A couple of books to consider before March!

The Man Who Walked Through Time by Colin Fletcher, about his trip, the first ever, walking through Grand Canyon below the rim. He died this past year, in June, at 85.

Grand Canyon: Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle, by James Lawrence Powell, a 2005 publication about the recent scientific consensus on how Grand Canyon came to be.

Getting pretty excited!!!

This a good time to get prepared. I am having my Eagle Scout sons get me prepared during the Christmas break. Good times are ahead.

Denis enjoys a view of the inner gorge from the Plateau Point overlook.

Sometimes Connie gets out there, over the edge!

During our October 1981 canyon hike, we stayed two nights at Indian Garden on the way out. During the day in between, we hiked out onto the Tonto Plateau, where this picture of Connie was taken.

CNN Grand Canyon Trip-Planning Article

More good fodder: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/20/cybertrips.grand.canyon.ap/index.html

Great Web site

Have any of you seen Hit the Trail yet? It's a fabulous Internet site full of advice, tips, etc. for people preparing to do what we are. It's written and managed by a former Grand Canyon (and elsewhere) park ranger.

Check it out:
http://www.hitthetrail.com/