Grand Canyon

26 Sep

Posted at 17:51h in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Hiking
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[gallery ids="12699,11636"] We are looking at just over one week until Chicago Weekend Explorers heads southwest to Arizona. Arizona is special. It is not only home to what I think is one of the best Mexican restaurants in the United States, it is home to...

07 Sep

Posted at 01:36h in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Hiking
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For a backpacker - well, for this one, anyway - there is no better time to go hiking than the fall. Besides the richly muted leaves and skies, there is the perfect weather, the thinning crowds and the peaceful campsites. I was lucky enough to...