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The Grand Canyon is more than a mile deep. You’ll come to appreciate that even more as you fly over it in a Helicopter.

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Hello!
We’re flying all the way from Italy to visit the grand canyon and monument valley

The plan i’ve in mind is to go from las vegas to page/lake powell through the grand canyon and visit it.

But i don’t know wich part of the Canyon should i visit, the south, west, north canyon? which one you suggest me?

We’d visit for the first day the canyon then stop the night in Page, then the following morning have a trip to monument valley, and then back to page and vegas.

Let me know what you think we should visit on the way, which is the best part of the canyon, i can change my plan and don’t stop in Page if you tell me is better to change the way.

THANKS!!!!!!
We could have deviate to flagstaff and from there go to monument valley… is up to what is best to see…!!
We still have to book everything we can have up to a week…!!! andy a awesome trip you suggested me..!!!!
Hello Andy!

Thanks a lot for your suggestions for our trip!

you gave me a lot of great ideas…!

I explain what I’d after your suggestions:

Day 1. I get to vegas and visit it. any suggestions on what to see?

Day 2. Rent a car (i’m 21 do you think i’ll have problems in renting ?) Drive to Page AZ (4 1/2 hours; 437 km).What can i visit on the way to Page? what stops should i do? I don’t get near the north rim of the grand canyon going to page? Do you suggest a trip to lake powell?

Day 3: Drive to Monument Valley (2 hours; 196 km) Which part of monument valley shoudl I visit? any place in particular? on the way to Flagstaff, AZ (3 hours 277 km) anything I should stop and see?
Sleep in Flagstaff.
Day 4: Drive from Flagstaff to Sedona (1 hour; 48 km) It was suggested to me that it is very nice..! anything in particular? then from there see the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest (I cannot find it on googlemaps though).
Now would you suggest me to sleep somewhere near the grand canyon (budget hotel) or to continue to the Grand Canyon (1 1/2 hours; 142 km from Flagstaff) Visit the North Rim of the Canyon, spend the night and visit the South rim the next day? Any stops in particular to see?

Day 5: Drive to Las Vegas. (4 1/2 hours; 445 km) Spend the night.

Day 6: Drive to Death Valley California (should we travel all the 190 east -death valley scenic boulevard-till any particular stop and then drive back to vegas?) (2 1/2 hours; 277 km).

Day 7: take the greyhound bus to L.A.—–> another trip ahead…

If I may suggest, why not see north and south? You could try Las Vegas to Page, Page to Monument Valley then rather than returning to Page stay in either Cameron AZ or Tusayan and see more of the Grand Canyon. From there back to Vegas. You have an excellent trip planned whichever way you choose. It is ALOT of driving though.
Flagstaff is also an excellent option. There are other places to see near there as well.
I could fill you’re entire week in any one of those areas. How long do you have to stay?
Here are a few links to consider:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Las+Vegas&1s=NV&1y=US&1l=36.174999&1g=-115.136398&1v=CITY&2c=Page&2s=AZ#a/maps/l:::Las+Vegas:NV::US:36.174999:-115.136398:city:/l:::Page:AZ::US:36.9086:-111.472801:city:Coconino+County/l:::Kayenta:AZ::US:36.727798:-110.253899:city:Navajo+County/l:::Cameron:AZ::US:35.875801:-111.412201:city:Coconino+County/l:::Las+Vegas:NV::US:36.174999:-115.136398:city:Clark+County/m::4:36.210908:-112.7:0::/io:1:::::f:EN:M:/e
http://www.camerontradingpost.com/
http://www.nps.gov/waca/
http://www.nps.gov/sucr/
http://www.nps.gov/grca/

Feel free to send an email if you have questions. I’d be happy to answer if I can.

EDIT: Check out carefully the age limits/restrictions/extra charges for car rentals. Some rental companies will not rent to people under 25, most that do will charge a daily fee for being under 25. The fee can significantly increase the cost of the rental.

You certainly can access the North Rim on your way to Page.

The Painted Desert is east of Flagstaff close to the New Mexico border.

a negative effect?

