With the average visit to Grand Canyon National Park lasting a scant hour or two, it's no wonder that hasty forays below the rim are commonplace. Whether jogging rim to rim or simply creeping down a few switchbacks, seeking breathtaking sights or …
“No-Thoughts” on a Hermit/Boucher Loop
Anyone who has ventured below the rim of Grand Canyon can likely recall the moment in which his or her "light" came on. I refer to that step in the journey when distractions, obsessions, hang-ups, and anxieties dissolve like mist before the altar of …
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Much Ado About Havasu
As I munched on a Mexican-style burrito with an acquaintance from Germany, I couldn't help but notice the eclectic crowd riding out the heat in the modest cantina found in Supai Village. This inner canyon eatery is the anchor for a patchwork of …
My Favorite House of Worship
Can. Lid. Can. Lid. Can. Shoe. Shoe? A chilly gust of wind rattled the nearby brush as I spied a decades-old boot peering out from a pile of rusted refuse. My patch of shade beneath a low-slung juniper on Horseshoe Mesa had apparently doubled as a …
Grandview to New Hance Loop
"Hey, check it out," I implored my hiking partner Dan. "I've got a fifth of the earth's history between my fingers." Dan interrupted his cool-down in Hance Creek to find my hand placed on the Great Unconformity, the precise point where the nearly …