Eternal Honeymoon

I was looking in a book and stumbled apon something interesting. It was the story of Glen and Bessie Hyde. The adventurous newlyweds decided to have a honeymoon in the Grand Canyon, rafting down the Colorado. If they would have made it through, Bessie would have been the first recorded woman to have ventured it. Unfortunately, half way through, after making a stop for more supplies, they were not heard of for several months. With winter coming, search parties were sent out, however all they found was their raft full of their supplies, as if they had just wandered off from it. There was a cooked ham in the skillet and all their gear remained. They were never found.

I find stories like this incredibly interesting--of course, I can do this, being detached from the people and the time. If this happened to someone now, or even to someone I knew, I would feel much differently. But as it is, they are ghosts of the Grand Canyon, on an eternal honeymoon.