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A view of the grand canyon from the edge of a cliff. Grand canyon landscape scenic.
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-17-09_SOI_K_GCan_Heil] [Tami Heilemann, Interior Staff, Chief Photographer to the Secretary, on the scene during] Secretary's visit to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona [48-DPA-10-17-09_SOI_K_GCan_Heil_L1030109.JPG]
WHITE CANYON NEAR SIPAPU BRIDGE NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT - NARA - 544950
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-17-08_SOI_K_GCan] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, [for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors] [48-DPA-10-17-08_SOI_K_GCan_DOI_1957.JPG]
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-17-08_SOI_K_GCan] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, [for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors] [48-DPA-10-17-08_SOI_K_GCan_DOI_1975.JPG]
Public domain image of Wandering the Wave (Unsplash)
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-17-08_SOI_K_GCan] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, [for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors] [48-DPA-10-17-08_SOI_K_GCan_DOI_1971.JPG]
Canyonlands National Park - National Parks Gallery
A view of the grand canyon from the edge of a cliff. Canyon sky
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South Kaibab Trail
Summary
View from South Kaibab Trail. Hikers seeking panoramic views unparalleled on any other trail at Grand Canyon will want to consider a hike down the South Kaibab Trail. It is the only trail at Grand Canyon National Park that so dramatically holds true to a ridgeline descent.
But this exhilarating sense of exposure to the vastness of the canyon comes at a cost: there is little shade and no water for the length of this trail. During winter months, the constant sun exposure is likely to keep most of the trail relatively free of ice and snow. For those who insist on hiking during summer months, which is not recommended in general, this trail is the quickest way to the bottom (it has been described as "a trail in a hurry to get to the river"), but due to lack of any water sources, ascending the trail can be a dangerous proposition., Grand Canyon.