Off-River Books

From Rafting Grand Canyon

This chapter includes information on detailed geology books, history books, etc.

Over the Edge - Death in Grand Canyon by Michael P. Ghiglieri and Thomas M. Myers, Puma Press, 2001. More people die flying here than boating, and more people die peeing in the night on river trips than on the river.

I Am The Grand Canyon The Story of the Havasupai People by Stephen Hirst, Grand Canyon Association 2006. Note-this is an updated version of Life in a Narrow Place/People of the Blue Green Water.

Grand Obsession - Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon by Thomas M. Myers and Elias Butler, recounts Dr. Butchart's 12,000 mile exploration of Grand Canyon by foot and air mattress.

River and Desert Plants of the Grand Canyon by Kristin Huisinga, Lori Makarick and Kate Watters, foreword by Ann Zwinger, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2006. For a non-waterproof book, these are sturdy. I've seen one dunked during flips on two consecutive days and it dried just fine.

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