As we consider the matter of access to South Bass Trailhead, how about some more fruitful advocacy?
Raul Grijalva, in his time as a U.S. Representative, did more than any other single person in recent history to protect and enhance the status of the Grand Canyon. Through his efforts to curb mining activities, and in his successful advocacy for additional designation of relevant lands, along with the Associated Tribes, he brought about the expanded concept of Grand Canyon, so that we can now, referring to the ensemble of proclaimed and legislated lands, speak of the Greater Grand Canyon. His decade+ of work deserves to be recognized and celebrated, and I suggest that it would be appropriate to have a prominent landmark feature his name.
What do you think of a designation in the area in which the South Bass Trailhead is located? There are already points of relevance there: Chemehuevi, Havasupai, and Walapai Points. What if the large inclusive projection that Pasture Wash drains were designated Grijalva Plateau, similar to Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim?
This post is written with gratitude to Tom Martin for his work on the South Bass Trail access as well as to Raul Grijalva for his expansion of Grand Canyon’s recognition.
