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Sunrise over the inner gorge at Toroweap

Fig. 1Sunrise over the inner gorge at Toroweap

Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0

Landform

The Grand Canyon with almost nobody there. A 3,000-foot drop to the river. No rail, a long dirt road.

Field note

Tuweep is the old name. The inner gorge is vertical here. You can hear the river. The last miles are dirt and weather. Most Grand Canyon visitors will never stand here.

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Prints from Toroweap Overlook


Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.

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