the end, but the photos below are a great representation of how I answered those questions when packing for this 12 day Grand Canyon trip that launches on January 1, 2013 with the LiquidLogic crew.

3 packets of instant oatmeal for breakfast
(390 - 480 calories depending on flavor)

Lots of dried fruit and nuts

(17,000 calories total divided by 12 equals 1400 calories per day)

(352g protein total divided by 12 equals 23g protein per day)

(it's difficult to believe, but I double checked everything on the labels)

All the dried fruit and nuts (from the previous picture) mixed up in equal parts (mostly) for each day

1 big protein bar and 1 small balanced bar for each day
(each Big protein bar has 400 calories with 30g protein)
(each Small bar has 170 calories with 10g protein)

"Dinner" options
(I felt I needed some hot food, and some carbs mixed in with all this protein)
(The bags of dehydrated carrots, tomatoes, and celery mix in with all this stuff nicely)
(Each item pictured has 400 - 500 calories)
(the summer sausage and cheese each have about 25 g protein)

All the food fit inside 2 Watershed Ocoee drybags and 1 SeaToSummit 13Liter drybag, which fits very easily in the Remix XP10.
(While I was packing my boat, I stuffed the cracks between drybags with extra random food that was in sealed plastic bags.  It was mostly light stuff like vegetable soup mix and minute rice.)

Attention Canadian Boaters and Artists....

http://www.banff.ca/index.aspx?NID=846

Banff is accepting applications for your work to be part of a public art project.

http://www.banffcragandcanyon.com/2012/10/18/a-call-to-artists-is-out-for-banffs-latest-public-art-pieces

Photography, painting, printmaking, whatever.....
If it involves Banff, and you are from the Great White North, then you are eligible to apply. 

Help the Farmington River

Support the Wild and Scenic designation for the Lower Farmington River (see attached document for details). This designation would be great for paddling on the Farmington and especially Tariffville gorge.

 American Whitewater supports the effort: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/31537/

 If you would, please comment in support of the designation (Alternative B), they're running out of time for comments, closing date is October 17th. You don't need to say much, offering your support is a big help! parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=261&projectID=35651&documentID=48466

How The Earth Was Made

has a segment that features the Grand Canyon and Wayne Ranney.




Wayne has a cool geology blog.
He is from Flagstaff, and is an avid hiker/explorer who knows the canyon well.

Check it out!

 http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/

Grand Canyon Trip Jan 1, 2013

For the past few years, the Liquid Logic crew has organized a self-support trip through Marble and Grand Canyons in the winter. 

http://kayakcamping.amongstit.com/

http://www.astralbuoyancy.com/news/expedition/grand-canyon-first-time-reflections/

http://www.teamliquidlogic.com/self-support-grand-canyon

This year, I am on the trip list.  Deposit is in, and plans are made.   I am very excited to get back into The Canyon!!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artandwater/grand-canyon-gravure?ref=card

RapidBlocs

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/08/the-lego-like-building-blocks-of-the-olympic-slalom-canoe/

Olympic WW events start on Sunday

http://www.nbcolympics.com/canoe-kayak/results-schedules/index.html

http://www.nbcolympics.com/online-listings/day=july-29/index.html

http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Canoe-Kayak.aspx

Support our USA C2 Olympic boat!!!

http://erichurd.me/

They have tshirts.......

or, if you just are feeling the Olympic spirit and want to donate a dollar or two....

http://erichurd.me/

Living the life

http://youtu.be/32POS8sanY8

Nick Gottlieb having fun getting it done.

Wild Fire Tees

http://www.wildfiretees.com/

The wild fires in Colorado have taken their toll on the state's resources, cost property and lives.

These creative people have come together to raise money to help with the fire fighting and recovery effort.  

Go to the website and check it out!

New designs are constantly being added.

You get cool tshirts and the good feeling that you are helping.

If you like these prints...

12 photogravures of the Grand Canyon

12 cyanotypes of the Grand Canyon

... then you only have 16 days left to make your claim,
which will help make sure the project continues to completion,
and you can receive either one of the originals,
or one of the archival digital reprints,
in the Grand Canyon Gravure project.
The choice is yours.

Click this link to sign up:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1064313302/grand-canyon-gravure?ref=card

Global Water

http://www.globalwater.org/