Monday, November 16, 2009

Grand Canyon 'muled' in 1924


My grandparents, Kate and Darwin Morse, 'muled' the Grand Canyon in 1924! At the bottom of the Canyon, they had to walk across a wire suspension bridge to the other side of the river and catch their mule that was sent across by the guides. If you didn't catch your mule, you had to walk back up out of the Canyon!!

Mule crossing the bridge over the Colorado River in 1926.

The bridge today.
More pix of the bridge
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  1. kathleen conklinNovember 16, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    YIKES! i wonder if the bridge is part of the canyon rides today? brave mule....

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  2. kathleen conklinNovember 16, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    looks like teddy roosevelt riding the first mule in line....

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