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Trip to Grand Canyon
Greetings to you all.
I am thinking of going to the Grand Canyon in the month of July with the family. I have bought a book called Reader’s Digest See the USA the easy way. In that book it gives two suggestions of visiting different places by car. The trip to the Grand Canyon in page 282 of this book, starts in Flagstaff, Arizona. The book then suggests to go to the SOUTH RIM NATIONAL PARK, then to the NORTH RIM GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, and then to go to PAGE. Then to go to the NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, then to MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. Next it goes to Canyon DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, and then to the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK and then back to Flagstaff. How Long do you think this trip would take, and are there any hotels on this route? With thanks for your help. |
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On Jan 5, 9:36*am, zxcvar wrote:
Greetings to you all. I am thinking of going to the Grand Canyon *in the month of July with the family. *I have bought a book called Reader’s Digest See the USA the easy way. In that book it gives two suggestions of *visiting different places by car. The trip to the Grand Canyon in page 282 of this book, starts in Flagstaff, Arizona. The book then suggests to go to the SOUTH RIM NATIONAL PARK, then to the NORTH RIM GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, and then to go to PAGE. Then to go to the NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, then to MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. Next it goes to Canyon DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, and then to the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK and then back to Flagstaff. How Long do you think this trip would take, and are there any hotels on this route? *With thanks for your help. This trip can take about 1 week. Yes there are hotels and motels along this route. |
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:45:14 -0800 (PST), PeterL
wrote: On Jan 5, 9:36*am, zxcvar wrote: Greetings to you all. I am thinking of going to the Grand Canyon *in the month of July with the family. *I have bought a book called Reader’s Digest See the USA the easy way. In that book it gives two suggestions of *visiting different places by car. The trip to the Grand Canyon in page 282 of this book, starts in Flagstaff, Arizona. The book then suggests to go to the SOUTH RIM NATIONAL PARK, then to the NORTH RIM GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, and then to go to PAGE. Then to go to the NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, then to MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. Next it goes to Canyon DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, and then to the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK and then back to Flagstaff. How Long do you think this trip would take, and are there any hotels on this route? *With thanks for your help. This trip can take about 1 week. Yes there are hotels and motels along this route. To do Canyon de Chelly right you need one full day there and take the all day tour. Make your reservation the day before. Day tour includes vbag lunch up at the White House ruins. Petrified Forest only requires about an hour or so. If you, or someone in your party is age 62 or over, have them get the $10 Senior Pass, good at all National Parks and lots of other places, and good for life. Covers everyone in your party, too. If not eligible for the senior pass, even the $80 annual pass might be worth it, especially since you're making two entrances into Grand Canyon. http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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"zxcvar" wrote in message ... Greetings to you all. I am thinking of going to the Grand Canyon in the month of July with the family. I have bought a book called Reader’s Digest See the USA the easy way. In that book it gives two suggestions of visiting different places by car. The trip to the Grand Canyon in page 282 of this book, starts in Flagstaff, Arizona. The book then suggests to go to the SOUTH RIM NATIONAL PARK, then to the NORTH RIM GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, and then to go to PAGE. Then to go to the NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, then to MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. Next it goes to Canyon DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, and then to the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK and then back to Flagstaff. How Long do you think this trip would take, and are there any hotels on this route? With thanks for your help. That's a big loop and a lot of driving, but have at it. There are hotels most places, though the North Rim is not well served. When in Page, do take a boat tour of Lake Powell while there is still water in it. It's really beautiful. Tours leave from the marina and last about 3 hrs. I'm sure you can find prices and times on the Internet. A few suggestions, and take them as you may: I think you'll find much better airfares and rental car rates if you fly into Las Vegas and go out from there. It's a bit longer, but you should be able to save a lot, as Flagstaff is poorly served, and Las Vegas is overserved by all the major airlines. Las Vegas also has great competition in the car rental business, and you can find really low rates. Next, consider heading north instead of west from page, and see some of southern Utah. You won't be far from Bryce Canyon NP, which is fantastic for both scenery and the trail system. I recommend a horseback (or muleback) ride. Just a few miles on, there is Kodachrome State park; it's totally different from Bryce, but also has some very nice (and easy) trails. If you