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My First Grand Canyon Experience. Rim2River2Rim

My First Grand Canyon Experience. Rim2River2Rim

I was in Flagstaff for a conference this week and had a free morning before the events started. How could I not venture over to the Grand Canyon?! It was my first time and it did not disappoint. I started at the South Kaibab trailhead right around dawn and bombed on down. I had the trail mostly to myself, only passing a few hikers who must have caught an earlier shuttle to the trailhead. The early morning light was just…

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Soap Creek Canyon to the Colorado River, Vermillion Cliffs

Soap Creek Canyon to the Colorado River, Vermillion Cliffs

In October I had a conference to attend down in Tucson, so I decided to drive.  My plan was to find a place to run somewhere in the middle of the drive and I chose an obscure canyon that gets easy access to the Colorado River.  It is Soap Creek Canyon, south of the 89a and the Vermillion Cliffs.  The night before I couldn’t sleep so I just hit the road around 3:30 AM – arriving at the trail-head around…

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