By Frank Mussler Trip report follows gallery. My trip started in Flagstaff at 6 am where I met my tour guide, Jon, and a couple from Boston. We drove to Hualapai Hilltop. It pays to get an early start as there are usually a lot of cars in …
Early Birds No Longer Get the Worm at Backcountry Office
The National Park Service recently announced forthcoming procedural changes in the way backcountry permits are issued. The biggest, and most controversial, is the elimination of an advantage for individuals who arrive in person on the first day that …
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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 …