On Not Being Able to Get Out of my Car

On Not Being Able to Get Out of my Car

I arrived at the Grand Canyon yesterday afternoon. Alone. Just me and my car and my guitar and computer and paint and canvases and Oscar and Kea my stuffed creatures. And here’s the thing. As I pulled up to the entrance and the Ranger leaned in toward the car to… Read More

And the Winner Is…..

And the Winner Is…..

I am tired, tired, tired. For the last three days I have been running around ticking off items on my endless to do list, and if I were not so tired, tired, tired, I would pat myself on the back for completing it. Well, almost completing it. I had hoped… Read More

What to Pack for a Month at the Grand Canyon

What to Pack for a Month at the Grand Canyon

In less than a week I will get in my car and head south to the Grand Canyon. It should take me no more than two days to drive the 1300 miles. Most of my month-long residency will be spent at the VerKamp’s Visitor Center. It was built in 1906,… Read More

The Way We Die – Kaitlin Kenney

The Way We Die – Kaitlin Kenney

Mile 33 Colorado River – approaching Redwall Cavern Deep in the Grand Canyon, search and rescue teams have scaled back efforts to find 21-year-old Colorado woman, Kaitlin Kenney. She was half way through a month long river trip when she went missing last Saturday. The group she was with had… Read More

Grand Canyon – Colorado River Rafting

Most people see the Grand Canyon from the rim. Some hike its paths. Some climb down, and a lucky few have rafted the river that carved this grand terrain. I have rafted the Grand Canyon twice. First in 1996 on an 18 day self-supported trip, and second, last year with… Read More