This is my first project. I took these pictures on visit to the Canyon last June with my brother, Bob. I created a slide show with iPhoto, added the sound track and exported as a Quicktime movie.

Cast: Philip Kedzie

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North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park  to close for the season
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I am going to visit Grand Canyon about in one weak, and stay at Yavapai lodge for 5 days. I want to save money, so thinking to buy some foods and water before I enter the park. Is there a microwave in each room of the Yavapai lodge? Or, do you have any good idea for the meals inside the park?

I just stayed at Yavapai Lodge about a month ago. My room did have a small refridgerator, but no microwave oven. That is probably true of most of the rooms at Yavapai, but you would be wise to call and validate.

Yavapai Lodge is nothing fancy, but it is nice and comfortable (and less expensive than the others). Its biggest downside is that of all the park lodges, it is the only one that is not within easy walking distance of the rim. But it is still inside the park, in a nice pine-tree area, and being away from the rim means a bit more peace and quiet. I personally pefer Maswik lodge which is very similar to Yavapai, but near the rim. Yavapai is fine though.

From a saving money on food perspective, one big advantage to Yavapai Lodge is that it is located in the market area – where the small village grocery store is, as well as the post office, etc. You could probably eat pretty cheap by buying stuff at the grocery store – which will be a bit more expensive than one in a big town, but still much cheaper than eating at one of the park sit-down resturants. The store also has a small snackbar area that is probably the cheapest prepared eats at the canyon.

As far as the canyon restuarants go, the cafeterias at Yavapai Lodge and Maswik are the cheapest, but still a bit expensive by outside standards. It depends on what you get, of course, but $8-12 per meal there is probably a pretty normal range for food and drinks. Some of the little tourist resturants outside the park gate at the little roadside community of Tusayan are probably a bit cheaper than the park ones, but not by much and you have the hassle of having to leave the park to reach them. Tusayan has a McDonalds which is probably the cheapest option there.

The nearest ‘real’ towns with large grocery stores and a wide range of eating options are Flagstaff (.15 hours away) and Williams (1 hour away).

If you are really concerned about food costs, than I would say stock up non-cooking items in Flagstaff (trail mix, a loaf of bread, lunchean meat, PB&J, jerkey, fruit) to keep in the fridge. Nobody goes to the Grand Canyon for the food – do what you need to do to get by and enjoy the sights.

That being said, if you do have a little extra money to splurge a night or two, than I would recommend the Arizona Room grill on the east end of Bright Angel Lodge (have to enter from the outside) – excellent food, great views of the rim, less expensive that El Tovar and better food that Bright Angel.

Have fun!

Grand Canyon South Rim

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Grand Canyon South Rim – Part One of Four

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This is a video from my trip to the Grand Canyon. We took a helicopter from Las Vegas to a private area of the canyon where we ate lunch. I apologize for it being shaky but it was my first time in a helicopter and I was trying to take in the views in real time rather than focusing on filming with my little HV30.

Cast: James Ogle

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Body of man recovered from below South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
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hey guys, i would really appreciate if anybody could help or give me some advices. Im planning on going to the Grand Canyon (south rim) this coming december and after that maybe stop for a couple of days in Vegas. I wanted to ask if anybody knows how long is the drive to the West rim, because the SkyWalk seems pretty interesting and maybe I wanted to make a quick stop there on the way to Vegas. What are your opinions ? is it worthed? Fees, etc…
Thanks

Bad idea >The place is simply not worth the time or effort required there nor is it at the real Grand Canyon
Here’s their website<note the price and the no camera rule
http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/
If you want a really great alternate routing to Las Vegas than route it over the N.Rim and thru Zion NP
Directions
Exit GCNP via the Desert View entrance
Downhill to the jct of US 89@ Cameron AZ-get gas in Cameron-
North on US 89 to the jct of US 89 A at Bitter Springs AZ -about 60 miles
Left onto 89A Crossing the Rio on the New Navajo Bridge
Stop into the rest area and walk to the middle of the Old Navajo Bridge and look 467′ straight down to the Rio
http://www.nps.gov/glca/historyculture/navajobridge.htm
Stay with 89A up and over the N.Rim until it meets up again with US 89 at Kanab UT
Continue north until you get to the jct of SR 9 at Mount Carmel Junction UT
Make a left on SR9 and take that downhill thru Zion NP
SR 9 takes you to I-15 S which takes you to Las Vegas Get gas in either Hurricane or St George UT
Just so you know if you hit heavy snow on that route it will be between House Rock Valley and Fredonia AZ on US 89A >ADOT will occasionally post " chains required for that stretch" if they then still visit the Old Navajo Bridge -Lees Ferry area and then head back to US 89 and continue north thru Page AZ and into Kanab
Safe trip

The Grand Canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona.
South rim area

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Hopi House at the Village in Grand Canyon South Rim

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