For millennia, Grand Canyon has been a magnet for mankind—from yesterday's roaming hunters to today's romantic honeymooners. The recent chance discovery of an artifact on the South Rim has caused park archaeologists to revisit their estimates of the …
Baja California Road Trip: Tecate to Agua Verde
Intro After a hectic season of work for Brad, it was time to head back to one of our favorite places—Baja California! The combination of desert and ocean makes it a great vacation choice for us, the sailor and the desert rat. And it doesn't hurt …
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Clear Creek Saga
Our Grand Canyon Field Institute hike started out very pleasantly, if not a bit warm. Heading down the South Kaibab Trail on March 29th, the sun shone brightly and the air was calm. Temperatures got into the eighties, but starting out early we were …
GCFI Heads for the Falls
As the Grand Canyon Field Institute's 1995 season marched along, director John Frazier suggested I accompany our late-May class on a trip to the North Rim's Clear Creek and it's tributary Cheyava Falls. It was an easy sell. I had been admiring the …