3 Day Grand Canyon South Rim Itinerary for Hikers
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3 Day Grand Canyon South Rim Itinerary for Hikers

Hiking enthusiasts may prefer to plan a long overnight backpacking trip, but we don’t always win permits or have enough time off work. Sometimes the best you can manage is a three day weekend. At the Grand Canyon’s South Rim in Arizona, three days is plenty of time to experience iconic, challenging day hikes and do some sightseeing on the rim.

10 Common Questions About Hiking Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon
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10 Common Questions About Hiking Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon

The Rim to Rim is the most popular and iconic hiking route in Grand Canyon National Park. I was able to hike Rim to Rim over and over again while living and working at the Grand Canyon, and now I work for a guided trekking company that leads Rim to Rim hiking tours. These are my answers to the most common questions I hear about the route.

Finding the Paiute Cave Pictographs
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Finding the Paiute Cave Pictographs

The Paiute Cave is an underground cave of volcanic rock painted with bright red and yellow rock art. It’s the most vibrantly colored pictograph example I’ve ever seen with my own eyes. It’s shocking that the colors are so pristine, until you remember that the conditions of the cave environment played a hand in preserving them over hundreds of years.

Cool Things to Do in Bisbee, Arizona
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Cool Things to Do in Bisbee, Arizona

Most people have never heard of the charming, quirky mining town of Bisbee, Arizona near the Mexican border. They’re more familiar with its sinful sister city of Tombstone, just a short drive away. Of the two, Bisbee is overwhelmingly the more enjoyable and livable spot today. These are my favorite things I did while living and working remotely from Bisbee for a month.