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Grand Canyon Rim To Rim History (Ultrarunning History) Paperback – January 4, 2023

by Davy Crockett (Author)
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Thousands of people hike down into the Grand Canyon each year and many hike or run across its great expanse rim-to-rim. Anyone who descends into the Canyon should take time to learn about the history of the trails they use. This book, with more than 400 photos, tells the 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 about 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 more than 100 years, to experience the Canyon through the words of those who came before us, those who made our modern Canyon journeys possible. Many of the stories, gleaned from thousands of newspaper articles, have never been told in a Grand Canyon book.

“This is the definitive book on the people’s history of the Grand Canyon over the past 150 years through the fascinating eyewitness accounts of those who blazed its trails and took on the formidable challenge of crossing the Canyon from rim to rim. After reading this book, not only will you have the most comprehensive and complete understanding of the people’s history of this area of the Grand Canyon, but you might also just find yourself so inspired and motivated that you will begin to plan a Grand Canyon adventure of the likes you would have never thought possible before!" - Benedict Dughoff, Executive Director Grand Canyon Trails Association
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BRLY8693
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (January 4, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8370626890
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.72 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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David “Davy” R. Crockett is a veteran ultrarunner, historian, author, podcaster, and retired web developer. He began serious running in 2004 and finished more than one hundred 100-mile races during the next fourteen years. In 2005, he combined his love for running and history by organizing the “Pony Express Trail 50 and 100” held on the historic Pony Express Trail in the west desert of Utah.

Back in the mid-1990s, with his interest in 19th-century history, he began authoring books and published a series of books on the westward pioneer migration in the 1840s. He also published dozens of articles in magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias.

In 2005, he ventured down into the Grand Canyon for the first time, running a double crossing (back and forth), a rim-to-rim-to rim. The Grand Canyon became his favorite place to hike and run. Since that day, he has hiked or run about 1,200 miles in the Canyon.

In 2016, as an experienced ultrarunner, Crockett developed an interest in the history of ultrarunning, and in 2018, he established ultrarunninghistory.com and the Ultrarunning History Podcast, authoring long articles and episodes every two weeks documenting long-forgotten stories of the sport. In 2020, he became the new Director of the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame which is hosted on ultrarunninghistory.com. In 2022, he started to preserve his writings into books in the Ultrarunning History Series on Amazon. He and his wife Linda are the parents of six children and eleven grandchildren, all living in Utah.

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ohioborn
5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Cayon history
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
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Iam looking forward to reading this book.
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Maurine
5.0 out of 5 stars Time for a trip to the canyon
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023
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I have read the author's blog posts in the past about his various adventures in the Grand Canyon. The book takes knowledge from those posts but expands on it exponentially. This book has made me want to do an double crossing this year (I started planning it after the first few chapters). So much information and great pictures. I will probably reread it multiple times and take notes of various historically mentioned traces on the Kaibab and Bright Angel trails. So much that those of us who have gone into the canyon now think is hard, but the writing made me wonder how much harder it must have been with older clothing/gear that we don't have to deal with now. I also want to throw out a shout out to the CCC and other men and women of the past who started the development of the Grand Canyon I know and love. Highly recommend this - even if you don't plan an adventure down into its depth.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Unique Take on Grand Canyon Main Corridor History
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
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A very interesting collection of stories, many seen nowhere else. I really appreciate the running history that the author pulled together—the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. He pulls no punches. He discusses the controversies caused by ever increasing numbers of people drawn by the challenge of extreme exertion but also some general history, including interesting stories not covered elsewhere. I lived and hiked at the Grand Canyon during some of the time covered in this book--the 1980s and 1990s and today, but I wasn't much aware of the emerging sport of trail running or extreme cross-canyon hiking during this period. He has extensive references, but no footnotes, so my only quibble might be that if you are interested in the source of a quote or information, you are out of luck. But as someone who studied the history of the Canyon, he gets it right. Lots of good pictures. This is a nice addition to your collection of Canyon history.
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Glenn Bode
5.0 out of 5 stars For Rim to Rim hikers (and R2R2R etc)
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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Good book with a very narrow reader base, I would think. Rim to rim Grand Canyon hikers will probably be interested, but beyond that, I suspect few will find it interesting. I was a GC hiker for over 25 years and did a couple of R2Rs, so I found the history of the route interesting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Need to Know
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023
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If you are a Canyon enthusiast, Trail Runner, R2R, or R3 kind of person, then you need to read this book. Crockett has taken much of the history of our beloved Ditch and gracefully blended in Rim to Rim running. Doing so, he has provided us with a fantastic picture of our passion for this Natural Wonder, as applied to our passion for running in nature. Need to know? Read the book!
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SBSmithAuthor
5.0 out of 5 stars A detailed, colorful history!
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
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I can't imagine the amount of research that went into devloping this detailed and colorful history of the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim. It's well written and easy to read. I did not know the history of the development of the Grand Canyon and its various trails before reading this book. The book's comprehensive overview allows the reader to understand the difficulties - physical, geological, and politcal - of bringing the canyon to where it is today. Great read!
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Mihaela Mullin
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, inspiring, entertaining.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023
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This is a fascinating book, written by one that battled the trails, endured the challenges of temperatures, whether and terrain, breathed the air, and indulged himself in the beauty and history of this magnificent landmark, the one-of-a-kind in the World, The Grand Canyon.

One does not have to be an ultra runner, or an avid hiker, to get trapped inside the pages of this unique book, but would certainly end up being inspired by it to go and see for themselves the overwhelming magnitude, and majestic views of the Grand Canyon.

For those that did the crossing, the book enriches them with history, geology, rare photos, making their journey across, so much more special. A true accomplishment and experience of a lifetime.
Everyone out there, enjoy the reading!
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Larry K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
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The best way to describe this book would be to liken it to one of those Time Life Music collections, where they've taken the trouble to compile all your favorite music into ten CDs. That's what the author has done with this book - compiled lots of great and interesting Grand Canyon history and tidbits of information into this one book. All the work has been done for you and you can sit back and read and learn about things (and the history behind them) that you've seen while hiking from rim to rim across the Grand Canyon or get a jumpstart on things by reading this book prior to your cross-canyon hike. It's a great read and a wealth of historical and very interesting information. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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