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Caravan Tours - 800-227-2826
THE WORLD OUTDOORS - 800-488-8483
Bicycle Adventures - 360-786-0989
COLORADO ADVENTURES - 719-395-2112
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Articles
By Alan LeStourgeon
Hiking the Grand Canyon is an experience that is unmatched elsewhere in the country, and possibly even the world. The first and most obvious difference on a hike into the canyon is that while you usually journey upward and then back down on a hike, you do the opposite when hiking the Grand Canyon. Multiple rescues are needed every summer in the canyon because hikers unfamiliar with this big difference forget about this simple fact.<<more>>
