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Grand Canyon: Havasu!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by theblondecoyote

Last year, dragging my feet through a snowstorm on my way out of the Grand Canyon, I made a deal with myself: I would leave the canyon willingly on the condition that I’d come back every year for another hike. … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Retrospective: Day 4- Ravens at Plateau Point

Posted on April 11, 2013 by theblondecoyote

After three sunny, dreamy days in the Threshold Zone of the Grand Canyon, on Day 4 we hiked into the Corridor Zone and saw the first sign of civilization since leaving the rim: Crossing the Tonto Platform, we had gone … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Retrospective: Day 3- Crossing the Tonto Bench

Posted on April 10, 2013 by theblondecoyote

After a day spent detouring down to the shores of the Colorado, on Day 3, we had a long hike back up and across the Tonto Bench to our next campsite at Horn Creek. The Tonto Bench is a wide, … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Retrospective: Day 2- Monument Creek to the Colorado River

Posted on April 9, 2013 by theblondecoyote

Every year for the past five years, I have climbed a mountain on my birthday. Last year,  I tackled the inverted mountain that is the Grand Canyon, where 5,000 vertical feet separate the rim from the river. I arrived at … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Retrospective: Day 1 Down the Hermit Trail

Posted on April 8, 2013 by theblondecoyote

The Seven Wonders of the Natural World – the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, the Aurora, Paricutin Volcano and Victoria Falls – are not ranked in any particular order, but after … Continue reading →

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Hiking To the Ends of the Earth

Posted on November 9, 2012 by theblondecoyote

Last February, for my 30th birthday, I spent five days hiking in the Grand Canyon. Everything about the Grand Canyon is awesome, in the true sense of that overused word. Any one formation, any one side canyon, could be an … Continue reading →

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An Invite to Vermont from the Astronaut of the Grand Canyon

Posted on November 4, 2012 by theblondecoyote

Every year for the past five years, I have climbed a mountain on my birthday. This past year, for my 30th, I tackled the inverted mountain that is the Grand Canyon. I arrived at the bottom, on the shores of … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon: Day 4- Plateau Point

Posted on March 7, 2012 by theblondecoyote

After three sunny, dreamy days in the Threshold Zone of the Grand Canyon, on Day 4 we hiked into the Corridor Zone and saw the first sign of civilization since leaving the rim: Crossing the Tonto Platform, we had gone … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon: Day 3- Tonto Bench & the Weight of Water

Posted on March 5, 2012 by theblondecoyote

After a day spent detouring down to the shores of the Colorado, on Day 3, we had a long hike back up and across the Tonto Bench to our next campsite at Horn Creek. The Tonto Bench is a wide, … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon: Day 2- Monument Creek to the Colorado River

Posted on March 3, 2012 by theblondecoyote

Every year for the past five years, I have climbed a mountain on my birthday. This year,  I tackled the inverted mountain that is the Grand Canyon, where 5,000 vertical feet separate the rim from the river. I arrived at … Continue reading →

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