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Grand Canyon

Blog posts related to the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River.

Beverage math tips for your Grand Canyon trip
2025 | Grand Canyon

Beverage math tips for your Grand Canyon trip

ByMatt Volpert May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Figuring out the right amount of beverages for shorter multi-day river trips is straightforward. However, once you start contemplating…

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A review of “River to Rim” by Nancy Brian
2025 | Grand Canyon

A review of “River to Rim” by Nancy Brian

ByMatt Volpert January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

“River to Rim: A Guide to Place Names Along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon from Lake Powell to…

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Grand Canyon | 2024

Will the Grand Canyon get to Experience the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse?

ByMatt Volpert March 24, 2024March 27, 2024

A swath of the United States from Texas to Maine will expire a total solar eclipse in less than…

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2024 | Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon NPS Updates Lottery Login

ByMatt Volpert January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

The Grand Canyon NPS emailed lottery users today regarding the new login instructions for the upcoming 2025 Grand Canyon…

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Grand Canyon water temperature
2024 | Grand Canyon

How Cold is the Water in the Grand Canyon?

ByMatt Volpert January 2, 2024January 19, 2024

Grand Canyon, Colorado River water temperature This answer used to be easy. Due to the dam, the Colorado River…

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2023 | Grand Canyon

How much does a commercial, guided Grand Canyon rafting trip cost?

ByByron November 27, 2023April 30, 2024

How much does a Grand Canyon trip cost? With 12 different Grand Canyon rafting NPS concessionaires, it can be…

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Grand Canyon | 2023

The Best Grand Canyon books

ByMatt Volpert September 11, 2023October 13, 2023

No other river in the United States has had so much written about it. Below are my favorite Grand…

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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Rapids

ByMatt Volpert June 22, 2023September 6, 2023

Grand Canyon Rapids Rafting the Grand Canyon will take you through hundreds of miles of amazing canyon scenery and…

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Grand Canyon Lottery Q & A

ByMatt Volpert July 2, 2022June 12, 2023

We’ve received a number of questions about the Grand Canyon lottery and have decided to make a post answering…

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Equipment | Favorites | Grand Canyon

Find shady and sunny campsites with ShadeMap

ByMatt Volpert June 18, 2022June 10, 2023

Getting a seat on a Grand Canyon trip is a positive no matter when you go. A trip in the summertime…

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