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 ''THE GRAND TOUR''
The Grand Canyon Junkies are here to show you the finest backpacking place on the planet.
It’s a mile deep, so the going isn’t always easy. Yet once you enter, you might get hooked on the place for life. Kind of like us.
1980, Joe resting somewhere between Bass and Garnet canyons; © Roger 'Too Tall' Thompson 2005, on the Tonto east of Cremation Canyon 1979, Jim exploring Slate Canyon 1979, on the Tonto between Hermit and Boucher canyons 1979, Jim exploring Slate Canyon 1978, climbing to the Tonto from Bass Rapid
To get to know the canyon, spend a week or so down in it. Get its red dirt under your fingernails, in your eyes, on your teeth and in your veins. Lie at night beside 2-billion-year-old rock as you gaze into the eternity of the heavens. It’s a journey of body and mind, so you’re likely to emerge both a little more lean and a little more in tune with your world.
1980, Joe resting somewhere between Bass and Garnet canyons; © Roger 'Too Tall' Thompson 2005, on the Tonto east of Cremation Canyon
The canyon beckons.
Are you ready to
Mr. Canyon Natural
get down?
The canyon beckons.
Are you ready to get down?
Mr. Canyon Natural ET CETERA
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