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Friday Photo: Hiking the Grand Canyon
This is what it looks like to hike down through the Grand Canyon. Rocks on one side, a sheer drop on the other, clouds below you, and a path that looks like it’s going to fade off into the enormous...
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Tusayan, Arizona
Four hours later, we arrived in the small town of Tusayan, Arizona. While the Grand Canyon itself is open year-round, tourist services are very seasonal. The North Rim road gets so much snow that it’s...
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Negative Ten in Arizona (Or, Winter in the Grand Canyon)
“There’s ice on the radiator,” Alan said to me when we woke up at 6am. “That’s not possible,” I replied, trying to force myself to get out of a nice warm bed. “I’m looking at it,” he insisted. “How...
View ArticleVideo: Driving the Hermit Road
Maybe it was the snow, or maybe it was the must-see scenery, but the Hermit Road felt a lot longer than its seven miles. It starts around the Bright Angel trail head ends at the appropriately named...
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Elk, Deer, and Hermits
Only hours into our first full day of exploring the Grand Canyon, I discovered the real benefit to visiting in the height of winter. It’s not the lack of crowds or the solitude (although that’s nice)....
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Tusayan, Arizona
Four hours later, I arrived in the small town of Tusayan, Arizona. While the Grand Canyon itself is open year-round, tourist services are very seasonal. The North Rim road gets so much snow that it’s...
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Negative Ten in Arizona (Or, Winter in the Grand Canyon)
When I woke up at 6am, I noticed something that made me think I was still dreaming: ice on the radiator, inside my hotel room. I poked at an ice-covered window and heater before checking the...
View ArticleVideo: Driving the Hermit Road
Maybe it was the snow, or maybe it was the must-see scenery, but the Hermit Road felt a lot longer than its seven miles. It starts around the Bright Angel trail head ends at the appropriately named...
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Elk, Deer, and Hermits
Only hours into our first full day of exploring the Grand Canyon, I discovered the real benefit to visiting in the height of winter. It’s not the lack of crowds or the solitude (although that’s nice)....
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