Get lost in these spectacular reader photos of the Grand Canyon
Join photographer Elias Butler on this trek to one of the Grand Canyon's hidden gems.
BACKPACKER 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)
Get full-canyon views from Skeleton Point on this 7-mile drop into the Big Ditch.
Spend New Year's in the Big Ditch, where fishing, camping, and hiking await
Learn where solitude reigns--and why. Plus: Tackle the hardest Big Ditch route we've ever published.
The Grand Canyon is steep and deep, but besides rock you can take in lush springs and junipers.