Heya,
Glad you joined. I am still here at the Canyon. Came here in May of 2002 just for the summer. Kinda hung around a bit longer. When and where did you work here?

I used to work there too. At Bright Angel trans desk. I was only there for 3 months because basically they didn't want to deal with an employee with a disability. I had identified myself as someone with a disability when they hired me, and told them I may need to go to part time schedule, and asked what documentation I needed. They said I didn't need any. BUt then the high altitude started making me have seizures (I woke up being put on a helicopter once, on my way to Flagstaff ER. Not fun). When I requested a part time schedule, they told me they would not accomodate me, and they chose to fire me instead. I didn't even need housing. Yes it is illegal, but since they had everyone sign the "at will" employee thing when they hire you, they can get away with it.

I loved living there. I was living with someone I was dating, who also lived there. He was assistant front desk manager at Maswik, and I worked at trans desk at Bright Angel. Officially I lived at Colter, but I never slept one night there. I just kept extra stuff there. This was 2001. The company was still called AmFac back then. I think I still have some AmFac pens around somewhere too.

Lived and worked on the South Rim from February -to November of 1995. Loved it and it was a turning point in my life for many reasons. Such a wonderous place.

Kathy, I'm writing a novel about a young woman living at GCV for the summer. She is staying at Colter Hall. I was just there, but did not get around to gaining access, as the dorm is private residences. Can you describe (off list is fine) the housing a bit? Number of stories (it looked to be two, but I'm not certain, how many rooms to a floor, how many women to a room, etc. Details like whether the women are provided dressers or footlockers, anything like that would be helpful. You could even describe the bathroom accomodations and if you had a picture, even better.

It would be fine to contact me directly at angelalazear@sbcglobal.net. I have to say I too, was changed by my visit to this magical and mystical place. The ravens are amazing (who knew they were so BIG?) and I will probably write them into a chapter or two, as a I got fond of watching their antics.

Thanks for whatever help you are willing to provide. ~ angela