Revision History for 1998

more recent revisions

December 24, 1998

• Add current weather condtions to the weather page.
• Forgot my birthday again - the Grand Canyon Explorer site was 4 years old on December 2nd, 1998.

December 22, 1998

• Added 1999 rate info for Kaibab Lodge on the Lodging and Other Services page.

December 18, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

December 2, 1998

• Added December Bulletin from the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.
• Added a link for OutDoors Unlimited on the River Running page.
• Please be aware of problems when FAXing permit requests to the Backcountry Office.

November 21, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

November 7, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Fixed problems with some broken links:
  • Grand Canyon River Running - The Unofficial Guide to the Colorado River in The Grand Canyon
  • Rivers & Oceans - A travel company thats books trips on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon

November 2, 1998

• Added trip report from Charlie Hart: Unsuccessful Atoko Route Descent, to the Happy Campers page.

November 1, 1998

• Added November Bulletin from the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.

October 23, 1998

• Added photos to Daniel Dunn's Grandview, Grapevine, Cremation, Bright Angel, Indian Gardens trip report.

October 22, 1998

• Added links from West Canyon Mileage Chart and East Canyon Mileage Chart to USGS Topo Maps.
• Added more photos from our recent trip to Hawaii.

October 20, 1998

• Added trip report from Bob Anderson: South Canyon hike, to the Happy Campers page.

October 16, 1998

• Updated the dates on the Associate Naturalist page.
• Added a link to The Doing of the Thing on the books page.

October 14, 1998

• Added trip reports to the Happy Campers page:
  • Daniel Dunn's Grandview, Grapevine, Cremation, Bright Angel, Indian Gardens trip.
  • Mike Horm's Nankoweap trip.

October 10, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Revisions to my personal home page.
  • Added photo pages from our recent trip to Hawaii.

October 4, 1998

• Added October Bulletin from the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.

October 2, 1998

• Added trip report from John Dresser: New Hance / Tonto / Page Springs / Grandview, to the Happy Campers page.
• Updated the page for the Museum of Northern Arizona.
• Other miscellaneous clean-up (e-mail addresses, links, ...).

September 27, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

September 7, 1998

• Added trip report from Chuck Arden: Rim To Rim via North Kaibab to Bright Angel, to the Happy Campers page.

September 1, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

August 26, 1998

• Added September Bulletin from the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.

August 19, 1998

• Added an action alert for Creating a Sustainable Future for Grand Canyon from the Grand Canyon Trust.

August 11, 1998

• Added trip report from Jay & Ginjer Clarke: Day Hikes on the Widforss and Rim Trails, to the Happy Campers page.

August 7, 1998

• Updates to the Books and Guides page.
• Updates to the Other "Canyon" Links page.

July 31, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

July 17, 1998

• Updates some new articles from the Grand Canyon Trust's publication, The Colorado Plateau Advocate.
  • Greater! GRAND CANYON
  • Struggle for Clean Air Continues
  • Gateway to the Grand Canyon
• Redesign of the non-Frame, non-Java (i.e., vanilla) based home pages.

July 15, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Redesign of the initial home page.

July 5, 1998

• Added a GRAND CANYON Explorer chat room.

July 3, 1998

• Updates to THE ONLINE GUIDE.
• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Added an award from Access Arizona - GRAND CANYON Explorer was "Site of the Day" for July 1, 1998

June 21, 1998

• Added trip report from Bob Anderson : BILL HALL - THUNDER RIVER - RIVER ROUTE - DEER CREEK, to the Happy Campers page.
• Added a link to CANYON DREAMS on the Other Canyon Links page.
• Fixed link problems with the Normal and Table versions of the Master Image Index.

June 20, 1998

• Change to e-mail address for South Rim Travel.
• Added a trip report from the annual picnic of the Grand Canyon Pioneers Society, the Grand Canyon Star Party and a day hike to Indian Gardens.
• Added some more 'Ol Pioneer articles from the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.

June 17, 1998

• Added trip report from Tony Coslett : I'm 12, I Hiked the Grand Canyon and I Have a Story, to the Happy Campers page.
• Updates to Evening Programs.

June 7, 1998

• Added trip report for Rim to Rim to Rim and Phantom Creek, from Norm Kern, to the Happy Campers page.

June 4, 1998

• Added trip report for Monument Point - Sowats Point, Grand Canyon loop hike, from Roger Jenkins, to the Happy Campers page.
• Updates to Evening Programs.

May 30, 1998

• Added some suggested hikes for first time Grand Canyon hikers.
• Added route description of the Granite Narrows Route between Tapeats Creek and Upper Deer Creek and updated the affected USGS topos.
• Added captions to photos on trip report from Mary Cornelius.

May 27, 1998

• Added information for the Fifteenth season of the Grand Canyon Music Festival.

May 26, 1998

• Added a link to trip report from Mary Cornelius on the Happy Campers page.

May 20, 1998

• Revised the trail descripton for the South Bass Trail.
• Added a trail descripton for the Tonto Trail between Bass Canyon and Elves Chasm.
• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Added National Parks Employment Data, Ben Benton to the Books and Guides page.
• Revised the link for CANYON Explorations, Inc. on the River Running page.

May 18, 1998

• Added updated Why Suffer? Advice for Hikers from the Backcountry Office to the Backcountry page.

May 17, 1998

• Added images of Redbud blossoms, Crimson Monkeyflower, Globemallow, Beavertail Cactus and Colorado Columbine to the Photo Gallery
• Updated the various versions of the Master Image Index to included images from the recent trip.
• Added a link to trip report from Bob Anderson on the Happy Campers page.
• Added a link to trip report from Robert Hutchins on the Happy Campers page.

