far the most spectacular. The width and depth of the canyon varies from place to place. Near the Southern rim, it is about 5,000 feet from the rim to the river, and at its deepest point, it is 6,000 feet. The width of the canyon is about 10 miles, although it reaches 18 miles in some areas. On foot, the trip to the bottom of the canyon and back up would take about 2 days. To give you and idea of how long it is, a trip through the Grand Canyon by raft can take two weeks or lo
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