Beware: It’s a mile deep, so the going isn’t always easy. Yet once you enter,
you might become hooked on the place for life. Kind of like us.

To get to know the canyon, immerse yourself in it. Hike to the bottom and spend a week or so there.
Get the canyon’s 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.

The canyon beckons. Are you ready to get down?
Why backpack the canyon? Meet the Grand Canyon Junkies Trailside perspectives — west routes Trailside perspectives — east routes Getting ready to go Links to other canyon stuff Parting thoughts International visitors: Confused by non-metric measures? Keep this converter handy.	Trip logs: 2008 1998 | 1996 Google Earth | Maps 2014 video Layers | “The Seven” this site only

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