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Tusayan Trails Phase 2 Update

December 27, 2018

Update on the progress of Phase 2 of the Tusayan Community Trails Plan … More Tusayan Trails Phase 2 Update

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Tusayan Community Trails Project Enters Phase 2

September 19, 2018

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Trails Inspire is at a diversity and inclusion workshop this week at Grand Canyon called “Picture Yourself Here: Public Lands for All”. The first day we discussed tough topics such as how to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while creating an environment where all are welcome. . . Leon Thomas, director of the Bureau of Land Management Phoenix office said it well, “Diversity is often looked at as a noun, but diversity should be looked at as a verb. It’s something that you do that requires continued action”. . . We heard about and discussed Indigenous perspectives of the Grand Canyon Centennial and what it means for their people from the Navajo Nation and Havasupai and Hualapai Tribes. We also learned about the important work being done by the Intertribal Centennial Conversation group. . . The keynote was a dynamic presentation given by Dr. Carolyn Finney, author of “Black Faces, White Spaces”. The presentations created opportunities for questions and dialog among the audience, from public land agencies, non profits and businesses connected to the Canyon. . . 📍The Navajo, Hopi, Havasupai, Paiute, Hualapai, Zuni, White Mountain Apache and Yavapai Apache are all traditionally associated tribes in the Grand Canyon region.

It’s official! The first draft of founder @desertsirena’s book manuscript for Day Hikes on the Arizona National Scenic Trail has been submitted to Wilderness Press! Coming Spring 2020. . . 📍Ancestral land of the Apache

Happy Halloween! Here’s a #throwbackthursday from last year when founder @desertsirena brought butterfly wings, sparkles, flowers and makeup on a beastly off-trail backpack up Table Mountain. Worth it. No celebrations for her today, she’s putting the last touches on her book manuscript for Day Hikes on the Arizona National Scenic Trail, which is due tomorrow! . . Ancestral lands of the O’odham and Yaqui

South Kaibab Trail suspension bridge over the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. The Arizona Trail goes 21 miles rim to rim in the Canyon on its way from Mexico to Utah and this is where it crosses the river. Make sure not to miss the turn to visit Boat Beach, where this picture was taken, to soak your feet in the icy waters! . . Throwback Thursday photo by founder Sirena Rana Dufault from when she used to guide on the Colorado River. . . The Navajo, Hopi, Havasupai, Paiute, Hualapai, Zuni, White Mountain Apache and Yavapai Apache are all traditionally associated tribes in the Grand Canyon region. Visit https://native-land.ca/ or @nativelandnet to help your research to learn who’s land you’re recreating on.

Sublime sunset over Oracle boulders. Arizona Trail, Oracle Ridge passage. Just one of the places you’ll learn about in the upcoming book, Day Hikes on the Arizona National Scenic Trail by @desertsirena, to be published by @wildernesspress Spring 2020. . . 📍Ancestral lands of the Apache

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Do you know who's land you are living and recreating on? Here's some questions to find out the answers to today: Whose land do you live on? What do/did they call themselves? What was done to them? How do you benefit from that? What are they doing now? . . One resource to find the answers is @nativelandnet for an interactive map to help learn more about whose land you are recreating on. But don't just stop there, take the time to do some research yourself. . . 📍Photo of Roosevelt Lake, ancestral lands of the Apache and Yavapai. PC: @desertsirena

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Sirena Rana Dufault

Sirena Rana Dufault is an advocate for the outdoors who adores exploring Arizona's trails, canyons, peaks and rivers. She is the founder of Trails Inspire, a consulting company that promotes the outdoors via writing, public speaking, photography and trail design and development.

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