next morning we start pumping the flat
Buckskin gulch
wild life in the dry sun and cold shadows
flash flood leaves muddy paddle all along the trail
pull yourself out of mud before you sink
wash off all the mud in Kanab, UT. getting ready for big hike tomorrow
Grand Canyon, North rim. September 30th
Jorge is a serious hiker
a wild deer wanders about
Captain George, a mastermind of this whole trip
organic farm in the middle of desert, Cainsville, Utah
'much needed rest stop' says Josh after sitting in the car for hours
next morning shortly after a quick coffee stop in Escalante, Utah, we hit 1,000 miles since we left Scottsdale, just East of Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday
Josh and I pretend to be in Gus Van Sant's 'Gerry'
we got stuck!
from Utah back to Arizona, then back again to Utah...
quick hike up before the night falls
we brought back plenty of fire wood to keep the windy desert night warm
discussing the map in the morning. we'll drive great distance today
sisters of sheep in Rock Point, AZ
Kristan's car reaches 250000 miles!
we enter Utah at the town of Bluff "Toshiro, we're in Utah." "I think you're bluffing, Kristan."
Arches National Park
get to Moab, Utah, a little hippie hide out surrounded by mountains
stop for VOG breakfast
Kristan splits
George picks me up
70 miles East of Phoenix, we find Old Town Superior, a home of The World's Smallest Museum
in San Carlos Indian reservation's junior school, kids go around and pick up trash for their in-school suspension
Kristan joins in the town of Grove, to visit breathtaking mountain range with us
full moon rises over our first camping site by Lyman lake
mountains of red rocks
magnificent clouds in Arizona sky
Mike watches clouds
Mike gets drowned
'I wish I could play chess on my prep day.' says Mariela
Only that we play these huge pieces
Katie makes 'Mini Zavars container'
Kats on John Deere
Jamie, my sumo wrestling buddy
boys on the field
Kristan says goodbye to coleagues
'Nothing else to do around here other than skydiving or smuggling people.' says Brian, somewhere near Mexican border on Interstate 10
a wind tunnel towers out in the middle of desert
German air force team practice canopy formation
Katie practice back flying in wind tunnel
Wow! James and Nathan finishes their first tandem jumps
hanging out with German air force crew. Frank, above left, says 'Our country's politics is becoming very complicated, but at least we get to choose what we like to believe in.' while Garfield, right, calls me Tokyo
emergency vehicle... not a pleasant thing to see in a dropzone. Fly safe!
Katie's rainbow canopy
15 jumps in one weekend... Are you done for the day, Katie? 'No I'm gonna do a few more jumps before I go to work.'
beautiful sunset at Eloy, Arizona
