Hikers climb out of Surprise Valley through a break in the 400-foot-tall Redwall on the Thunder River Trail in the Grand Canyon outside of Fredonia, Arizona November 2011. Part of a loop that connects the Thunder River and Deer Creek Trails. The hike starts at the Bill Hall trailhead on the North Rim and descends 2000-feet in through Coconino Sandstone to the level Esplanada then descends further into the lower canyon to access Thunder River and Tapeats Creek to the Colorado River and back out Deer Creek.

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Hiking in Arizona

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