New Book! by Davy Crockett. Grand Canyon Rim to Rim History. 258 pages, 400+ photos, paperback, or Kindle. Available on Amazon (click here)
Hike or run across the Grand Canyon rim to rim. This book tells a 130-year story of many of the early crossers in their own words. It also covers the creation of the trails, bridges, Phantom Ranch, and the water pipeline, the things that are seen during a rim-to-rim journey. These stories will help the reader have a deeper appreciation for the inner Grand Canyon, and for those who helped make it available for us to enjoy.
When this history story starts in 1890, there was no Grand Canyon Village, no Phantom Ranch, and the groomed trails did not exist. There were only a few visitors to either rim because of the lack of roads. Step back in time, to experience the Canyon through the words of those who came before us, those who made our modern Canyon rim crossings possible.
This book has been in the works for multiple years. The author scoured through thousands of Grand Canyon newspaper articles and documents. Included are many fun stories, the airplane that landed near Indian Garden, the man who rode his bike rim-to-rim with permission by the Park. The group of bikers who tried to ride rim-to-rim during a government shutdown. The story of Theodore Roosevelt crossing to hunt mountain lions on the North Rim (hundreds roamed the rim). The original trail that required 94 creek-crossings. The original “Devil’s Corkscrew” section that terrified early descenders, with directions so you can try it too.