My favorite time of hiking Grand Canyon has arrived! The days are finally cooling off, and the nights are getting downright chilly. It is actually a pleasure to wrap yourself inside your sleeping bag at bedtime. This is so unlike the hot summer …
Autumn Arrives at Grand Canyon
On a backpack earlier this week I was reminded why fall is my favorite time to backpack in the Grand Canyon. After weaving through frisky elk on the road to the trailhead ('tis the mating season), my companions and I descended the precipitous South …