Unhealthy Paradise

Were you to think that I’d give myself a break after my gruelling 3-day Grand Canyon crossing, then you’d be wrong. If you were to think that I’d be stupid to do anything else, then you’d be right. Certainly, planning a hike into and out of Havasu Canyon on successive days straight after slogging up …

The Grand Adventure, part 3: Indian Garden to South Rim

Following on from parts 1 (https://mjhmusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/the-grand-adventure-part-1-north-rim-to-river/) and 2 (https://mjhmusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/the-grand-adventure-part-2-river-to-indian-garden/), this will finish the tale. The third and final day of the Grand Canyon Crossing: the formidable climb up from Indian Garden on the Tonto Platform to the South Rim. It was the shortest and least eventful of the three days – this trek of 4 …

The Grand Adventure, part 2: River to Indian Garden

Following on from part 1 (https://mjhmusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/the-grand-adventure-part-1-north-rim-to-river/). Day 2 of the Grand Canyon Crossing: today we had to get to Indian Garden, our second campsite situated half-way towards the South Rim. I awoke in the cool shade of Bright Angel Campground – a mile in altitude below the rim; it would be hours after dawn before …

The Grand Adventure, part 1: North Rim to River

You’re probably familiar with the old adage: ‘it’s about the journey, not the destination’. I don’t always agree, but in this case it was certainly true. This whole trip had been about the crossing of the Grand Canyon, but, far from being just a methodical build-up, the week in Arizona and Utah before the main …