Grand Canyon National Park, United States Travel Blogs

Backroads to the Grand Canyon
Apr 23, 2008 (20 photos)

... 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 ...

The Grand Canyon!!!
Jun 1, 2009 (14 photos)

... still 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).

Grand Canyon National Park to Kanab, UT
Sep 22, 2006 (17 photos)

I don't want much from my government... really, I don't. BUT, I do think a simple road sign on Federal 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 ...

Winslow, AZ to Grand Canyon National Park
Sep 21, 2006 (8 photos)

... 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 ...

Casey's and a Lot of Erosion
Jun 9, 2009 (14 photos)

... that 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 ...

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Grand Canyon!
Sep 23, 2009 (17 photos)

... nbsp; We thought there would be outright mutiny if we attempted to walk even part of the way down to the canyon floor so that is something we’ll have to do next time if we’re not too old and creaky by then…. Next stop: Zion National Park.

Grand Canyon
Nov 1, 2008 (28 photos)

... . Eerst stoppen we nog bij het imax theater om er tickets te kopen voor de imax voorstelling van 18u.   In het National Park is het vandaag 'wildlife day' en er zijn allerlei activiteiten (hoofdzakelijk voor kinderen). We gaan een kijkje nemen bij ...

Grand Canyon Nationa Park
Jul 18, 2002 (20 photos)

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 had ...

Cottonwood Campground to North Rim
Nov 9, 2009 (2 photos)

... 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. ...

Grand- South Rim and Inner Canyon
May 1, 2009 (30 photos)

... few very rustic reststops/restrooms planted along the way down.  At one of our stops, we met Pat, a National Park Service employee who maintains inner canyon facilities and hikes 2 miles into and out of work each day.  On my way into the compost ...

The Grand Canyon
May 10, 2009 (31 photos)

... 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 ...

Arizona
Apr 13, 2008 (53 photos)

Selection of photos from Arizona

Camping in the Grand Canyon
Aug 15, 2009 (8 photos)

... .......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 ...

Stage 8 - Grand Canyon
Sep 12, 2009

... drops, you can get some amazing photos here. We managed to get a room for 2 nights at Maswik Lodge which was inside the Grand Canyon National Park, not the greatest room in the world, but great access to all that the park has to offer. Me and Weffy then ...

The North Rim is neat too
Aug 3, 2009 (5 photos)

... settled there.  It was really cool.  I got another Junior Ranger badge.  Then, we drove to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  They did not have a different badge from the South Rim, but they did have a very good view.  Then, we ...

The Grandest Canyon of All
Jul 28, 2009 (8 photos)

... 7 tools in one.  It has a flashlight, magnifying glass, mirror, whistle, compass, storage area,and thermometer. I completed my Grand Canyon Junior Ranger packet.  This time the Ranger did not have white hair, but he was bald.  My Mamaw did ...

Grand Canyon National Park
Oct 19, 2007 (27 photos)

... up to the sight of canyons all around us, or is it one big massive Canyon? We had breakfast then drove to the Grand Canyon National park entrance and paid our $25 entry fee before stopping at a scenic viewing area called 'Desert View' looking down into the ...

Van Cortez over Monument Valley naar Grand Canyon
Oct 31, 2008 (19 photos)

... de zuidingang ligt en waar de Comfort Inn is. De Comfort Inn ligt vlak naast het imax theater waar de National Geographic film over de grand canyon vertoond wordt.   De kamer is erg mooi. Er is een koelkast en een koffiemachine. De badkamer is mooi ...

grand canyon
Aug 16, 2009 (47 photos)

These pictures are from hoover dam which we went past on our way to flagstaff from vegas. Also pictures from grand canyon.

Grand Canyon
Oct 6, 2008 (5 photos)

On our way from Vegas to the Grand Canyon today we stopped at our very first Walmart in Kingman.  We then drove on to Seligman, the birthplace of Route 66. We then drove on to the Grand Canyon, taking in an Imax show about the Canyon on the way. ...

Grand Canyon to Page
May 19, 2009 (15 photos)

... Auto raus fotografiert und konnten uns kaum daran satt sehen. Kurz vor unserem Ziel sind wir zu einem weiteren Höhepunkt des Grand Canyon gekommen, dem Horseshoe-Bend. Hier macht der Colorado-River eine Kurve, die wie ein Hufeisen aussieht. Vom Parkplatz ...

Grand is an understatement.
Aug 27, 2009 (19 photos)

Lake Mead To Grand Canyon (South and North rims) To Zion National Park Feeling better and ready to see the Grand Canyon.  Start out heading southeast which takes me over Hoover Dam so I’m able to grab some shots from the top.  The ...

GRAND Rafting in the GRAND Canyon
Aug 8, 2008 (23 photos)

... if you were following the news.  We missed that flood by only a few days.  Again, I'm the scourge of the national park system.  And the all important question: how was the food?  Well, it was unbelievable and even included "steak ...

The Grand Canyons, plural
May 17, 2009 (5 photos)

I first visited the Grand Canyon National Park about 23 years ago. I was returning to New York after working for a period in San Diego and the route was taking us near the canyon so we had to stop. After all, it's the Grand Canyon. We had stayed in ...

Walking along the Rim of the Grand Canyon
Sep 6, 2009 (24 photos)

... these tourists. I was reminded at times of a story told in an email of strange questions that are asked of park rangers. Apparently a ranger at the Grand Canyon was approached by a overweight male tourist and asked, "What, is this all it is? A big hole in ...

"Dear" "What?" "No, DEER!" "OH!!"
Sep 25, 2009 (73 photos)

... the locals (lots of deer crawling out of the woodwork!) we finally found the Yavapai Lodge deep within the woods of the Grand Canyon National Park. We checked into our lodge in the middle of the forest and decided to try the "world renowned" restaurant at ...

Las Vegas - Grand Canyon
Jul 12, 2008 (3 photos)

12 July, from Las Vega$ to Grand Canyon  30°C/86°F sunny in the morning, later 30°C/86°F but clowdy with rain About half past six we woke up and quietly packed our bags. At 07.00 we took the time to enjoy our breakfast of Treasure Island. ...

A long way down...
May 28, 2009 (9 photos)

... ; even a chocolate bar & cup of tea!! We really needed it!! The rest of our time in the Grand Canyon was spent exploring other areas of the park and trying to obtain an appreciation of the scale of the canyon! We also spent most of our evenings trying ...

Begining of the Epic Journey
Aug 19, 2009 (12 photos)

Got up at 4am in order to make an early start on the trail.  We reach the South Kaibab Trailhead at 5.30am.  The switchbacks are quite gentle to start with and we are in good spirits.  Our route takes us over cedar ridge and past o´neil ...

Arriving at the Grand Canyon
May 16, 2009 (3 photos)

We broke camp at Natural Bridges to put in the 250 miles to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. Heading south on 261, we stopped at the Kane Gulch ranger station to check on conditions and dream of some of the hikes in Bullet Canyon, Road ...