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A North Rim hike climbing toward Green Mountain, with a shorter overlook option about a third of the way in

The most popular way down into the Bryce amphitheater — a steep switchback trail past towering hoodoos including Thor’s Hammer,

The only trail on the South Rim that descends partway into the canyon without requiring a wilderness permit, winding through

A very short walk near the North Rim ranger station to one of the most dramatic, narrowest overlooks of the

A quieter, longer North Rim hike through open meadow and forest to a canyon overlook, seeing far fewer visitors than

An easy interpretive walk at the end of South Rim Road, ending at one of the most panoramic overlooks in

A short walk along the Rio Grande into another dramatic river canyon, quieter than Santa Elena and close to the

An easy desert walk through a wash lined with granite boulders, ending at a short scramble up to a photogenic

The premier backcountry day hike in Big Bend — a long, strenuous loop through the Chisos high country ending at

A very short paved walk from the Dante Fascell Visitor Center out along a jetty into Biscayne Bay — the