The Colorado River

The Grand Canyon

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September 13th 2007
We were here for 3 nights and once again in our tent. The Canyon is amazing and there are loads of different walks to do. We were told that 95% of people come here for 3 hours and so we were in the 5% that actually stayed for any length of time. We did the rim trail which was about 7 miles from Hermits rest to the Village. This was walking along the edge of the canyon which made for amazing viewin ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon National Park

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