While it might not be any surprise that the South Rim of the Grand Canyon receives the lion’s share of the 5 million visitors to the National Park each year, you might not realize that lodging options are not limited to the Grand Canyon National Park lodges inside the south rim of the park. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘North Rim’
thecanyon.com 2007 Poll Results Part 3: Most Popular Grand Canyon Places to Stay
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, North Rim, Sedona, South rim, Tusayan, Williams on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Quincy, IL Girl Scout Troop 119 Fulfills Goal with Hike in Grand Canyon
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, girl scouts, Grand Canyon, hiking, North Rim, Phantom Ranch, South rim on October 17, 2006 | No Comments »
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- and 13-year-old [...]
Doing the Grand Canyon rim to rim
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, hiking, North Rim, rim-to-rim, South rim, women on August 29, 2006 | 2 Comments »
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 conditions.
No wonder, then, [...]
The NORTH and SOUTH RIMS of Grand Canyon National Park are OPEN.
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, National Parks, North Rim, South rim on August 22, 2006 | No Comments »
Fire conditions within Grand Canyon National Park have moderated with increased precipitation and the onset of monsoons. In the last few weeks, fire danger has gone from extreme down to high.
The improved conditions allow fire managers at Grand Canyon National Park to lift fire restrictions on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon. Fire [...]
Grand Canyon: Canyons to mountains: West’s best hikes
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, North Rim, rim-to-rim, South rim on June 12, 2006 | No Comments »
A veteran picks his 7 favorites west of the Divide
Arizona: Crossing the Canyon
Over the years, I’ve spent hundreds of days exploring Arizona’s Grand Canyon. I’m convinced that while the view from the top can be stunning, the best way to appreciate the canyon’s grandness is to walk across it.
The easiest traverse begins from the [...]
Grand Canyon: Camping outside the lines…Camping without all the rules
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, camping, Grand Canyon, Jacob Lake, National Forest, North Rim on June 2, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Leaving the Jacob Lake campground on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend for a dispersed site on the Kaibab National Forest felt strangely disconcerting.
Try as I might to allow a rebellious streak to emerge, I have always been a color-inside-the-lines, stay-on-the-trail, follow-all-of-the-rules kind of guy. I almost always go to church on Sunday and spend [...]
Another grand view; Grand Canyon’s North Rim vistas less dramatic than south, but scenes still worth a trip
Posted in Arizona, tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, North Rim on May 30, 2006 | No Comments »
Photo source: http://www.gigapxl.org/gallery-AngelWindow.htm
Where do you get the best views of the Grand Canyon?
The North Rim? The South Rim?
Admittedly, it’s a subjective decision, but the South Rim gets my vote.
That comes after making my first trip to the still-impressive North Rim. I had visited the South Rim about 15 years ago.
The North Rim and South Rim [...]
