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misfortune to make a disparaging Boot Tracks, cont’d from p. 5 very nice and would rate five boots all
remark about some women and paid by itself, but it’s the second and more
the price. Killeen’s wife was obviously PG (for P r e t t y and Good), although difficult half that earns Ice Box Canyon
having an affair with Frank Leslie. It you might be missing out, because the a total of eight boots out of ten! q
would seem that Killeen remonstrated really good stuff lies just ahead. If you
with Leslie who shot him and later do go down into the canyon, it’s a good
married Mrs Killeen. Leslie appears idea to drop some mental breadcrumbs
to have been trigger happy, as he was so that you can find your way back up Executive Director Hired
responsible for the shooting of William later. That river of boulders ahead of you arilyn Demos Fravel, after a
Claybourne. Billy Kinsman was shot by is now the trail. Rock scrambling—and unanimous board vote, was
a woman much older than he who had I mean first class bouldering—is about Mhired by Friends of Red Rock
a crush on him. to begin. Just pick your path and go, re- Canyon as the first Executive Director
Several people were killed by membering that there are usually several for the organization.
Indians. Mike Noonan was chopping solutions to every puzzle that you may Ms. Fravel has an extensive
wood when he was killed. Harry Curry encounter. You will soon find yourself in background in both fundraising and
and Seymour were harvesting when a deep canyon with towering black walls “friend raising” for nonprofit and
they met their end. To avoid attracting on both sides. The main problem with for-profit organizations. Among her
the attention of his friends other credentials, Marilyn has been a
who were nearby, Indians manager and volunteer for environ-
stoned Joe Wetzel to death. mental groups as well as health-care
Ben Scott and Al Bennett, related companies.
both teamsters, died when © 2003 LocalHikes, Inc Marilyn, a recent transplant from Se-
they were ambushed. dona, Ariz., has an eclectic professional
Almost half the people history which includes a substantial
described as “Legally background in the medical profes-
Hanged” and buried in Boot sion, as well as nonprofit leadership
Hill were from a gang which roles the fine arts community. Her most
recent position was Executive Director
robbed a store in Bisbee. for the Sedona Arts Center.
Heath, who was suspected I am very excited to welcome
to have been part of the Marilyn to the Red Rock Canyon family.
gang, escaped the law but Ice Box Canyon Please plan to attend March 14 General
was lynched by a mob from Membership Meeting to meet our first
Bisbee. If today we mistakenly buy a rock scrambling is that you’re always Executive Director.
stolen car, the worst that can happen looking at your feet, so pause frequently Please feel free to visit Marilyn
to us is that we lose the car. Pity poor to take in the beauty above and around in the Friends of Red Rock Canyon
George Johnson who bought a stolen you. It’s really astonishing. offices. She may also be reached at
Along the way you’ll meet some
horse and was hanged by mistake for giant butterscotch-scented ponderosa (702) 515-5360 or mdfravel@friend-
horse theft. pine trees. Be sure to stop and hug them, sofredrockcanyon.org. —Pat Williams
What a tale lies behind the grave
markers! People killed in the course of as they are the ancient guardians of this Calling all Friends!
canyon (and they like hugs). When you
their work; disease; infidelity; gambling get to the end of this rocky path, you’ll Friends of Red Rock Canyon needs
and drinking; sadness and mental be rewarded by a spectacular echoing volunteers to staff an information table
despair; robberies and accidental canyon replete with seasonal waterfall. in the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center,
deaths. It could well be a snapshot Just above you and out of sight are two Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m.
of a town in the twenty-first century natural tanks that are usually full of and 2 p.m. over holiday weekends and dur-
rather than that of one taken almost one water. Please use extreme caution if ing ‘peak’ visitation periods. Training and
hundred and thirty years ago. To end on you climb up to these tanks, as the slick all needed materials will be provided.
Please contact Vicki Sudduth, (702)
a happy note, life wasn’t always short rock is treacherous. You may also dis- 515-5360 or vsuddith@friendsofredrock-
and nasty in Tombstone. John Swain cover how this area got its name; it can canyon.org for scheduling options.
Slaughter arrived in the town in 1879 actually get quite cold back here, which Questions? Please contact Barb
and was buried in 1945, just short of makes Ice Box one of my favorite sum- Jorgensen (775) 727-6784 or fjorgensen@
his hundredth birthday. q mer hikes. The first part of this outing is aol.com. —B. Jorgensen
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