Grand Canyon Region

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Overview of Grand Canyon seen from South Rim.

Overview of Grand Canyon seen from South Rim.

Why visit Grand Canyon Region

No matter how much you read about the Grand Canyon or how many photographs you've seen, nothing really prepares you for the sight of it. One of the world's seven natural wonders, it's so startlingly familiar and iconic you can't take your eyes off it. The canyon's immensity, the sheer intensity of light and shadow at sunrise or sunset, even its very age, scream for superlatives.

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Sedona is also the best base to explore Northern Arizona. The once-remote ranching settlement is now surrounded by the Coconino National Forest, and it’s the jumping-off place for tours of the Red Rocks region in every direction.

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Sedona is also the best base to explore Northern Arizona. The once-remote ranching settlement is now surrounded by the Coconino National Forest, and it’s the jumping-off place for tours of the Red Rocks region in every direction.

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