a few years ago i went down to the grand canyon and it’s like 90 on top of the canyon but if you go down to death valley and some of the lower parts it can get up to 120F.

We’re going in August 2006 for my husbands 50th Birthday and would like to make the trip special.

The best rooms at the Bellagio are the ones facing the fountains if you enjoy that (they are quite beautiful)…however they do have music that goes to the show at the fountains so it might get a little noisy at night if you go to bed early.

There are vendors selling helicopter rides on the strip. There is even a company that has an office on the strip. I’m not sure of the name, but if you type in Las Vegas helicopter rides I’m sure you can find what you’re looking for.

Getting There From Phoenix
Barring any unusual traffic situations, it takes about 4 to 4-1/2 hours to get to the Grand Canyon from Central Phoenix.

By Bus

Bus service between Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Grand Canyon Village is provided by Open Road Tours (tel. 800/766-7117 or 602/997-6474; http://www.openroadtours.com/). Adult fares are $39 one-way or $70 round-trip ($27 and $46 for children) between Phoenix and Flagstaff and $25 one-way or $50 round-trip ($20 and $40 for children) between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.

My husband and I are going to LV this week and we are woing to take a day just to drive around and see things that we have never seen, or may never see again. We are going to go to Hoover Dam and then from there we want to get to the Grand Canyon. Just somewhere that we can park and look at the greatness, we are not wanting to go into the canyon, we we do, but don’t think we will have the time. I will make the assumption that there are signs on the highway, so general directions should be fine. Thanks….

Don’t do the Hoover Dam tour and GCNP in the same day , just head straight for GCNP and do the Dam as a quick side trip from LAS on another day.
Leave Las Vegas early so you don’t hit traffic heading over the Dam
Cross Dam
US 93 to Kingman AZ -1 hour-get gas
I-40E to exit 165 SR 64 /Williams AZ about 1.5 hrs
SR64 to GCNP and then follow SR 64 out to Desert View on what’s called East Rim Drive.
Basically what you’re going to do is go straight at the entrance station and rather then make the lefts that will take you over to the Village and places like Mather Point , you’ll make the right at the "T" for SR64/ East Rim Drive and the reason that you’re going to do that is because Lipan Point/ Desert View is the best place to see the Canyon for the first time. Why ?
Unlike many other vistas on the S.Rim where the River can only be barely seen , at LipanPt /Desert View:
The River dominates the landscape
Almost all the Grand Canyon Geology is present in one place
The views to the north and northeast are literally over 100 miles .
Then once you leave Desert View head back to to the Village stopping at everything that says" Point" on the way.Especially Lipan & Grandview Points.
it’s 85 miles from the jct of I-40 & SR 64 to Desert View
Make sure that you have something warm to wear.The S.Rim of GCNP is at 7000′ and it does get cold up there.
Have a good trip

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