Discover Grand Canyon

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8 Things to Discover the Grand Canyon

Tired of being in the office for late nights? Need a break from your daily hectic schedule? Then go for a Grand Canyon fun time. One of the oldest national park in U.S. That is a heaven on earth. One’s life is half lived if not gone there. You can actually rediscover yourself there. That is a place with endless places to visit. Be it its rims, trails, Grand Canyon skywalk, various points or hotels Grand Canyon. Let’s discover few must go places:
1. Colorado River rafting: Rafting at the Shoe point carved by Colorado River of Grand Canyon is a valuable experience for the visitors. The river is at its best when it is fully flown on speed i.e. when snow melts in summer. Trips vary from light or hard as per your choice. Main water sports offered there includes Tombstone, The Wall, Baptism and Man-eater, Tuttle's Tumble.
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Havasu Falls: A hypnotic waterfall at Havasu Creek. Here water falls from around 100 feet into a pool. This water is so much rich in minerals that the color of water is blue green and sometimes water falls from two different chutes.
3. North Kaibab trail: it’s a tramp on the North rim of Grand Canyon. As north rim is covered with snow in winters and is closed so as this trail. This is accessible by cars only in mid-May-mid October. You can ho there by foot through south rim.
4. Grand Canyon skywalk: I is a horse shoe shaped iron bridge, an extended platform on the west edge of the canyon. Skywalk means it is designed that way that you’ll be walking in sky without any base. It is extended around 70 feet from supporting pillars.
5. Navajo Bridge: It’s a steel bridge. This bridge crosses Colorado River and joins north part to south part. It is 470 feet higher from the

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