turn back to the west from Bryce, you'll soon be in Zion NP, which is no less stunning, only in a different way. Zion offers some simple trails, but also some very challenging ones. In Zion you're at the bottom of the canyons looking up, and it's the other way around at Bryce, where the amazing views are from the rim. Their horse trails are terrific, too. From Zion, it's just three hours back to Las Vegas. I only mention this because, while Monument Vally is impressive in places, it's basically mesas that you drive past, and it's a long way out to Mexican Hat. If you were already going that way, then Canyon de Chelly and Petrified Forest are good stops, but in my opinion aren't worth all the hours behind the wheel when they could be spent in the splendor of southern Utah. If you do this, I'd recommend a night and a day at the South Rim, unless you're going to the bottom. Add a night and a day for that. North Rim is almost a photo stop, unless you're climbing. It's pretty, and the light can be better for pictures, but it's the same canyon you saw the day before. If you get to Page early enough, take the boat ride and spend the night, then decide where you're going next. If you go through Momument Valley, you have little choice other than the motels on the reservation, and they can be $$$. If you choose the other direction, Bryce can be pricey too, but you can make up some of it with cheap meals at local places. Ask any cowboy. At Zion, you can stay 20 minutes away in Hurricane, where most of the low-cost chains are represented. In Zion proper, things can get pricey, too. Whatever you decide, I don't think you can spend enough time in that part of the country. You'll go back. Keith |
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Lots of good advice. We went from Sedona to the Grand Canyon to Page to
Bryce and then to Zion. Did stay in Hurricane. We also went to from there to (one night in Flagstaff) Tucson and did the Sonora Desert Museum which was well worth the trip. We spent two weeks traveling around Arizona, got the $10 Park pass in Sedona and saved quite a bit of $$$. MLD "K" wrote in message ... "zxcvar" wrote in message ... Greetings to you all. I am thinking of going to the Grand Canyon in the month of July with the family. I have bought a book called Reader’s Digest See the USA the easy way. In that book it gives two suggestions of visiting different places by car. The trip to the Grand Canyon in page 282 of this book, starts in Flagstaff, Arizona. The book then suggests to go to the SOUTH RIM NATIONAL PARK, then to the NORTH RIM GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, and then to go to PAGE. Then to go to the NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, then to MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. Next it goes to Canyon DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, and then to the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK and then back to Flagstaff. How Long do you think this trip would take, and are there any hotels on this route? With thanks for your help. That's a big loop and a lot of driving, but have at it. There are hotels most places, though the North Rim is not well served. When in Page, do take a boat tour of Lake Powell while there is still water in it. It's really beautiful. Tours leave from the marina and last about 3 hrs. I'm sure you can find prices and times on the Internet. A few suggestions, and take them as you may: I think you'll find much better airfares and rental car rates if you fly into Las Vegas and go out from there. It's a bit longer, but you should be able to save a lot, as Flagstaff is poorly served, and Las Vegas is overserved by all the major airlines. Las Vegas also has great competition in the car rental business, and you can find really low rates. Next, consider heading north instead of west from page, and see some of southern Utah. You won't be far from Bryce Canyon NP, which is fantastic for both scenery and the trail system. I recommend a horseback (or muleback) ride. Just a few miles on, there is Kodachrome State park; it's totally different from Bryce, but also has some very nice (and easy) trails. If you turn back to the west from Bryce, you'll soon be in Zion NP, which is no less stunning, only in a different way. Zion offers some simple trails, but also some very challenging ones. In Zion you're at the bottom of the canyons looking up, and it's the other way around at Bryce, where the amazing views are from the rim. Their horse trails are terrific, too. From Zion, it's just three hours back to Las Vegas. I only mention this because, while Monument Vally is impressive in places, it's basically mesas that you drive past, and it's a long way out to Mexican Hat. If you were already going that way, then Canyon de Chelly and Petrified Forest are good stops, but in my opinion aren't worth all the hours behind the wheel when they could be spent in the splendor of southern Utah. If you do this, I'd recommend a night and a day at the South Rim, unless you're going to the bottom. Add a night and a day for that. North Rim is almost a photo stop, unless you're climbing. It's pretty, and the light can be better for pictures, but it's the same canyon you saw the day before. If you get to Page early enough, take the boat ride and spend the night, then decide where you're going next. If you go through Momument Valley, you have little choice other than the motels on the reservation, and they can be $$$. If you choose the other direction, Bryce can be pricey too, but you can make up some of it with cheap meals at local places. Ask any cowboy. At Zion, you can stay 20 minutes away in Hurricane, where most of the low-cost chains are represented. In Zion proper, things can get pricey, too. Whatever you decide, I don't think you can spend enough time in that part of the country. You'll go back. Keith |
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