The long-awaited 2nd Annual Sean Kacan Memorial Contact at the Canyons extravaganza arrived last weekend, and it was unforgettable! This event was first envisioned by Darren Grimes of The Grimerica Show podcast and the first one was supposed to take place in spring of 2020, but was postponed all the way to spring of 2021 (see this previous blog post for a trip report from that April 2021 event).
Above is a time-lapse video made by my friend Patrick Cupp showing one of the highlights of the Canyons event: star-gazing at the rim of Bryce Canyon, with discussion of the constellations and mythological connections provided by myself (using a laser pointer to indicate the different constellations and heavenly objects such as the Beehive Cluster).
Just prior to the Canyons event, however, I was invited to join Randall Carlson and friends at his Grand Vision conference in Sedona Arizona which took place the weekend before Contact at the Canyons -- what an opportunity! Video of that two-week Grand Vision event, which also included well-known speakers Graham Hancock, Sean Webb, and others -- and, of course, Randall himself -- is available for purchase at HowTube (for details, go to HowTube.com and search for "Mathisen": I will post more information about the video package as I learn more).
In between the Sedona event and the Contact at the Canyons event (which took place at Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks in Utah), I had the opportunity to visit the stunning Meteor Crater in Arizona, as well as the Grand Canyon. Below are some selected photos from the entire memorable road trip:
Heading out along California's Highway 46.
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Driving through the desert along historic Route 66.
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Cool Springs Gas Station near Oatman, Arizona -- the station was originally built in the 1920s and has been restored in its original location along the old Route 66.
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Giving a talk on the Stars and the Myths at the Grand Vision Tour event in Sedona.
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In Sedona with Randall Carlson (center) and Kevin Alves of Unpaved with Kevin Alves.
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At Meteor Crater with Kevin Alves -- video by Nathan Hope.
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Meteor Crater.
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Meteor Crater from the North.
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Didgeridoo in desert north of Meteor Crater with Kevin Alves (rim of the crater visible on the horizon in the background).
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Grand Canyon.
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Evidence of catastrophic geology and liquefaction in the desert surrounding Zion National Park -- support for arguments presented by Dr. Walt Brown in his Hydroplate Theory. For more on that theory's analysis of the catastrophic geology of the Colorado Plateau, see this YouTube video.
While I obviously do not believe that the scriptures of the Bible are intended to be understood literally (and in fact I can prove that they are not literal or historical but rather metaphorical, celestial, and esoteric), the evidence that our planet has experienced catastrophes of cataclysmic proportions is undeniable -- and I am convinced that the analysis of Dr. Walt Brown is extremely valuable in trying to understand the geology of Earth and our planet's ancient history.
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Conducting recon in Zion National Park prior to the kickoff of the Contact at the Canyons event.
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Visiting the rim of Bryce Canyon prior to the kickoff of the Contact at the Canyons event.
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Graham Dunlop of The Grimerica Show arrives at Contact at the Canyons 2022.
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Ben from UnchartedX arrives at Contact at the Canyons 2022.
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Danno from the West Point Class of 1991 (DSBD!) arrives at Contact at the Canyons 2022 via motorcycle all the way from San Antonio, Texas.
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Opening remarks by Darren from The Grimerica Show.
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Ice baths with Brandon Powell, master instructor in the Wim Hof Method of breath work and cold work. It was so cold that sheets of ice formed on the surface of the pools overnight after we filled them up (if you look closely you can see the ice floating on the surface).
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Bryce Canyon.
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Bryce Canyon.
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Bryce Canyon.
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The Narrows, Zion National Park.
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Zion National Park.
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Zion National Park.
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And, to close out, a video made by Bruce Silva, using music recorded live during the event itself:
