The Grand Canyon has been my favorite place to return backpacking, year after year, since founding Backpacker magazine back in 1973. If you've never backpacked there, it ought to be at the top of your list.
Today, I want to tell you about the most thorough and useful website about the canyon and much more about the surrounding area -- which is rich with hiking and backpacking possibilities.
Today, I want to tell you about the most thorough and useful website about the canyon and much more about the surrounding area -- which is rich with hiking and backpacking possibilities.
You can Google Grand Canyon and find numerous sites. But the one with the most authoritative group of backcountry users is Hit the Trail.
http://hitthetrail.com
The writers and contributors to this site are unequalled in expertise and experience in the canyon area. Each has an incredibly interesting story about their relationship with the canyon, and there are good write-ups on most of them.
There is Denise Traver who led the first all-women backpack trek into the Canyon; Mike Bucket whose run the longest running backpacking outfitter in the Canyon; Tom Myers who was GC doctor for a number of years and author of the book on deaths in GC, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon; Mike Anderson, GC archeologist and historian, and half a dozen more. Check them out.
http://hitthetrail.com
The writers and contributors to this site are unequalled in expertise and experience in the canyon area. Each has an incredibly interesting story about their relationship with the canyon, and there are good write-ups on most of them.
There is Denise Traver who led the first all-women backpack trek into the Canyon; Mike Bucket whose run the longest running backpacking outfitter in the Canyon; Tom Myers who was GC doctor for a number of years and author of the book on deaths in GC, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon; Mike Anderson, GC archeologist and historian, and half a dozen more. Check them out.
Here's a lead into their site.
Hit the Trail: Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon, Sedona & the Southwest is dedicated to helping those planning a visit to Grand Canyon National Park and the southwest. Whether you plan on hiking, backpacking, taking a mule or a river trip, you’ll find information, tips and resources that will make planning your trip much easier, safer and a lot more fun!
You'll find their contributions also in my book, Backpacker & Hiker's Guide. Check it out on Barnes and Noble or Amazon.
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