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Grand Canyon NP Road Trip Wrap Up

The road trip out to the Grand Canyon is a wrap. We traveled 4,560 miles round trip not including any side trips, driving in the park, or detours.  It took us 4.5 days to drive out to the Grand Canyon and 4 days to drive back.  We spent five at the canyon.  We hike approximately 9 miles, not counting the walking we did in the village area. Over the course of the trip we went through 3 one-gallon jugs and 2.5 flats of water. It is dry out west.  As for photography stats I took 1,491 frames across my Canon 80D, my cell phone, and a little Fuji point and shoot camera.  I mostly shot using ISO 100.  My most common aperture was F8 followed closely by F10 and F9.  My most common shutter speed was 1/320s followed by 1/250s.  With my most common focal length being  18mm.  For a majority of the trip I shot in aperture priority mode, which made my life easier and allowed me to quickly compensate for the sun and changing conditions.  I did...