You ladies are the BEST!!! Thank you for your continued advice! I truly appreciate EVERY piece of warning, advice, hints, tips, ideas, etc.

Thanks for the reminder about critters. I always think of it when mountain hiking, but may have neglected to think of it for the canyon (don't know why- I know critters live in the canyon ).

I'm with PW. I'm soooo creeped out by creepy crawlies that I'd probably worry all night about getting crawled on while I'm asleep- but I may just need to get over it. If I knew a scorpion was crawling on me- I probably wouldn't close my eyes- EVER!
I'll probably wind up bringing both tent and fly- one to use for shade and one to keep the bugs/critters off me.

Good tips on the adductors and abductors- two areas I might have missed.


Thanks again! Keep any advice coming. I'm open to it all, and taking very good notes!