By horse, by foot, by bike to the Grand Canyon
Sedona Red Rock News ~ By Joseph K Giddens – March 27, 2024
The Sedona Heritage Museum packed the apple shed again for its free speaker series on Thursday, Feb. 29, when Neil Weintraub, a retired archaeologist from the Kaibab National Forest, discussed two of his biggest passions: The history of the stagecoach route from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon and long-distance running.
“While much has changed in Northern Arizona since 1901, the stunning landscape of the stagecoach route between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon looks virtually the same as it first appeared to tourists in 1892,” the museum stated in a press release. “While the route was only in service for a decade, it played a significant role in attracting tourists to Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon prior to 1901, when the Grand Canyon Railway reached the canyon’s rim. Today, this important piece of Northern Arizona’s history is kept alive every September when hundreds of runners and mountain bikers take a 100 mile journey paralleling the route on the Arizona Trail.”
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