Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park

... so many great things about it but then also a few people had said how disappointing it was. When researching we discovered that the Grand Canyon is about 230 miles from Las Vegas. A bus tour would take 13 hours of which you would only spend 2 hours or so ...

... to go on it.  So we turned around and continued our journey to the south rim.  We saw signs saying that the Grand Canyon National Park was only a few miles away but ahead of us all we saw was barren desert landscape - for some reason we were ...

... only touched upon so tiny a portion of the canyon, the wonder of the views gave a fantastic sense of the hidden beauty and danger below. The Grand Canyon has to be seen to be believed (I simply couldn't write anymore without waffling rubbish).

... National Park lands that says "Next gas 200 miles" is not that much to ask for, do you? We left the Grand Canyon after checking out sunrise and our campsite neighbor's complete and total lack of regard for the environment: ... and drove off ...

... and to my chagrin, we missed quite a unique Roadside America landmark in our haste to beat feet to the Grand Canyon: "Standin' on the Corner Park" I did not know Jackson Browne wrote the song! Anyhoo, so off we go... to the Grand Canyon... I ...

Saturday 17th May   This morning we woke and drove 100 miles or so to the Grand Canyon! As you are driving towards the National park, on completely flat countryside, it seems like you must be in the wrong place but soon we entered the Park and ...

... at Canyonlands and loved the colours in Bryce so we thought nothing could amaze us now. Well we were right. ha! The Grand Canyon is pretty cool and it's absolutely gargantuan, but it was pretty hazy so details weren't great and from every direction you ...

... had a New Zealand license plate.   On a lesser note we saw not one, but several Hawaiian license plates at the Grand Canyon.  As evening approached, we hiked to a few of the more remote viewpoints and stood in a silent reverence of the ...

... piled out and ran to look out at the valley just as the sun was setting.  The funny thing about approaching the Grand Canyon from the South is that everywhere for miles around (with a couple of small exceptions) is completely flat – completely ...

... , and it's now...... 11:30 pm. Just got to the hotel about an hour ago. ALL that on top of hiking a bit of the Grand Canyon and driving the craziest mountain passes yet.... Good Sweet Jesus! I'm tired. Oh on a side note.... on the way out of Flagstaff ...

Grand Canyon   We hadden gisterenavond nog geïnformeerd om een helicoptervlucht over de Grand Canyon te maken. De weersvoorspelling zei echter dat het bewolkt ging zijn dus besloten we af te wachten wat voor weer het effectief zou zijn. Nu kijken we ...

On July 18th, I drove 96 miles to reach the Grand Canyon National Park. Along the way I drove through Lake mead National Recreation Area. Inside the park I drove the 25 mile Desert Canyon Road. At sunset I found the same cliff area that Bram and I ...

... Yes, you can shower with 1.5 L and "smart soap"…provided it is 5 Celsius, so you rush and you just climbed up from Grand Canyon. Cottonwood to the rim was a strenuous hike up with the camping gear. And a little bit of bragging will not hurt here: 3. ...

... and he told us that if you're mentally, physically and spiritually prepared (and you really want to hike it), the Grand Canyon is a walk in the park.  Pat also told us that of the 4.5 million people that visit the Park each year, only 1% ever venture ...

... Grand Canyon just in time for sunset. It was a little hazy, because of pollution, but still beautiful. I believe that the Grand Canyon is one of those places that truly looks better in pictures than in person. Most people would probably disagree with that ...

... was a kid.  And whether it was the lack of light pollution, or the reflection from the water and sandy beaches, the canyon absolutely glowed during the full moon. After living in Alaska for 25 years, perhaps we had forgotten what it was like to roll ...

... head almost directly towards us, it dropped down and landed somewhere between us and the base. Helicopters are not allowed in Grand Canyon National Park, these people who do tours from Vegas in them only get to fly over the western edge of the Canyon. ...

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... .......the campground !  In no time at all we have erected our canvas house and we go straight to the rim to see the "Grand Canyon".  Walking about quickly is a little difficult at the moment, i think we are at 7000 ft and the temp at 10am was ...

... This morning Mum woke us two up at 6:14 in the morning so we could get there before the crowds. We left at 7:38. The Grand Canyon was so amazing at first sight, and nothing like we imagined. Instead of a smooth deep bowl or a open box of rocks, it ...