Bob was not only a valued member of our hiking family but he is a talented artist.  Above is one of his original paintings from his experience in the Grand Canyon.  It is shown here with his kind permission.
               For more of his art here is the link to visit Bob's web site.

"I have trained for the last two years with Ron and his hiking club and have found it to be one of the most worthwhile things I have ever done for myself.  Because my wife, Carol, is not physically able to train with me I have had to go it alone but have found everyone in the hiking club to be very friendly and willing to accept me as just another member of this big happy hiking family.  Although the training hikes have sometimes been a lot of hard work, I have found them to be good medicine that's not hard to swallow.  I have gone on both the 2006 Grand Canyon trip and the 2007 Hawaii trip and have found them both to be awesome experiences.  Finishing the rim-to river-to-rim Grand Canyon hike has been one of the greatest feelings of accomplishment that I have ever had; I'll always remember it.  I'll always feel indebted to Ron and our hiking family for helping to make both trips among my best life experiences."
                                                                                      Bob Williams