Released on: May 15, 2008, 6:40 am

Press Release Author: Jeanna Zelin, 480.298.0928

Industry: Environment

Press Release Summary: (Sedona, Arizona - May 12, 2008) Brian J. Lane, award-winning
author of
Hikernut\'s Grand Canyon Companion: A Guide to Hiking and Backpacking the
Most Popular Trails Into the Canyon, makes his 35th hiking trip into the
Grand Canyon next week.


Press Release Body: Brian hikes the Canyon at least twice/year and has quickly
emerged as
the spokesperson and face of the Canyon. He provides accurate and
up-to-date information on Canyon hiking conditions and other helpful
tips on his blog at http://blog.asenseofnature.com/.

This sojourn will entail a pre-hike stay at Yavapai Lodge at Grand
Canyon National Park followed by a hike into the Canyon via the Hermit
Trail, a stay at Hermit Creek, overnights at Granite Rapids, Monument
Creek, Indian Garden. Trails include: Hermit Trail, Monument Trail,
West Tonto Trail, Bright Angel Trail and a side trip to Plateau Point
for a total mileage of approximately 29.8 miles.

Chosen by USA Book News as a Best Book Award Finalist and as a Finalist
in the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards
Competition, Hikernut\'s Grand Canyon Companion, A Guide to Hiking and
Backpacking the Most Popular Trails Into the Canyon offers practical
advice honed from over fifteen years of experience hiking in and around
the Grand Canyon and throughout the United States.

With an average of 12 deaths and over 240 rescues annually in the Grand
Canyon, Brian\'s book
lets people know what they are literally getting into, and how to get
back out safely.



Web Site: http://blog.asenseofnature.com/.

Contact Details: Jeanna Zelin, 480.298.0928