The invalid of Grape Vine
The week after my return from Aravaipa I was getting progressively worse. The pain increased day after day, making me...
Aravaipa Farms Orchard & Inn
Up and over the rockslide I go, tumbling slowly down the dirt road towards my resting place for a couple...
Exit Aravaipa
Dazed and confused. Lost. Scared. The rain starts to fall, lightly at first but I knew what would be coming....
The confusing and claustrophobic descent into madness….
“It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.” - Heart of Darkness Following the river...
Entering Aravaipa
“No, it is impossible; it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one’s existence--that which makes...
Weatherford
I rise slowly from the comfort of a twin mattress bed, the night is just starting to show signs of...
The community of Flagstaff & the ski lift lodge cabins
I head back down the mountains from Schultz Tank and into the tight knit community of Flagstaff. I haven't eaten...
Schultz Tank
The Covid summer just rolls along, but at least being outside I feel much less likely to contract the virus....
The Grand Canyon helicopter experience
In these Covid times, it is hard to try and pre-plan almost anything, as situations change rapidly due to new...
time around the South Rim
Large desert expanses in between towns are all one finds out here. I ride along the old Route 66 when...
from Tusayan to Hermit’s Head
Tusayan is only a stone's throw away (two miles) from the official entrance to the South Rim of the Grand...
the Grand Canyon Caverns
I slowly rumble on past the automotive graveyard that is Radiator Springs, continuing on down the lonely dirt road. Even...