Grand Canyon National Park: Deer Creek-Thunder River Loop
This lollipop loop dishes out enough superlatives to send a guidebook writer running for a thesaurus.
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Grand Canyon National Park: Deer Creek-Thunder River LoopThis lollipop loop dishes out enough superlatives to send a guidebook writer running for a thesaurus. |
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Grand Canyon National Park: Rim-to-Rim via North Kaibab TrailLink the Grand Canyon's north and south rim on this challenging 21-mile trek through two rugged canyons, offering cliffside views and scenic side trips. Grand Canyon National Park: Thunder CanyonMulti-layered red rocks line mile-deep canyons and cactus flowers explode with pastels on this 9-mile, secluded Grand Canyon out-and-back to a Colorado River tributary.
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ: Bright Angel Trail to Plateau PointOn nearly everyone‰Ûªs life list, this iconic 12.6-mile hike dives deep into the depths of the Grand Canyon, and onto one of the most spectacular plateaus thousands of feet below the rim. |
Grand Canyon National Park: Tanner-Escalante-Grandview CircuitIf you've hiked the park's established paths, it's time to raise your game. Explore the South Rim's wilder side with this 41.1-mile, off-trail trek. The challenges: routefinding, exposure, class 3 scrambling. The rewards: riverside beach camps, big views, solitude. Grand Canyon National Park: Boucher-Hermit LoopScramble through remote ravines, soak up private riverside vistas, and tour from rim to river on this stout, 25.1-mile circuit. Grand Canyon National Park: South Kaibab-Tonto-Bright Angel TrailStart early for sunrise in the canyon and crowd-free hiking on this 13.4-miler that descends to the gorge's mezzanine level. |
Grand Canyon Adventure Guide (2012 National Parks Series: Part 6 of 6)Find world-class scenery and challenges (no passport required) with our scouts' top day, weekend, and weeklong routes in the Big Ditch. Whether you're a canyon-country pro or a first-timer, we guarantee you'll find terrain that tests your boundaries. The Other Way InHike to life-list hot spots without waiting in life-list lines. These under-the-radar trails deliver everything but the crowds. Over The EdgeNearly 150 years after John Wesley Powell's pioneering trip through the Grand Canyon, the park still conceals remarkable places no humans have ever seen. Contributing editor John Harlin joins a crew of explorers on a journey of discovery. |
Tanner-Escalante Loop, Grand Canyon National Park, AZBACKPACKER editor Jon Dorn and his wife have a tradition: They've been celebrating New Year's Eve in the backcountry for almost a decade. In 2009 they did a 40-mile, 5-day hike beneath the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. (Photos by Jonathan Dorn) Hiking to Grand Canyon's Royal ArchJoin photographer Elias Butler on this trek to one of the Grand Canyon's hidden gems. |
Grand Canyon Challenge: Rim-to-Rim-to-RimDon't try this at home: See BACKPACKER's editor-in-chief's gonzo 21-hour hike with a friend into the Grand Canyon, rim-to-rim-to-rim. 3D Flyover: Grand Canyon's South RimDive off the Grand Canyon's South Rim and explore a waterfall-rich grotto and the canyon's largest natural rock bridge on this classic, 34-mile trek captured in vivid 3-D detail. 3D Flyover: Grand CanyonEnjoy yawning panoramas and no campsite competition along the Big Ditch's middle balcony–the Tonto Plateau–on a 5-day trek locals call "the jewels" for its perfectly placed (and lifesaving) springs. |
Editors' Choice Snow Award 2012: Sierra Designs Tov and L.L. Bean Ultralite 850Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter explains the new innovations in down insulation technology |
Editors' Choice Snow Award 2012: Vasque Snow Junkie UD BootsStaff Photographer Ben Fullerton reviews the lightweight Snow Junkie boots from Vasque |
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