Way back in 1970 or 1971 I went to the Grand Canyon from Tucson with two fraternity brothers, Jack Thompson of Mt. Kisco, New York and Drew Harvey of Tupelo, Mississippi. It was spring break and we were intrepid. We had driven the 535 miles in Jack’s Renault R-10, and we wanted to stretch out (also, Jack was majoring in mining engineering, and he was interested in the geology). We planned to hike the South Kaibab Trail to the bottom of the Canyon, camp overnight, and then walk the river trail to the Bright Angel Trail and hike back up, stopping at Indian Garden where we were met by two more fraternity brothers carrying a six-pack of beer. Then we hiked the rest of the way up the Bright Angel (the longer of the two, but the one that tops out at the visitor center).

I still can’t believe I took no pictures or had no camera, but there’s no evidence that I ever did this. Honest, all three of us did. Here’s what it looks like in a 14-minute video:

Here it is in a zillion still photographs.