My Name
Laurie Lundquist
My Site
South Rim, Grand Canyon
Location (Street Address or Lat./Long., e.g., 36.01, -114.73)
36.057598°, -112.080103°
My age
Over 50
Email
laurie@laurielundquist.com
My First Memory of the Colorado River.
Driving cross-country for the first time in 1972, the Grand Canyon was a "must see" on our
itinerary. So my friend and I left the interstate and drove up Route 160 to the
south rim of the canyon. We got out of the car stretched and started wandering
towards the amazing sunlit canyon. Every step closer to the rim revealed
different layers of geology - and then startling silver ribbon at the bottom of
the canyon-- somehow I was surprised by seeing the river from the top of the
canyon.
The Water of the Colorado River at My Site
Gleaming silver alive -so far away but so compelling
My Story
I realized then and there that I would have to answer the call of
that tiny river. And I have over and over, I have hiked down to the inner gorge
5 times and counting. That's my story!
Tempe, Arizona
May 2013
Laurie Lundquist
My Site
South Rim, Grand Canyon
Location (Street Address or Lat./Long., e.g., 36.01, -114.73)
36.057598°, -112.080103°
My age
Over 50
laurie@laurielundquist.com
My First Memory of the Colorado River.
Driving cross-country for the first time in 1972, the Grand Canyon was a "must see" on our
itinerary. So my friend and I left the interstate and drove up Route 160 to the
south rim of the canyon. We got out of the car stretched and started wandering
towards the amazing sunlit canyon. Every step closer to the rim revealed
different layers of geology - and then startling silver ribbon at the bottom of
the canyon-- somehow I was surprised by seeing the river from the top of the
canyon.
The Water of the Colorado River at My Site
Gleaming silver alive -so far away but so compelling
My Story
I realized then and there that I would have to answer the call of
that tiny river. And I have over and over, I have hiked down to the inner gorge
5 times and counting. That's my story!
Tempe, Arizona
May 2013