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You're Just My Type: Hikers Compose Love Notes To The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon National Park celebrates its centennial this year. In late 2017 and early 2018, visitors encountered something unusual after a 6-mile hike down to a scenic overlook: a typewriter.
National park ranger Elyssa Shalla placed a $5 typewriter from Goodwill at Plateau Point in the Grand Canyon and invited hikers to share their thoughts.

The Grand Canyon National Park — which was established on this day 100 years ago — now receives nearly 5 million visitors each year.

For three days at the end of

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