A LONG MATURING:  THE GREATER GRAND CANYON   Over almost two centuries, spasmodic and often unconnected actions and designations have pieced...

   A GUIDE TO WALKING THE GRAND CANYON'S WEST END Set the scene.  At Mather Point, (1) the top rim level is the Coconino Plateau (and ac...

This post, done in 2010, should have appeared in the blog under  "THE PARK" when that tab is clicked on. I have had to re-post it ...

  THE GREATER GRAND CANYON ITS WESTERN ENDING The topographic detail of this map permits the determination of the actual drainage; how the l...

How to say a proper “so long for now” at the Canyon’s West Exit. The map below, courtesy of Google, shows the west end of the Greater Grand ...

The Grand Canyon's West End is defined and confused along its northwest boundary because the map drawers of 1968 wanted a straight line ...

  the politics of the future allowed the west boundary of Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) to be adjusted to match the topographic ideal of...