New Mexico

Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde

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October 25th 2006
The Grand Canyon was nice - but too much for us to see, even if we had a week. We saw parts of it though... We did a 5mile hike on the Hermit's Rest trail. Some guy used to be a miner in the canyon and then decided to be a tour guide and everyone called him the Hermit, so they call the trail Hermit's rest. We also went to the IMAX movie in Tusayan, which was very good. It started to rain ... read more

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

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