b"Grey was a master storyteller, adequately expressing the writer's love for the Rim Country.storytelling by Mr. Grey in front of the fireplace with popcorn, everyone turned in for a well-needed nights rest. There was much to do the following day getting the Grey camp set up and getting oriented to the surroundings for Zane Grey and his brother R.C.During this time in 1918, it hadnt been too long since the Indian factions had vacated what was now the Haught ranch. Traces of their camps were visible all along the rim. What Im getting at here is that there was very little underbrush because the Indians kept it burned off, which made hunting much easier. There were places where you could spot game and not have to go into a brush pile to run them out. However, closer to the rim it was a different story as there were lots of trees and brushhunting was best left to the dogs instead of relying on eyesight. Theres nothin more10% OFFfun than to watch my hounds on a bar track going ever which-a-way pickin up the scent. You can tell the minute they got somethin up a tree . . . their voices change. I love to hear them, Granddad told Zane Grey.Zane Grey was curious about everything they saw. He wantedANY REGULAR PRICED ITEMto know about the rock formationswhat caused themwhy were they so red? Granddad told him that near as he knewExcludes Tools & Equipment.it was red sandstone. Pointing at the red and white cliffs along the rim, Do you see that white rock up there? ThatsMention Arizona Real Country Magazine.limestone; the red is a form of sandstone only a lot harder stuff than down here.Finally, they came to a small clearing surrounded by white fir trees, pines, maples, and ash. There was just about every kind of tree you could name that would grow near a creek and up on the hillside was a creek that ran all year-'round. In the silence, you could hear the water in Tonto Creek asit flowed over the large boulders making small waterfalls. The head of Tonto Creek was just about a half of a mile from that point.They soon arrived at this little spring where Granddad said he thought it would be a good idea to stop and rest for a spell. The horses could graze on the wild clover that was growing nearby. Granddad and Zane Grey sat down under a beautiful old pine and began chatting away. This scenario was to set the tone for the two men and Greys many visits to the rim from that time until 1929 when Zane Grey would leave the rim never to return.As the years passed, the relationship between my granddad and Zane Grey grew stronger.Zane Grey later built his cabin in the area in 1921 and it was there in that cabin that he would write some of his most famous western novels. continued on page 11ArizonaRealCountry.com June 2021 9"