The Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon

Is there really this place??? Wonderful

Yes it exists. You can camp or stay in these cabins but you have to book in advance. We had wild fox, scorpions, goats, and rare condors

You had me till the "scorpions"! It is very enchanting though.

The scorpion was friendly. It's the black widows that like the showers. Seriously though it was one of the best trips I've ever been on and would do it again in a heartbeat.

How can you tell a scorpion is friendly?? ;-) And more...black widows in showers...i'd have to wear a haz mat suit & carry Raid..lol

It was smiling ;-)
I woke up at 4am to the sound of a a ring tailed cat eating an apple---it was sitting on the post of my bed.

Holy Smokes!!! Where are you?? And heli-skiing...is that where you leap out of a helicopter with ski's on & ski down the face of a vertical mountain? I know now why scorpions, black widows & ring tailed critters sitting on your bedpost don't phase you! lol Open windows? No screens? Maybe ring-tailed cats come thru screens...yikes, i'd never sleep...maybe I'd rather leap out of the helicopter! Geez..talk about adventure seeking..you must be one heck of a sailor!!! Terri

Heli-skiing is where they fly you up to the top of a mountain and you ski down, usually in the back country of Canada. fresh tracks all day---no lift lines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGUHtQMtKCo

Never thought of base jumping out of a heli but now that you mention it, I may have to put that on my 'bucket-list.'