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Grand Canyon-South Rim Country

South Rim of the Grand Canyon

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Petroglyph Wash Arrastra and Petroglyphs

Petroglyph Wash Arrastra and Petroglyphs

A "wagon wheel" style arrastra in the backcountry of Lake Mead National Recreation Area? I had to see it for myself. I'd read about this site years ago in an old NPS report, and the combination of a rare milling method and petroglyphs along the way

Grand Wash Cliffs Colony

Grand Wash Cliffs Colony

I met up with legendary explorer Roger Mitchell to explore the Grand Wash Cliffs of Arizona. It was a surprise to both of us when we found an abandoned group of cabins tucked back in the woods. The cabins appear to have been built and then abandoned in the 1970s

Law’s Spring

Law’s Spring

Law's Spring is a rare perennial water source in the high ponderosa country south of the Grand Canyon. Native Americans knew it long before any wagon rolled through. Petroglyphs still mark the basalt walls around the tank. For a few decades in the mid-1800s, it became a critical

Lava River Cave

Lava River Cave

The temperature inside is 42 degrees, even in July. Step inside Lava River Cave on a scorching Flagstaff summer day and you'll understand immediately why this is one of Arizona's most unusual natural features. On some visits, you'll find actual ice near the entrance,