Grand Canyon West

... seizoen) en de beestjes (vooral de kinderen dan), maar het wordt ongetwijfeld onze mooiste reis ooit. Alles met een huurwagen. Meestal in hotels. Een 2-daagse rafting tocht over de Colorado en een helikopter vlucht door de Grand Canyon zijn ook gepland.

... never noticed this before, but many of our vacations include rocks. Some little rocks, some big ones. This is one has the Grandest Rocks (the Grand Canyon) the most colorful (Sedona) the oldest (Petrified Forest) and even a town that is a rock (Tombstone).

We return to the US to explore the West Coast National Parks and cities!

A description of our journey through the west of the USA. It's about the roads and places we visited in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. It is what we experienced, our diary. The English may not be perfect, but maybe some of you may find things to do ...

News from Debbie: Today, we drove out to Grand Canyon West, home of the Skywalk.  The Skywalk is on the tribal lands of the Hualapai Indians.  While it's not a long drive from Vegas, be prepared for a bit of a rough ride.  About twelve ...

I was petrified visiting the Grand Canyon as for months I had been dreaming that my son had fallen over the edge.  Needless to say I wouldn't let him anywhere near the edge! There are not barriers or fencing at the West Rim.  The area is ...

... spent at Guano Point.  Bonus, we got a rainbow!! Things to know when booking a Canyon tour from Las Vegas: Grand Canyon West is located on the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. The tour company we booked ...

... The typical South Rim helicopter tour, for example, takes you through the spectacular Dragoon Corridor, the deepest, widest part of the Grand Canyon. West Rim trips take you down more than 4,000 feet to the bottom. That's pretty miraculous. The other real ...

... times of big rain. But thats the whole purpose. After walking around the dam we headed back to the car and kept on going. The Grand Canyon west rim isn’t awesomely sign posted, so we had to turn the GPS on to try and get us there. But the GPS ...

... doppelten Autobahntunnels hat. Nach weiteren 2 Stunden Busfahrt und erholsamen Schlaf, sind wir an dem Terminal des Grand Canyon West angekommen. Wir bekamen unsere Tickets und wurden sofort mit einem anderen Bus zum ersten Aussichtspunkt gefahren. Dort ...

... airport afforded us great views of the Painted Desert: a multi-coloured desert to the east, the Kaibab Forest which borders the Grand Canyon National Park and the San Francisco Mountains near Flagstaff.  As we started to fly over the Canyon itself, ...

... bought a Martini style glass for $7.99. After this, we drove up to Yavapai Lodge which was our overnight stay for the Grand Canyon. Website for the lodge is http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/yavapai-east-west-698__75.html. The journey is 231 miles and ...

... . During the day, the Canyon looks almost flat, like a painting, but as the sun sets it takes on rich dimensions. The Grand Canyon was definitely worth the visit; it is absolutely stunning in its enormity. Pictures of the canyon are a joke because you ...

... the Grand canyon sky walk which we discovered was between the south rim and Las Vegas, so we decided to take a detour to the west rim of the grand canyon tomorrow. stay tuned for the wonderful story of our experience with the havapai indian ...

Departed Cortez, CO (Mesa Verde) and headed West toward Arizona and the Grand Canyon with a short stop at the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park..The Four Corners is the only place in the United States where four States come together at one place:  ...

... coupled with an overnight stay in a ranch. Neither one of us had ever been in a helicopter but flying over and into the Grand Canyon would be something special. Our day started with a shuttle pickup from our hotel to McCarran Airport.  On arrival we ...

... my way down. It took me 7.5 hours to hike in and only 4:75 to hike out! If you get the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon, I highly recommend hiking to the bottom. Many people walk 1-4 miles in and out in the same day. While this is enough to give ...