The 2. Bright Angel Trailhead 3. Transcanyon Telephone Line 4. A Rock Wall with Heart building. Colter Hall has served as housing for Civilian Conservation Corps Ascend the stairway and walk to the right (west), Reverse your direction and walk east back along the Walk east along the rim to between Kachina Lodge single women concession employees since it was built in the 1930s. Did a c c c boy carve the stone A Legacy Preserved at Grand Canyon Village following the rim a few hundred feet to the stone- rim. Descend the c c c steps and continue past Kolb and El Tovar Hotel. Look for the heart-shaped and-pipe mule corral. Studio, Lookout Studio, and Bright Angel Lodge. stone in the guard wall. heart and place it in the wall as a symbol to his Look for the bronze plaque on the stone wall. beloved in Colter Hall? Or is this just an inter- Severe economic depression projects that would benefit the country. Early American Indians used the route followed by the Civilian Conservation Corps crews completely esting natural rock? No one knows. 1933 challenged the confidence of the in its existence, however, the program added Bright Angel Trail long before the first pioneers Because communication between the North rebuilt the rock wall along the rim from people of the United States. One in four people was emphasis to teach “the boys” skills and trades. arrived in the 1880s. Walk 800 feet (250 m) down and South Rims was frequently difficult and Verkamps Curios to Lookout While the c c c crews were unemployed. Many were homeless. Serious drought At Grand Canyon some men learned typing and the trail to just past the first tunnel and look high unreliable, the c c c began construction of a Studio in 1934–35, replacing refurbishing the rock wall, gripped large areas of the West and Midwest. bookkeeping, while others acquired carpentry, up on the cliff to see pictographs dating from telephone line across the canyon in November a deteriorated, poorly they also constructed truck driving, plumbing, masonry, drafting, centuries ago. 1934. A group started from each side of the constructed dry-laid new log benches. Watch The nation’s leaders felt that the economic and welding, and blacksmithing skills. In addition, canyon, stringing telephone line on metal poles wall and a section of for the log benches social problems demanded immediate action. the c c c educational advisor taught classes In 1891 local entrepreneur Ralph Cameron and down steep cliffs and wooden fence. Project as you walk along the Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn into the in mathematics, reading, history, grammar, his partners improved the trail and charged a over narrow gullies. planners standardized rim. Pause to enjoy presidency on March 4. He called Congress photography, and “Laying Out and Planning a toll of $1 per horse; hikers traveled for free. The Not only was the terrain dimensions at 27 the view. Are these into emergency session on March 9, introduced Job” after the days work. Over nine years more trail was transferred to the National Park Service rugged, but also inner inches (69 cm) high the original benches? legislation for the Civilian Conservation Corps than 40,000 previously illiterate men nation- (n p s ) in 1928. The following year the n p s began a canyon temperatures in and 18 inches (46 cm) Again, no one is certain (c c c ) on March 27, and he signed the bill on wide learned to read, while 400,000 completed major reconstruction of the trail. With help from the summer frequently wide. Although the crews as documentation is March 31. On April 7 the first enrollee took the high school requirements and others worked the c c c , the n p s completed the work in 1939. exceeded 100°F (40°C)! built the walls for safety, lacking. c c c oath! By the end of 1935 the c c c employed on college credits. The early trail was only two to three feet (less When completed in they present a very pleasing more than 500,000 men at over 2,650 camps in than one meter) wide in spots. With pick, shovel, September 1935, the appearance. Can you find the spot During the summer of 1935, the c c c every state. The creation of the c c c was a model drill, and dynamite contractors and the c c c boys line stretched from the where the men in the picture below were working? resurfaced the path along the rim in this area ƒ of speediness. It became the most popular of The CCC Walking Tour 1. Stairway rerouted and reconstructed the trail to its present North Rim along the Hint: look on the rim by Hopi House. and improved the trail to the east as far as Yava- Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. Area