Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion: A Guide to Hiking & Backpacking the Most Popular Trails into the Canyon: Bright Angel, South Kaibab & North Kaibab Trails
"Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion combines the beauty, reverence and heart-opening joy of a National Geographic-like photo shoot with a commonsense, informational and inspirational format. Its fresh, direct and folksy style suggests the humor and etiquette required to live peaceably in nature among our four-legged (and two-legged) brothers and sisters. Brian Lane is a straight arrow and this one hits the target. Be prepared to shift through several brainwave states as Lane is a right/left kind of guy who moves easily from the poetic to the practical. If you get sidetracked while studying his evocative photos have no fear. A very comprehensive Index and Table of Contents will bring you gently back to your subject matter. He encourages the reader as well as cautions, modeling the type of initiative and soberness required for entering into a wilderness experience with the Grand Canyon. The reader feels as if he/she is walking down the trail with him. At certain junctures Lane swats the reader like a Mama Bear reminding him/her to keep respect for the wilderness, make a minimal impact and stay safe. To those who still heed Colin Fletcher's advice to take care of the ounces and the pounds will take care of themselves, Hikernut's Grand Canyon Companion is a gem that should be tucked into every backpack that descends into the glorious, majestic Grand Canyon. The paper has a lovely sheen that stands up to backcountry handling. It also makes Lane s photos pop and entice. Armchair travelers and hiking nuts alike will enjoy Brian Lane's fun-packed volume it s a real gourmet trail mix!" --Colleen Patterson, Tucson ,AZ