Pearce Ferry Primitive Airstrip on Grapeview Mesa

Pearce Ferry Airstrip sits at the tip of the Grapevine Mesa overlooking the Colorado River where it exists the Grand Canyon National Park. To the left of the image is Wheeler Ridge and the Cockscomb Mountains while on the right lay the Grand Wash Cliffs and Nevershire Mountain.

This is what is known as a primitive strip, meaning it is made from dirt and chert or gravel. Notice it has 2 runways? This is so that you can take off and land into the prevailing wind which is usually coming from the west or southwest.

Pearce Ferry which is down below the airport on the southern bank of the Colorado River, located in the middle right of this image, is where the explorer John Wesley Powell stopped after exploring the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.   

In 1876, a family by the name of Pearce operated a ferry service across the river. This is way before the dams and bridges were built over Colorado River, and it became an important crossing place for travelers. 

I camp at Pearce Ferry airstrip when I am exploring and filming the wilderness areas around the north and western end of the Grand Canyon area. This is an image of me filming at a campsite I have landed and set up right on the edge of the cliff overlooking the Colorado River.

This image is from my ongoing project in which I am trying to raise awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain unpopulated wilderness.  

Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us.  

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