In other words if Arizona would not have the Grand Canyon, would it still be a more popular destination, for domestic American tourists, than Colorado?

BQ – which has the best tourism from Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona?

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I love this Grand Canyon picture with the blooming cactus and the sun rising in the background. It’s extra special and conveys for me that serene, unique feeling you get when you embark on a canyon adventure.

Grand Canyon Helicopter rides

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Ever since humans took their first peek over the edge of the Grand Canyon, it has influenced a tangible respect from anyone who’s seen it. No matter what their background or motivation, none could discount the power of its sheer scale or the extremes in temperature, geology, and beauty that make up its personality. To this day, people come from all over the world just to see it first hand. There’s a certain group of visitors that seek a more intense journey into the core of the Canyon; to be part of the dance of water on the Colorado River as it drops almost 2000 feet on its way to Lake Mead. It’s what the Hualapai tribe calls the Ha’yitad, or the “backbone” and running its length through Grand Canyon National Park is surely one of the prime outdoor experiences available anywhere in the world. Many of those who run the river have little in common except their passion for these giant waves and the nomadic experience of floating down these corridors of time. Most people on private trips who venture down Grand Canyon are already accomplished whitewater boaters, even so, the challenges and adventures of the next days will prove to be at times both awe inspiring and challenging. This section of the Colorado River is one of the top ten of the world’s whitewater runs. It also provides for the rare experience of drifting through one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. No doubt you’ve committed time and resources to support your intention to go on this trip. Now that your opportunity has arrived, we hope that the river users who have gone before you have traveled lightly, so that your experience can be as enjoyable as theirs was. Not only is it your turn to run the canyon, but it’s your turn to be a steward in a continuous team approach to protecting the cultural and natural resources of the canyon ecosystem. The Grand Canyon is a world of extremes and contradictions. It’s tough to truly understand the contrast between its geologic power and the fragile resources that exist here. While this stretch of the Colorado River was known to indigenous tribes for more than 10,000 years, the two hundred and seventy seven mile section through what is now the Grand Canyon National Park hadn’t been navigated until John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition set out to document the run. Powell and his team wrote about their first-person accounts of the journey and helped focus national attention on the area. What his group experienced was a wild river with no dams controlling its flow and no other river runners to compete with for camp spots. Today’s reality is a bit different. The river is dam controlled and the run has become so popular that today roughly 29,000 boaters float the Colorado River each year. Modern boaters face some of the same challenges that Powell’s team did, but with the advantage of modern equipment and detailed maps. The new challenge is to minimize our collective impact. While the Colorado River and Grand Canyon may affect you physically and mentally, you will affect the canyon just by your presence there. And since there are so many of us now, we’ve learned a few tips over the years to both protect the resources and help make your trip successful. It’s a delicate balancing act for the park service, and one that we continually improve upon.

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http://grandcanyon.com/gcntours.html If you only have one day to enjoy rafting on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, what do you do? You can take the fantastic Canyon River Adventure tour, the smooth water float trip in Glen Canyon, or the only one day white water tour available from Peach Springs, Arizona with the Hualapai Nation. For multi-day tours, you will need to contact one of the 16 White Water Concessionaires for Grand Canyon National Park.

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Grand Canyon Papillon Helicopter flight from the South Rim to the North and back across the Dragon Corridor. Pretty cool but something I don’t ever plan on doing again! Yep, this’ll probably be the first and last aerial footage I ever take. Mark loved it loved though. I guess he wasn’t thinking about plunging out of the sky for over a mile to our deaths as much as I was. Also, the later in the afternoon it is the rougher the wind currents through the Canyon tend to be. We were the next to last group that went that day (around 4:30 pm… nice turbulent ride!). Music by Nicholas Gunn.

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“Grand Canyon Colorado River” Peach Springs down to
bottom Inner canyon brook that is beautiful photo-art by
khowardphotoart thanks for watching! all rights reserved

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Grand Canyon Papillon Helicopter flight, taken on April 18, 2006, from the South Rim to the North and back across the Dragon Corridor. Pretty cool but something I don’t ever plan on doing again! Yep, this’ll probably be the first and last aerial footage I ever take. Mark loved it loved though. I guess he wasn’t thinking about plunging out of the sky for over a mile to our deaths as much as I was. Also, the later in the afternoon it is the rougher the wind currents through the Canyon tend to be. We were the next to last group that went that day (around 4:30 pm… nice turbulent ride!). You’ll notice at around 3:34 the window starts to fog as we’re reaching the North Rim. That’s because I was white-knuckled n sweatin’! Music by Nicholas Gunn.

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Snowing in the Grand Canyon at the Maswik Lodge in Winter Bliss of 2009

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Enjoy a stellar afternoon at the East Rim and Desert View areas of Grand Canyon’s South Rim. The South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northwestern Arizona is at an elevation of about 7,000 feet. These views are from Grandview Point, Lipan Point, Desert View Watchtower, and other vistas.

At the bottom of Grand Canyon is the Colorado River. Commercial rafting trips down the canyon are available with Canyoneers (www.canyoneers.com), a Flagstaff, Arizona river running company.

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The Evergreen State College’s yeary trip down the Colorado River with Grand Canyon Expeditions River Guides

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