Road trips from Southern California: Arizona
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Grand Canyon North Rim
Arizona Distance: 542 miles one-way Eons before my brother and I were born, seismic activity in what is now northern Arizona chopped a chunk about half the size of Catalina Island off the North Rim. It came to rest between the rims of the chasm on the northern side of the Colorado River, which makes a big loop around it, 5,300 feet below. The top of the plateau is flat, and its flanks are steeply terraced, falling away from points along the edge that overlook a canyon land unknown to most tourists. -- Suan Spano Read more: Drama along the Grand Canyon North Rim |
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