During the last week my family and I rode mules to the bottom of the Grand Canyon to stay at Phantom Ranch. (John, you’ll be happy to know I didn’t fall into the canyon so you don’t need to look for a new business partner.)
I’m granting myself a few more days of radio silence, but I will return the workshop and blogging later this week.
— Christopher Schwarz
The hat suits you!
Thanks. That’s been my favorite hat for more than 20 years.
You looking for a part in the Revanant 2
Neither the mule or you should feel self-conscious about your ears or hair. Some things are just meant to be so.
Merry Christmas, and enjoy that trip
Merry Christmas. Couldn’t help but notice that your mule’s ears are clocked.
Well played sir.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year – everything posted here for the remainder of 2016 is pure bonus. Enjoy your time off – Looking forward to 2017 in the same elevated spirit!
That is the easy way. The right way is to hike down with a pack on your back
Thanks.
Oh, I dunno… Hiking up to Phantom Ranch from my kayak seemed the right way for me when I was there.
It’s great when things that have superlatives in their names actually live up to or even surpass those superlatives. The Grand Canyon is one of those things. Merry Christmas!
A very special place. Merry Christmas!!
That is an awesome picture. I hope everyone is having a wonderful time!
This picture will serve me well on those long nights at sea.
“you can take the train or you can ride the mule they are both the same price.” Ron White
the mule looks like a lot more fun…have a good time. Merry Christmas…
Well deserved. Enjoy.
Practice extreme vigilance, you resemble some of the “old West desperadoes that may still be “wanted, dead or alive”!!!!
Reminds me of Josey Wales?
Given your audience it takes real guts to post a picture of you on an ass😀😀
Merry Christmas
That’s a fresh new approach to hide glue and campaign furniture spare parts! If the mule knew…
Check out the pinus ponderosa on the upper rim.
Awesome! Isn’t this a scene out of “City Slicker”?
We were down there two years ago at this time. Chilly up top, perfect down at Phantom Ranch. Enjoy! We were on foot, which is more to our taste, but at least your way you don’t end up having to walk through what the mules leave behind on the trail.
Real men walk it from rim to rim. Hated the pace of the mule train getting in my way. That really broke my cadence.
What was the name of that movie… “Schwarz Down Under”? Great photo, great trip. I rode a mule into the canyon when I was 14 on one of my more memorable family trips.
Real men make their own tack cloths.
*sigh*
Awesome hat. Hope you and your family have a wonderful break, Chris. Do let me know about those ideas on sycamore seat blanks I sent your way. Happy to help out if I can.
Cheers,
Chris’ Wardrobe Department worked overtime to get him properly attired for that trip. Lookin’ good.