May 16, 1998

• Added a trip report for my April/May, 1998 : South Bass, Elves Chasm, Tonto West, Boucher hike.
• Updated USGS photo index maps to include images from the above hike.

May 6, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Added a link to trip report from Tim Ward on the Happy Campers page.

April 23, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

April 19, 1998

• Revisions to various backcountry pages to add links to the new Backcountry Trip Planner.

April 18, 1998

• Version 1.0 of the Backcountry Trip Planner is now in beta test (requires a JavaScript capable browser).

April 15, 1998

• Added links to trails and trip reports from the frame version of the interactive Bacountry Use Area map.
• Added a page for Other National Parks Links.

April 13, 1998

• Added interactive capability to the Backcountry Use Area map and linked it to the Backcountry Use Area table.
• Added a frame version of the above.

April 11, 1998

• Added "Don't Forget The Moon" section to THE ONLINE GUIDE.
• Revisions to Grand Canyon Village almanac data on THE ONLINE GUIDE page:
  • Added data for the entire year (1998)
  • Added data for times of Moonrise and Moonset and phase of Moon (% full)

April 9, 1998

• Updates to page for Park Ranger Richard Ullmann under the home pages for interpretive rangers.
• Updates to Evening Programs.

April 7, 1998

• Added a page for information on funds raised by GRAND CANYON Explorer CD ROM projects.
• Added a page for SynForest's The Grand Canyon: David and Marc Muench and linked it to the Grand Canyon CD ROM page.
• Revised the link to Gloria "G.K." Sprinkle's Grand Canyon Hiking Tours on the Other Canyon Links page.

April 4, 1998

• Added a page for 1997 Search and Rescue Statistics.

April 2, 1998

• Added an award from CyberBlaze & CyberHikes.
• Added a page for Backcountry Nightmares.

March 30, 1998

• Added info for GRAND CANYON STAR PARTY '98.

March 27, 1998

• Added a link to American Dream Tours on the Other Canyon Links page.

March 26, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

March 25, 1998

• New issue of THE GUIDE.

March 22, 1998

• Update rate info for the Seven Mile Lodge on the Lodging and Other Services page.
• Updates to the site contributors page.

March 17, 1998

• Added a link to trip report from Jim Hadlock on the Happy Campers page.

March 16, 1998

• Fixed the link to the University of Michigan's Weather Underground Project.
• Revisions to the VISITOR CENTER page.
• Revisions to the Shuttle Bus schedule.
• Updates to the site contributors page.

March 14, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.

March 12, 1998

• Added some photos from the Cave of the Domes.
• Revisions to trail descriptions for the Grandview and Tonto Trails.
• Updates to the site contributors page.

March 10, 1998

• Change toll free number for ordering Virtual Adventures' GRAND CANYON CD-ROM.
• Added a link to The Sheridan House Inn on the Lodging and Other Services page.
• Updates to the Sharon Spangler Memorial.

March 8, 1998

• Revisions to the Grand Canyon screen saver:
  • Fix some problems with the cursor not remaining inivisible while the screen saver is active.
  • Other, miscellaneous, cosmetic changes.

March 5, 1998

• Added some photos to the Sharon Spangler Memorial.
• Revisions to 1998 Outings for the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.

March 2, 1998

• Added a picture of the tree to the ALL ABOUT A TREE AND A POT article from the Grand Canyon Pioneers Society newsletter.

February 28, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Added a tribute to Sharon Spangler.

February 26, 1998

• Updated rate info for Kaibab Lodge on the Lodging and Other Services page.

February 23, 1998

• Added some nice Grand Canyon wallpaper images.
• Added another award from The Mining Company.

February 18, 1998

• Add some more 'Ol Pioneer articles from the Grand Canyon Pioneer's Society.

February 17, 1998

• NPS Awards Camping Reservations Contract to Biospherics, Inc.
• Fix some problems with links on some of the lodging pages.
• Added a frame version of the Lodging & Other Services page.

February 14, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• More updates to 1998 hotel rates on the Lodging and Other Services page.
• Added some info on Ken Patrick to the trail description for the Ken Patrick Trail.

February 8, 1998

• Updates to info on Harvey Butchart.

January 31, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Updates to some hotel rates for 1998 on the Lodging and Other Services page.

January 28, 1998

• Added info on mule trips from the north rim.

January 24, 1998

• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Added a link to Steve's Grand Canyon Adventures page from the Other "Canyon" Links page.
• More work on the new home page interface.

January 16, 1998

• Added an award from Biweekly Earth Science Review
• Revisions to the page for South Rim Travel.
• Added a link to a new home page interface that I have been playing with.
• Other miscellaneous stuff

January 14, 1998

• Numerous additions to and reformatting of the Master Image Index.

January 9, 1998

• Updates to THE ONLINE GUIDE.
• Updates to Evening Programs.
• Added a link to GRAND CANYON : FROM DINOSAURS TO DAMS, a new video from the Grand Canyon Trust, to the videos page.
• Removed link to the Daily Web Page Calendar as they seem to have gone out of business.

January 6, 1998

• Added a page for the park's HEAT KILLS handout and linked it into the rest of the site.
• Added links to NPS pages:
  • Road to the Future - A new way to visit Grand Canyon National Park
  • Mather Point Transit Center - A better place to begin your visit
  • Grand Canyon Greenway - Another great idea whos time has come
  • Grand Canyon National Park General Management Plan - How to protect the park for future generations
  • Uplift & Erosion - Newsletter from the Grand Canyon General Management Plan Implementation Team
  • Colorado River Management Plan Page - The latest news from the river
  • Kaibab National Forest HomePage - Right next door to the Grand Canyon

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