What to Pack For a Summer Trip To The Grand Canyon
Summer in Grand Canyon is actually incredible. Don’t let the heat scare you! With a high elevation, Arizona’s harshest season can actually be quite enjoyable in these red rock mountains! Here’s a list of five essentials to make sure you have the best trip possible!
Hat – baseball cap, sombrero, bucket hat, whatever cap strikes your fancy is fine by us, just make sure you bring one along. You absolutely will need it.
Windbreaker – while you’re likely to have sunny stifling weather in Arizona’s summer months, monsoons can be quite common, especially in the high elevations or on the rim of the Grand Canyon. And while a thick rain coat is absolutely an outrageous thing to stick in your bag, a waterproof shell, like this one, can totally come in handy.
Novel – the midday summer heat can be tough so you’ll probably end up hiking in the morning and chilling in the afternoons. Nothing says relaxing under in the shade quite like a good paperback romance novel, and 100 Promises absolutely does the trick. Set in Northern Arizona, it’s the perfect rim-side read to keep you in the zone while still allowing you to escape.
Mineral Sunscreen – the Arizona sun is infamous for a reason and you absolutely need a strong sunscreen if you’re going to be out and about. We will chose a Badger sunscreen time and time again, but any of your tried and true sunblocks will do the trick!
Boots – the Birkenstocks are totally cute, but if you’re going to be out on these trails, in snake season, you need to go with something with a little more protection. Get yourself a good pair of hiking boots and keep your feet, and ankles, safe!