“The river is everywhere at once, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the rapids, in the sea, in the mountains, everywhere at once and… that there is only the present time for it, not the shadow of the past, not the shadow of the future.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha …
Petroglyph…They are found throughout the world and can date as far back as tens of thousands of years ago.
Definition Petroglyphs “rock carvings” from petro, meaning “rock” and glyph, meaning “symbol” a form of rock art that consist of designs carved into the surface of natural rock. Forms include lines, dots, numbers, letters, human, animal, supernatural beings or astronomical images. These primitive images and the mythologies which imbue them are compelling, for they hint of a time when man- …
Deep in the fairytale fantasy surroundings of Saddle Canyon…
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~Henry James River mile 48 on the Colorado, another hidden secret of Grand Canyon… photo credit: GCE guest William M
“May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!”… ~Daniel Webster
Have a safe and wonderful 2015 4th of July! Grand Canyon Expeditions Photo: GCE Guide Bobby Skinner
The heat is on…some summer time essentials for you to totally enjoy your upcoming river trip!
Knowing your personal limits, drinking adequate water and food consumption are absolutely essential to the success of any Grand Canyon Expedition… particularly in the heat of the summer! Oh, did I mention… staying wet and cool as well? Text: Grand Canyon / NPS & Photo: GCE Guest Photographer Tom Blagden
Every boulder…tells a story.
“Sense how, Even the smooth stones ache With stories of their own In the shuddering light of day.” ― Scott Hastie Above Photo: GCE guest / Aiden M This type of erosion is corrasion, not to be confused with corrosion. This is where the river’s load acts almost like sandpaper removing pieces of rock as the load rubs against the …
To the grandest days of your life!
“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t happened yet.” Unknown source Photo: GCE guests John Brega and John B.
Only in your dreams…or come and join us and we’ll share!
The illuminated blue glow is from a GCE guest’s tent on a crisp April evening. It truly shares the incredible night sky and the grandness of the canyon. PHOTO: 2015 GCE guest, Victor Aaen
The legends of our past and mythology on how to end this drought…
“You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds and had come to earth as rain and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me”. ~Black Elk Black Elk was born in 1863 on the Little Powder River, in what is now Wyoming. Like his father before him, Black Elk would …
Bright Angel Shale-the rainbow rock
The Cambrian Bright Angel Shale consists of green and purple-red siltstone and shale which is inter-bedded with red-brown to brown sandstones with an average thickness: 350-500 ft. This formation was deposited as the sea level rose about 515 million years ago during the early to middle Cambrian period. As the sea covered the beach-like environment of the Tapeats Sandstone, the …
This is possibly, the GRANDEST thing that you didn’t hear!
Contact: John Dillon / GCROA Phone: (928) 556-0669 Email: john@gcroa.org Date: April 30, 2015 River Outfitters Run Hybrid-Electric Motor Through Entire Grand Canyon / Date: April 30, 2015 Flagstaff, Ariz.. For the first time in history, a hybrid-electric outboard motor has completed an entire Grand Canyon river trip. For nearly eighty years commercial river outfitters have been providing the general …
Ani Eastwood and she can run a river raft too!
Ani Eastwood has been with our GCE family for over a decade now. In addition to her skills as an artist, a masseuse and a certified Trip Leader for Grand Canyon Expeditions! Please see our 2015 Riverwear, introducing GCE’s ALL NEW customized river logo tee by Ani! PHOTO: GCE 2014 Guest, Linda B Meet Ani Eastwood, click the link below …