Kuthiwani ngokuhlela uhambo lokuya eGrand Canyon National Park.
Ake sithi ufisa ukumisa ikamu noma kuphi epaki ngaphandle kwezindawo zokukhempa ezakhiwe eNorth noma eSouth Rim. Kuleso simo, kumelwe uthole imvume eSikhungweni Sokwaziswa Sasemaphandleni. Izindawo zokukhempa zilinganiselwe eGrand Canyon, futhi izindawo zikhishwa ezinyangeni ezine ngaphambi kwenyanga ethile. Isibonelo, ngoJanuwari, izicelo zemvume kufanele zilethwe phakathi kuka-Agasti 20 noSeptemba 1 ukuze zibhekwe "njengezicelwe ekuqaleni". Kuzo zonke izicelo ezitholakele phakathi nesikhathi sokubheka esedlule, usuku olutholiwe alunandaba; zonke izicelo zokubheka esedlule ezitholakele phakathi nalesi sikhathi sezinsuku ziphathwa ngendlela efanayo. Kungathatha ama-Ranger amasonto amathathu ukucubungula zonke izicelo zokuCatshangelwa Okuqala. Izicelo Ezilandelayo: Uma zonke izicelo Zokucatshangelwa Okusheshayo sezicutshungulwe, ama-Ranger azoqala ukucubungula izicelo ezibhaliwe ezitholakele ngezinsuku ezilandelayo. Lezi Zicelo Ezilandelayo zigcinwa futhi zicatshangelwe ngokulandelana kwazo. Izicelo zizokwamukelwa kungakapheli amasonto amabili ngaphambi kosuku lokuqala lokuhamba.  Uma isicelo sakho semvume sikhethiwe, kumelwe uhlele uhambo lwakho ngokucophelela. Kumelwe niphathe konke enikudingayo phakathi nesikhathi sohambo lwenu ngaphandle kwamanzi okuyinto encane futhi ekude phakathi. Yazi ukuthi imithombo yamanzi ikuphi endleleni yakho futhi uphathe izinto zokuhlunga, imishini yokuhlanza amanzi nemishini eyisipele. Lapho uhambo lushisa kakhulu, yilapho uyodinga khona amanzi amaningi. Yiba nohlelo lwendawo lapho amanzi adingekayo ayoba khona endleleni yakho, futhi uqinisekise abasebenza epaki kusengaphambili ukuthi namanje amanzi akhona. Ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni kuyisizathu esiyinhloko sokutakula nokufa e-canyon. Eminye imithombo iyoma phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo.  Hamba ulula ngangokunokwenzeka; kumelwe upake konke okuletha emgodini, kuhlanganise nephepha langasese elisetshenzisiwe. Hlela isidlo ngasinye, wazi ukuthi udla amakhalori namanzi amangaki ngokusekelwe ezingeni lomzamo ohlela ukuwenza. Izidingo zamakhalori namanzi nazo ziyashintsha kuye ngokuthi izinga lokushisa linjani (uma kushisa usuku, udinga amanzi nokudla okwengeziwe). Futhi, qiniseka ukuthi unempahla efanelekile kuye ngamazinga okushisa. Cishe kupholile ngama-degree angu-20 ngaphezulu komhosha kunasezansi ngoba kunomehluko ongamamitha angu-5000 ngokuma emthambekeni ongaseningizimu nowamamitha angu-6000 ongasenyakatho. Qiniseka ukuthi izicathulo zakho "ziphukile", futhi uphathe amakiti okusiza okuqala ngokunakekela ngokukhethekile ukunakekelwa kwezinyawo, njengama-blister pads kanye ne-moleskin.  Qala ngohambo olufushane, olungajabulisi; uma uluthanda, uthuthukele ohambweni olungajabulisi oluthatha izinsuku eziningi. Hlela izinsuku zokuphumula lapho ungakwazi khona ukujabulela ubuhle bendawo obumangalisayo obungokwemvelo. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, jabulela i-canyon; iyindawo yemilingo eyathatha iminyaka eyizigidi eziyisithupha ukwakheka futhi eveza ukwakheka komhlaba okudala iminyaka engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine.