At the base of Little Grand Canyon is a valley filled with buttes and camping sites. We met a guy at Huntington Airport that told us the local pilots are working to put in a backcountry airstrip here.
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We headed south along the edge of the Grand Canyon. We had a 25 mph headwind, which slowed our ground...took over an hour to reach the turnpoint on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. I am not complaining,...
We finally made it to Marble Canyon Airstrip, with about an extra hour of daylight remaining. This is a beautiful spot to base out of with a gas station, grocery store and in the off season, a reasonably priced motel.
The slot canyon of the San Raphael River appeared a few miles further downstream. It is deep dark canyon with no escape.
We followed the slot to Mexican Mountain. I circled the mountain for fun, then came down to land.