More than 6.25 million people visited in 2017 alone. However, only a fraction of the vistors actually travel into the canyon itself. Descend below the rim, and the sense of the canyons beauty only grows with every step. The canyon is essentially an inverted, 6,000-foot, 277-mile-long mountain range. As you hike through the various paths you are dwarfed by sheer stone walls stacked to the sky and vistas that multiply with every turn. How did the immense natural wonder, the Grand Canyon, form?