[CharlesOConnell]

As a kid I was cynical about my Mother's preference for this piece. Now as a life-long highbrow, I find that it is technically pretty good music. It came up in the era of Kodak 8-millimeter home movies of vacations. In the era of Lucy and Ricky's Long, Long Trailer, Grand Canyon Suite was a perfect match between the composer's imagination and audience reception.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I hiked the Kaibob and Bright Angel Trail with my dad and brothers and assorted uncles way back when. Down one, up the other.

Spent the night in sleeping bags at the bottom. Wonderful trip.

We passed the donkeys (burros ?) both ways, but I felt better trusting my own feet and my own balance, not the donkey’s.

[rfp1234]

I seem to recall it as background to some old Warner Bros. cartoons.

[JockoManning]

I don’t think they’ve ever lost a donkey or a tourist off a donkey. Never. An old high class Bostonian lady once asked a mule-skinner if there was a dining car on the mule train to the bottom, however.

[dglang]

One of the first records I collected back in the Army in the mid 60s. I still have that recording.

[JimRed]

Thanks- now that tune’ll be runnin’ through my brain all evening!

[dr_lew]

They are, quite famously I believe, MULES !

[dr_lew]

My dad had this on 78’s in the fifties. I remember his exhortations to “Listen to that!” which I did pay attention to, even if it was just to perk up for a minute or two.

Well ... it’s SEARED IN MY MEMORY!

[Twotone]

I’ve always wanted to take that mule train to the bottom of the canyon. However smart they are, I’ve heard you always stop the mules so they face OUT towards the canyon. Just in case they decide to make a fuss, they realize there’s a lot of air out there.