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Posted in Grand Canyon, Phoenix on Jun 20th, 2011
Share I will be traveling to Las Vegas for my nephew’s wedding in early August 2011. We would like to fly in early and stay at the Grand Canyon one or two nights and do the White Water rafting trip from the west rim down and the helicopter back up. What is your recommendation on [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Feb 21st, 2011
Share Dear Arizona Travel: I am researching for at trip to Las Vegas in July. I will be with 25-30 men, we are celebrating our 50th birthday. We would like to take a 1-day white water rafting trip (class IV or V). We are not interested in hiking, it is more about the white water! [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Oct 3rd, 2006
Share New lottery replaces the up-to-10-year waiting list for Colorado River trips Grand Canyon National Park on Oct. 1 will start taking applications for self-guided rafting permits on the Colorado River, using a new lottery that replaces a 26-year-old wait-list system. The lottery will allocate permits for private trips as opposed to those run by [...]
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, Grand Canyon on Apr 17th, 2006
Share More people will be able to raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon each year under a new management plan adopted by the U.S. National Park Service.More rafters will be shifted to fall, winter and spring months while the number of daily summertime launches of both motorized and non-motorized commercial rafts will decrease. [...]
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