Sputtering into the Bill Hall Trail parking area with my brakes all but shot, I felt as if I had landed on the moon. Blackened tree trunks and barren ground were all that remained in the wake of the Bridger's Knoll fire that swept across this ridge …
Taking The Good With The Bad On A Grand Canyon Backpack
"Over that ridge, around the creek, up that slope—no problem," surmised, my wisecracking cousin Dan. Yeah, right. As we peered down upon our intended route from the Lipan Point guardrail, experience (not to mention common sense) told me our 35-mile …
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Marble Canyon Calling
In the year 1889, engineer Robert Stanton pushed off at Lees Ferry with a crew of seven, embarking on the most dangerous leg of an odyssey that began in Green River, Utah. Their goal was to scout out a water-level train route along the Colorado River …
A Journey from North to South
Rim to rim. In Grand Canyon circles this simple phrase conjures up a chasm full of images. From the towering fir and spruce on the North Rim to the tumbling waters of Roaring Springs, from the breezy stoop of the Phantom Ranch cantina to the frothy …
Afoot in the Shinumo Amphitheater: Exploring the North Bass Trail
Once upon a time a journey to Grand Canyon took more effort than stopping one's sport utility vehicle short of the guardrail. In days past those hardy souls that made the journey to the fabled chasm did so on foot or horseback. Some would argue that …
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