Catching the Updrafts

The birds that inhabit the Grand Canyon are an interesting bunch.  I’m not talking about the visitors – they’re an interesting bunch, too – but I refer to the winged denizens of the Great Chasm.  Most common and notable are the ravens.  These big, black-feathered fliers love to snatch anything that falls to the ground, […]

Beautiful Destruction?

Beautiful Destruction? The Big Ditch.  The Monster Pit.  I’ve heard a number of odd terms applied to the Grand Canyon since I visited there.  It is absolutely breath-taking and mind-boggling in its enormity and variety.  I found one website that had more than fifty nicknames and Native American names for this amazing geology.[i] I have […]