Grand Canyon = north rim
It takes a lot longer to get there - it's several hours "out of the way" - but it's well worth it. Fewer tourists, steeper drops, better views. There is a NPS-affiilaited hotel right on the rim, with the walkout glass deck. Alternatively, you can choose a hotel/motel several miles outside the park, or camp on NFS land right next to the park.
I have hiked the canyon multiple times, and the north rim is the only way to go, these days.
PS - the NFS land is ideal for recreating with the kids for a few hours or a day. Lots of coniferous targets, etc.
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Slow Hand,
2016-03-13, 07:23
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- Badlands and the Black Hills - cubrock, 2016-03-13, 07:55
- West trip...... - Gunner, 2016-03-13, 09:47
- Distance. - Andrew, 2016-03-13, 10:43
- You're gonna need more than two weeks... - pokynojoe, 2016-03-13, 10:49
- I'd have to agree, - Hoot, 2016-03-13, 11:56
- I kind of agree with Joe and Hoot... - Brian A, 2016-03-13, 12:30
- Grand Canyon = north rim - BC, 2016-03-13, 12:37
- Yellowstone over Grand Canyon and I was at the Grand - stonewalrus, 2016-03-13, 21:38
- If you are on Facebook, like the respective parks - stonewalrus, 2016-03-13, 21:51
- Road trip 'out West' -
Warhawk,
2016-03-13, 23:38
- Road trip 'out West' - Art, 2016-03-14, 19:37
- my favorite places - bj, 2016-03-14, 19:28