Tuesday, February 10 – Davy Crockett will Present “Early Development of Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Including the Historic Lodge”
6PM MST (5PM PST, 6PM February 10, MST, 7PM CST, 8PM EST)
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon provides amazing remote beauty very differently compared to the South Rim. Today, it remains largely undeveloped with forests that are about 1,500 feet higher. In this talk Davy Crockett will cover the history of developing the North Rim for visitors starting in 1902 by visionaries from Utah who believed that someday it would be visited by thousands of people. The difficult construction of the amazing Grand Canyon Lodge will be covered and many photos that have rarely been seen will be shared.
Presenter Biography
Davy Crockett is board member of the Grand Canyon Historical Society and its vice president. He is also the executive director of the American Ultrarunning Hall of fame , the race director of a foot race on the history Pony Express route, and the recognized world historian for the sport of ultrarunning. He is the author of 20 books including the best-selling Grand Canyon Rim to Rim History. He resides in Utah, has been to the north rim dozens of times, and has run or hiked more than 1,000 miles in the inner canyon.