Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Sep 16th, 2009
Share We got an email from a visitor to theCanyon.com, our Grand Canyon tours and hotels guide, today that totally struck a chord with me. I think Diana’s question is really common and who better to answer than another mom? Check it out and see if it will help you with your Grand Canyon vacation [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Aug 11th, 2009
Share On a recent Diane Rehm Show broadcast on National Public Radio, guest host Susan Page spoke with historian, Douglas Brinkley, and Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, about President Theodore Roosevelt’s vision for preserving America’s wilderness and the future of our national parks and monuments. The national park system will celebrate its centennial in [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Aug 8th, 2009
Share Another great reader question came in this week from our guide to Flagstaff and Grand Canyon tours: Good morning, We would like to know whether is there any helicopter tour flying directly from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. We are not interesting in the tour that picks you from the hotel in flagstaff and [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on May 15th, 2009
Share The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park opened for the season on May 15, 2009. All National Park Service visitor facilities and services are open. Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim, a Forever Resorts property and Grand Canyon Trail Rides also commenced their season operations on May 15. At noon on October 16, 2009 [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jan 22nd, 2009
Share Tickets are now available for the Grand Canyon Railway’s enormously popular The Polar Express for its ninth season. Based on the classic children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, this Christmastime attraction will run in 2009 and early 2010 on selected dates from November 13, 2009 through January 9, 2010. Tickets for The Polar Express [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jul 8th, 2008
Share Cheers to Christina for always writing some very helpful, useful and enjoyable information, thus allowing me to chime in with some random and maybe pointless information. Thanks, Christina! With gas prices on the up and up, travel destinations like the Grand Canyon are taking a hit. Maybe a different point of view is in [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jul 3rd, 2008
Share Still looking for something to do for the Fourth of July? Want to get away to the cool pines of Northern Arizona? Or are you looking for a really great, old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration to beat the band? Take advantage of some of the last-minute getaway offers from these Northern Arizona and Grand [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jun 26th, 2008
Share We had a very good question from a reader today, to which I thought I knew the answer but realized I did not! Dear Arizona Travel: I will be traveling to the Grand Canyon West Rim with my pet puppy. Are pets allowed on the Grand Canyon Skywalk? Thank you – Cozette
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Prescott, Scottsdale, Sedona on Jun 21st, 2008
Share About this time every year, we get dozens of emails asking about what Fourth of July events are happening all around the state of Arizona. Now, most people are looking for fireworks, and we certainly have ‘em. But because of the unusual amount of spring rain and growth we experienced this year, followed by [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Prescott on Jun 18th, 2008
Share Horizon Air announced recently that it will offer twice-daily nonstop service from Los Angeles to Flagstaff / Grand Canyon starting June 23 and nonstop service between Prescott and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) once daily starting Sept. 8. “Say goodbye to the long drive and missed connections at another airport and say hello to [...]
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