Salome Grotto – Arizona Bushwhackin’
Ed Price Photo Two hours before sunset, we found a campsite and water; slimy green water, so thick that I'd sooner drink my first-night beers and call it good. Salome [...]
Canyoneering Illusions—A Cool Reality
Doubts surfaced while packing the ropes. A 165-footer and a 60-footer, would that be enough? It had been 18 years since I descended Illusions Canyon. I didn't remember any really [...]
Canyoneering—Expanding Possibilities
When I wrote Canyoneering Arizona 27 years ago, the essence of the sport escaped me. It was all about exploring river basins then; mainly just hiking down creekbeds that I [...]
Ice Hiking – Winter in the West Fork of Oak Creek
I could see my breath. Chill air infiltrated my running tights, tickling my thighs, an imperative to keep moving. But I had to stop, assess. Sandstone walls twisted upward. A [...]
