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Walking trails along the North and South Rims offer staggering views but, to experience the canyon at its most fascinating, the trails that go down toward the canyon floor should be explored. The Bright Angel Trail on the South Rim, and the North Kaibab Trail on the North Rim, descend to the canyon floor, and are tough hikes involving an overnight stop. G RAND CANYON Adobe pueblo-style architecture of Hopi House, Grand Canyon Village P Grand Canyon Village Grand Canyon National Park. § (928) 638-7888.

Air show with acrobatics and an auto show with drag racing. Fort Verde Days (second weekend) Camp Verde. Annual event with parade, horse events, barbecue, cavalry drills, and art show. Helldorado Days (third weekend) Tombstone. Features re-enactments, parades, a carnival, and music and street entertainment. 9 in in in in in in in in Jul Oct Jan Jul Oct Jan in month Apr in in in Jul Oct Jan month Apr month Apr A R I Z O N A T H R O U G H T H E London Bridge Days (late Oct) Lake Havasu City. Annual celebration commemorates the dedication of the bridge with a parade, concerts, and a Renaissance Festival.

Engraving by Norman Price of Coronado setting out to discover a legendary kingdom of gold in 1540 4 T IMELINE 600 Earliest date for settlement of Acoma and Hopi mesas 800 800 Large pueblos such as Chaco Canyon under construction 1020 Chaco Canyon is at its height as a trading and cultural center 1000 1300 Mesa Verde abandoned 1200 1250 Ancient sites are mysteriously abandoned; new smaller pueblos are established along the Rio Grande 1539 Fray Marcos de Niza heads first expedition to the Southwest 1400 1400 Navajo and Apache migrate from Canada to the Southwest 1600 1598 Juan de Oñate founds permanent colony in New Mexico T H E H I S T O R Y Illustration of the 1680 Pueblo Indian Revolt T HE C OLONY OF N EW M EXICO In 1598, Juan de Oñate arrived in the Southwest with 400 settlers, and set up a permanent colony called New Mexico.

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