Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jan 15th, 2008
Share January happens to be the time of year that many people begin planning their trips to the Grand Canyon. Who better to ask for a recommendation than someone who treks The Canyon for a living! Rob Sewell, an avid outdoors man who owns his own Grand Canyon guided tour company, wrote a small article [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Oct 17th, 2006
Share After two years of fundraising and two months of training, Girl Scout Troop 119 from St. James Lutheran Church in Quincy recently returned from hiking the Grand Canyon with a sense of accomplishment. Assistant troop leader Barbara O’Dear, who has been training athletes for years, knew it would not be easy to train 12- [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Oct 10th, 2006
Share Bob and Ellie Haan, Lafayette, took a whitewater raft trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon Aug. 16 through 26. ACCOMMODATIONS A rafting trip through the Grand Canyon was something my wife and I had dreamed about for years. On two different occasions, I had hiked to the bottom of the Grand [...]
Share Hiking & Lakes In The Prescott Area Forest Trail #320 Follow directions for the Lynx Creek Ruin trail and park at the trail head. Walk back across the road to the entrance of trail #320. This is a very easy trail and goes through a beautiful section of the Prescott National Forest. At one [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Sep 11th, 2006
Share The reward for those willing to make the effort, a mere fraction of the visiting public, is a chance to marvel at the unfolding beauty of the Inner Canyon. For those that are capable it is truly an experience not to be missed. With few exceptions, the 1.2 million acre Grand Canyon National Park [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Aug 29th, 2006
Share The straight-line distance from the north to the south rims of the Grand Canyon is about 10 miles. By road, it’s a 5 1/2 hour, 220 mile drive. On foot, it’s just about a marathon – 25 miles, give or take – with around 10,000 feet of elevation change. In what can be brutal [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on May 27th, 2006
Share Question: My husband and I would like to take a whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. Any advice on short hikes and travel, including a scenic flight to/from Las Vegas? Arizona Travel says: When it comes to raft trips down the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River, ask yourself whether you want to go by [...]
Posted in Arizona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Sedona on May 9th, 2006
Share Few states boast a topography as varied as Arizona’s. Elevations range from 70 feet along the Colorado River near Yuma to 12,633 feet atop Humphreys Peak, north of Flagstaff. And with stark deserts and dense forests, snowcapped mountains and colossal canyons, scattered springs and placid lakes, the state is truly a hiker’s paradise. Whether [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Apr 28th, 2006
Share Of those who have visited the Grand Canyon, almost all marvel at its incredible beauty. However, there are far fewer who have the discipline, motivation and fortitude to explore its rugged depths on foot. Today Wayland [Massachusetts] resident Jeremy Dexter-Smith, 24, a lymphoma survivor, will do just that. Dexter-Smith is one of [...]
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