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Road trip to Grand Canyon suggestions
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(WebCrawler) wrote: Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. Is it true that the north rim will definetely be closed around the ThanksGiving week? It's never guaranteed to be open past mid-October; if it is, it's just open for the day and no facilities are available. Rather than asking here, you could have verified that by looking at the national park web site: http://www.nps.gov/grca/pphtml/basics.html -- _Deirdre http://deirdre.net "Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran |
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Road trip to Grand Canyon suggestions
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gemmilljim@hotmail,com wrote: I don't care for the scenery between Las Vegas and Grand Canyon. It is rather flat, high desert with lots of cedars. I loved that stretch, as I loved pretty much every mile of the drive I did on an open-jaw trip from Phoenix to Flagstaff and on to Las Vegas via Route 66. We visited the canyon on a day trip from Flagstaff, which was a fun town to use as a base for day-tripping. It's hard to go wrong with road trips in that part of the world. -- --- Eric Holeman Chicago Illinois USA |
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I don't care for the scenery between Las Vegas
and Grand Canyon. It is rather flat, high desert with lots of cedars. I guess I enjoyed the drive a little more than you, although it's certainly not the most scenic drive in the west. By the way, the traditional route between Vegas and the south rim of the Canyon used to involve a road (route 93, I think) that literally goes over the top of Hoover Dam. But security concerns after 9/11 have caused greater security around the dam and I *think* they recommend you take an alternate route that avoids the dam to avoid traffic slowdowns. Anyway, you might want to check into that when planning your route. However, the dam itself is quite spectacular and is worth a visit if time permits. James ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove "NOSPAM" from my address when sending me e-mail. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - |
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Road trip to Grand Canyon suggestions
If you've got a few hours you might be interested in driving east
through Flagstaff to see the Barringer Meteor Crater (what's one more hole in the ground after seeing the Grand Canyon ;^). Meteor Crater is located about two miles south of I-40 about 25 minutes east of Flagstaff. This is one of the most impressive geologic features I've ever seen. A very professional museum sits at the north rim of the crater and includes catwalks so that you can stand on the edge of the rim. Optional tours go down into the crater itself. It really makes you think about what would happen if a meteor hit a major city. ....And if you drive a few miles east of Meteor Crater on I-40, you will come to Winslow, Arizona. The good people of Winslow have constructed a small monument tribute to the Eagle's song "Take It Easy" which includes the line: "Well I'm standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona Such a fine sight to see..." The monument is, of course, on a corner in downtown Winslow and includes a statue of a guitar player (can't really tell if it looks like a member of the Eagles though) along with a building-side mural that includes "a girl in a flat-bed Ford", an Eagle (the bird), and a few other bits of relevant trivia. The corner also includes a little information about the history of Route 66. Sights like this are definitely for driving vacations because you'll never see these things from your airliner window. Martin |
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Rather than asking here, you could have verified that by looking at the
national park web site: http://www.nps.gov/grca/pphtml/basics.html Thanks for the link. I'll be in Vegas in Nov, and I've never been to the north rim. I'll check the website for current conditions before I head out. -Larry Lloyd Jihad - A war that determines who has the best imaginary friend. |
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