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Bucket List Magazine
GRAND CANYON
Arizona, U.S.A.
Top 3 Favorite
Activities!
Go Hiking
Grand Canyon National Park, and
the greater Grand Canyon region, is
a hiker’s dream. Most of Grand Can-
yon National Park is undeveloped
backcountry. There are literally hun-
dreds of miles to hike and backpack
and explore.

Grand Canyon is the result of a distinct and ordered combi-
nation of geologic events. The story begins almost two billion years
ago with the formation of the igneous and metamorphic rocks of the
inner gorge. Above these old rocks lie layer upon layer of sedimentary
rock, each telling a unique part of the environmental history of the
Grand Canyon region. Then, between 70 and 30 million years ago,
through the action of plate tectonics, the whole region was uplifted,
resulting in the high and relatively flat Colorado Plateau. Finally, be-
ginning just 5-6 million years ago, the Colorado River began to carve
its way downward. Further erosion by tributary streams led to the
canyon’s widening. Still today these forces of nature are at work slowly
deepening and widening the Grand Canyon.
By: National Park Service
Ride a Mule
Explore the depths of the Grand
Canyon National Park on popu-
lar trails like the Bright Angel and
South Kaibab trail on a mule. A
Grand Canyon mule ride is an ad-
venture and easy on your legs.
Take a Scenic Drive
We think that a Grand Canyon vaca-
tion is America’s greatest road trip.
It’s one big scenic drive. In fact, there
are so many scenic drive opportuni-
ties it’s hard to limit our favorites.
By: Elisabeth Kwat-Hefferan
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By: Ana Sofia Viejo