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RE: Yosemite and Grand Canyon

by moongoddess 08 August 2011

You don't need an organized tour to enjoy the Grand Canyon, as GeoinMT has said - and you don't need a car, either, provided you can get…
RE: work trip to Pheonix area

by moongoddess 30 June 2011

As far as the Grand Canyon is concerned, there's absolutely no reason not to go on your own. Heck, you don't even need to have a car…
RE: Antelope and Grand Canyon for non-driver

by stopthebus 17 July 2009

Well, for Grand Canyon -- You can take the train (the "Southwest Cheif") from Los Angeles to Williams, AZ, and from there take the touris…
RE: Grand Canyon to Flagstaff

by Willysnout 07 June 2009

The South Rim is 72 miles from Flagstaff. The first time I visited in 1984, I did so because I saw the sign on I-40 just east of Flagstaff.…
RE: Grand Canyon to Flagstaff

by futurowoman 07 June 2009

These are great tips--thanks so much! I have a related question: is it possible to visit the Grand Canyon South Rim as a day trip from…
RE: Las Vegas to Grand Canyon (end of December)..advice??

by chrisj 14 December 2008

The south rim is between 6,000 & 7,000 feet in elevation above sea level, & there's one section between Flagstaff & the Sth Rim, where…
RE: Tours in Vegas

by Harry_Ramsden 05 August 2008

An Australian here, who did something similar a few years back with a family of four. As others have mentioned, the GC is a 12 hour round…
RE: driving from Phoenix to Grand canyon

by FlagStuff 03 April 2008

Google maps would have you drive the final leg from Flagstaff as I-40 to 64, through Williams, which might be a few minutes faster but…
bryce, arches, grand canyon - route question

by theresia 01 August 2007

Thanks Bubba.

Phoenix is only a 2 hour drive south from Flagstaff, right? So that's not a problem.

I visited the South…
THR ROAD TO LAS VEGAS

by nutraxfornerves 12 July 2007

one takes the Nava-Hopi tour bus from Flagstaff

Except for the minor detail that the Nava-Hopi bus went out of business…
San Francisco & Las Vegas

by FlagStuff 08 July 2007

helicopter tours from Vegas visit the "west rim", an area outside the park itself. While still spectacular, this area is almost…