One day in Grand Canyon
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On the North Rim this summer, I took a short walking tour with a park Ranger that I found to be a good introduction. He gave basic explanations of geology, ecosystems, history in a short time. It was first thing in the morning, which freed up the rest of the day to explore as I wished. I'm sure they have similar things on the South Rim.
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Hike below the rim, as far as you have time. Going back up will take almost twice as long as going down, but even an hour's walk will give you a feeling of being IN. Dawn is the best, from the Kaibab trail especially.
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Hi,
I�d like to second gigib - go hiking in the canyon! We ``only�� did some of the South Kaibab trail (to Cedar Ridge and back) and it is very different from everything we saw along the rim.
You experience your surroundings differently: the layers of stone, the few animals and the plants, just the colors changing and...
Our tour will take you probably about 4 hours, something like that. Which will leave enough time to drive along the rim, go see the visitor center etc.
I�d like to second gigib - go hiking in the canyon! We ``only�� did some of the South Kaibab trail (to Cedar Ridge and back) and it is very different from everything we saw along the rim.
You experience your surroundings differently: the layers of stone, the few animals and the plants, just the colors changing and...
Our tour will take you probably about 4 hours, something like that. Which will leave enough time to drive along the rim, go see the visitor center etc.
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