Grand Canyon March 2015, 3 of 14 images
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| Starting our Backpack: The Trail Down After 2 days of great hikes along the rim, we began our 3-day backpacking trip down into the canyon. We took the South Kaibab trail which descends 4,860 feet from the rim to the Colorado River in 6.3 miles. The color of the trail changes with each layer of geologic history; the red trail in the foreground becomes a sandy color by the time you reach the switchbacks in the right of this photo. |