Information four to six foot (1.2 – 2 m) width. North Kaibab Trail to The walking tour travels a circular route of From Kolb Studio walk the short distance to the pai Observation Station. RESTROOMS : Restrooms are surprisingly rare in Cottonwood Camp and Look between Kachina Lodge and El Tovar approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km), although you can stairs going up. Unemployed young men (women were not Grand Canyon Village, a reminder of the scarcity Phantom Ranch. From Hotel to see Colter Hall, a two-story rock begin at any point and walk as much of the loop eligible) signed up for a six-month “hitch.” The of water and proximity of the bedrock. Public Crew members from the Civilian Conservation Phantom Ranch the line as you wish. Directions to each stop are in italics. government provided enrollees with barracks- restrooms are available at the train depot (when Corps completed the stairs leading up from Kolb crossed the Colorado Features are identified by name or description as style sleeping space, meals, basic health care, the train is at the station), El Tovar Hotel, Bright Studio in 1936. Compare the historic photograph River to a spur line on there are no numbers. and $30 per month, of which $25 went home to Angel Lodge, and the Backcountry Information to the stairway as it looks today. How many dif- the South Kaibab Trail assist their families. The c c c assigned enrollees Center in Parking Lot E. ferences can you find? Can you locate the tree in at the Tipoff. The main The full tour takes approximately one to two to companies of about 200 men, supervised the photo? Notice how much it has grown. line continued along hours. Carry water with you during the summer. by regular and reserve military officers. The ACCESSIBILITY : People with mobility restrictions the Bright Angel Trail The National Park Service recommends sun pro- enrollees completed conservation work on lands may find the Grand Canyon Village area difficult connecting Phantom tection, a hat and sunscreen, during the warmer across the United States. to explore. The walk between Kolb Studio and Ranch to Indian Garden, the resthouses, and months. Do not stand on exposed areas of the stop 2 (Bright Angel Trailhead) rises steeply and the South Rim developed area. The line was rim during thunderstorms. After winter storms, Grand Canyon National Park’s first c c c contin- is not wheelchair accessible. The route between used so extensively for administrative purposes walkways may be slippery. gent arrived on May 29, 1933. Ccc crews worked stops 5 (North Rim View) and 6 (Navajo Street) and rescues that another circuit was added in on the South Rim, North Rim, and in the inner contains multiple flights of stairs. Consider During the same period, the c c c completed rustic 1938-39. The Transcanyon Telephone Line has The text starts at the stairway near Kolb Studio. canyon until 1942. Companies 818, 819, 847, reaching stops 1 through 5 from the accessible rock and timber shelters at 1.5-mile, 3-mile, Indian been used frequently to aid hikers, mule riders, You can reach Kolb Studio by walking along the 2543, 2833, 3318, and 4814 served not only at parking spaces near Hopi House. Accessible Garden, and Pipe Creek near the Colorado River. and river rafters. When completed, the line was rim from El Tovar Hotel or Bright Angel Lodge. Grand Canyon, but a few companies also under- restrooms are available in Bright Angel Lodge, El These pleasing shelters are still protecting tens 25 miles (40 km) long, later reduced to 18 (29 Or ride the free shuttle bus to the Bright Angel took projects near Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona Tovar Hotel, and the Community Building (Stop of thousands of trail users from inclement weather km), with a total of 592 metal poles. Although Lodge stop and walk out to the rim. Or begin the during the winter months. 9, weekdays only). Reach the Bright Angel Lodge each year. All of these resthouses have emergency ƒ microwave transmissions, satellite phones, and tour at any convenient stop. restrooms from the rim side of the building and telephones connected to the Transcanyon radios have replaced line transmissions (cell The original purpose of the c c c was to put only after obtaining a key from the front desk. Telephone Line and most have water, although the ƒ phones do not work within the canyon), small young men to work on worthwhile conservation water is turned off in the colder months. ƒ portions of the original line are still used today. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 5. North Rim View 8.