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MAG · 19 July 2026

We Stayed as Long as We Wanted

The Grand Canyon from Hopi Point at dusk: the glow of sunset on the left, storm clouds and lightning above the horizon, darkening rock below
The Grand Canyon from Hopi Point at dusk: the glow of sunset on the left, storm clouds and lightning above the horizon, darkening rock below

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

Hopi Point, South Rim, evening. The rangers warned us at the entrance: there is a storm at that spot, you may not get through, you may have to turn back in a hurry. We got there and stayed as

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