Where Eagles Fly : Pearce Ferry ~ Waiting For The Storm To Pass

Pearce Ferry is located where the Colorado River exists the west side of the Grand Canyon close to the border between Arizona and Nevada and right before the Colorado River flows into Lake Mead. In the image below, along the top right side you can see a small blue strip of water, this is the Colorado River and that is the old location of Pearce Ferry.

Storm over Pearch Ferry Airstrip ~ Click to Enlarge

In this image above the crossed dirt runways is a Forest Service Airstrip known as  Pearce Ferry Airport (FAA LID: L25). This is a public use airport located in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The airport is owned and cared for by the National Park Service. 

I lensed that image while trying to fly into Boulder City Airport very early one morning after camping out with my airplane and exploring the desert around the Kaibab National Forest.  

The weather was too dangerous to fly into for my small bush plane so I decided to simply land and sit out the storm, in the hope that it would eventually pass over and allow me to continue my journey. 

Sitting Out The Storm at Pearce Ferry ~ Click to Enlarge

After landing and securing the airplane to keep the winds from blowing it over the edge of the cliff I was parked next to, I started roaming around the mesa top checking out the different plants scenery. The storm just got worse over time and after a while I realized I was not going to be able to continue flying out of here this day. 

So I got busy and unpacked my gear, I already had camping equipment with me from my journey so I set up my tent next to the airplane just about the time it started raining really hard. I spent the day listening to music on my headphones and reading while chilling out in my tent. It was very relaxing! 

I had decent wireless access up there on top of the mesa so I did a bunch of research about Pearce Ferry. I found that it was named as such because in 1857 a Mormon settler named Harrison Pearce was ordered to set up a ferry there (it was known then as the Ute Indian Trail River Crossing). He was commanded by the LDS  church elders  to build it and then stay and run it as a punishment (or penance) for his participation in the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857. 

He set up the crossing in 1860 and ran a small but very important ferry service taking travelers and their horses and wagons across the river. What an interesting history!   

Early the next morning, as the sun was coming up on this now beautifully clear day, I decided to set up my film cinema rig and shoot the surrounding area from my perch on the mesa cliffs overlooking the river. I set up my other camera to remotely shoot the image below. 

Camping and Shooting at Pearce Ferry ~ Click to Enlarge

I lensed these images at while exploring this awe-inspiring wilderness area for my ongoing project, "Where Eagles Fly". 

About The Project

Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us. I am piloting a bush plane while exploring and filming throughout the remote back-country areas of North America to raise awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain unpopulated wilderness.

About The Author

My name is Zedekiah Morse and I'm a Bush Pilot, Photographer, Explorer and Filmmaker. I live in the Rocky Mountains and devote my time and resources to exploring as much of the world as I can by air. If you wish to watch a short film detailing how I do my work and this project, go here.

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