The secret Grand Canyon: 10 hidden gems to escape the crowds
by Roger Naylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4APK5)
The canyon, which turns 100 this year, sees 6 million annual visitors. An Arizona travel writer reveals how to get off the beaten track
The Grand Canyon is already a pretty famous hole in the ground in Arizona. Now, with Grand Canyon national park celebrating its centennial in 2019, it's receiving an additional jolt of publicity. Six million people visit each year, and if you happen to be there on a holiday weekend, it feels like you're stuck behind all of them.
Yet here's the thing - Grand Canyon is big, an immense tear in the earth's fabric 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep. So it's not hard to find privacy if you know where to look. Here are some tips to get you started.
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