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Adventure, Travel, Food, Geology, and all things Wild
How Much Does it Cost to Get Into Grand Canyon?
How Much Does it Cost to get into Grand Canyon? What would you pay for a million dollar view into 2 billion years of Earth's history? While we say this is priceless, there is a price when entering Grand Canyon, and all National Parks here in the USA and around the...
Why Did the Grand Canyon Become a National Park?
Why did Grand Canyon become a National Park? The answer to this question seems obvious. Simply put, it is the Grandest Canyon on the planet. Scenery aside, Grand Canyon is a treasure trove of resources that scream for preservation. To truly answer the question...
Where Does Grand Canyon Begin and End?
Where Does the Grand Canyon Begin and End? Grand Canyon has a beginning, middle, and end just like any wonderful story. It unfolds with beautiful poetry like the most epic novels, films, and greatest stories ever told. It unfolds using astounding special effects, and...
What Should I Take on a Hike in the Grand Canyon?
Top 10 Items for a hike in Grand Canyon Day hiking in the Grand Canyon, or most anywhere for that matter, is a mind, body, and soul-cleansing experience that has a way of picking up your mood. Whether it's the peace, the fresh air, the views, or perhaps even the...
What is the Best Time of Year to Hike in Grand Canyon?
What is the best hiking season in Grand Canyon? Many of our hikers, clients, and friends are asking about our various destinations and the best time to hit them. Many of those questions revolve around Grand Canyon National Park, one of our most favorite places, and...
How Long Does it Take to Hike to the Bottom of Grand Canyon?
How long does it take to Hike to the Bottom of Grand Canyon? "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view" -Edward Abbey If hiking in the Grand Canyon could be described in a sentence, this is the one. When people ask us...
How Long Does it Take to Hike the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon?
How long does it take to hike South Kaibab? The South Kaibab Trail is perhaps one of the most popular, well-known, and beautiful trails not just in Grand Canyon, but in the entire National Park System. Of the over 6 million people that visited Grand Canyon in 2016,...
How Long Does It Take to Hike Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon
How long does it take to Hike Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon Of the many bucket-list items that people set for themselves, hiking rim-to-rim at Grand Canyon National Park is among the most cited with most anybody interested in hiking. Ask anyone who has done it, and...
Top 5 Hikes in the Grand Canyon
Hiking in the Grand Canyon is truly a humbling, inspiring, jaw-dropping, fantastical, enlightening, and (insert hyperbole) experience. Even a simple stroll along the rim of this national treasure is sure to conjure existential feelings that may stir your very being....
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