Before weathering and erosion there is no canyon at all. Looking at the horizontal rock beds/layers, I think the area is relatively flat.
Weathering is the process of physical disintegration and/or chemical decomposition of solid rock materials.

So many trips on the internet but just don’t know which one – or combination would allow us to really the the GC. Some trips only seem to go on the ooutskirts and don’t really fancy spending hours on a coach.

Something from Sedona might be best = fly / helicopter and then jeep ??

I am not sure what your circumstances are, but if I was staying in Sedona and wanted to see the Grand Canyon, I would rent a car and drive up for the day. It is actually not that far from Sedona to the Grand Canyon (less than a two and a half hour drive – mostly pretty scenery).

The problem with tour buses (in my opinion) is that they only stop at the main overlooks (lwhich are going to be crowded), you have to go around with the crowd on the bus (and all the other buses), and they usually have a long stop over at some tacky curio shop outside the park that they have a contract with. If you drive up on your own, you could go where you want, spend plenty of time at the park and and any other little place along the way. For instance, Flagstaff (an old lumber and railroad town along the way) has a very nice historic downtown with old buildings, art galleries, and great little cafes.

If you go up to the canyon on your own, I would recommend going to Desert View watchtower on the eastern edge of the park (it is less crowded and gives a different perspective on the park than the other overlooks). Grandview is a very nice overlook and since it is rarely visited by buses, is often less crowded.

I would also highly recommend going to main village area (where Bright Angel Lodge and El Tovar are) and then taking the park shuttle buses out to Hermit’s Rest (no cars or tour buses are allowed along that stretch for most of the year). There are a number of rim-side stops along the way and you can hop on/off the shuttle where and when you like. I great way to experience the park, is to get off at one stop and then walk along the rim-side trail to the next stop – you get to feel the breezes, hear the raven’s cry, and not have a lot of people around you (compared to the drive up overlooks).

As far a flying goes, there is a little commuter airport just outside the park, but I don’t know of any regular service between Sedona and GC (in fact, I don’t think there is any regular passenger service out of Sedona). You could charter a pilot and plane I am sure, but that would be way expensive.

There are some helicoptor tours based around the edge of the park once you get up there, but it is not the same as standing on the rim (or inside the canyon) and they are not allowed to fly directly over the main central part of the canyon (for safety and noise reasons).

Whatever route you choose, avoid weekends during the summer as that is going to be epecially crowded.

Me driving from LV to GC on 23rd MAy ‘08.

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Music by: Paul Winter
Track title: Grand Canyon Sunset
Album: Canyon
Year: 1985
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Location: Kardinge, Groningen, The Netherlands, 7 March 2010

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Mile 0.7 – 0.8 // Clip #8 of Grand Canyon’s South Kaibab Trail from the South Rim down to the Colorado River and to Phantom Ranch.

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the second of the two lookouts at mather point, south rim, grand canyon national park.

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Rick (Dad), Gilly and Eli visit the Grand Canyon in June, 2004.

6/21/2004 – We spent the day in the park on a guided tour of the South rim of the Grand Canyon, seeing: Yavapai Point; Grand Canyon Village (Hopi House, Bright Angel Trail, endangered California Condor birds, El Tovar Hotel, Santa Fe Depot, Klob Studio); Grandview Point; the Tusayan Ruin; Desert View tower. We saw a lot of things through our guide’s scope, like: Wotan’s Throne, Vishnu Temple, Cardenas Butte, Venus Temple. We learned about plants in the area, such as desert sage. We learned about many of the ecological challenges to the canyon, like: fires, land reclamation initiatives and the humanization of animals. We learned about canyon safety and how others have been injured and died in the past. We learned how to identify the Raven bird (round tail). We learned about the native Humpback Chub fish, and the non-native Rainbow Trout. We learned about the Colorado River, dams and lakes. We learned why the canyon is so wide. We learned about some important people to the Grand Canyon, like John Wesley Powell and Mary Colter.

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Mile 0.8 – 0.9 // Second Tunnel // Clip #10 of Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Trail from the South Rim down to Phantom Ranch, BA10VG

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