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celticeagle @celticeagle (190011) • Boise, Idaho 2 Mar

For over a century mules have carried food, mail, packages and essential supplies to two places in the U.S. where there are no roads reaching the canyon floor. These places, Phantom Ranch and Supai Village are reached only by mule...

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One for the Ages

Four Walls @FourWalls (86891) • United States 19 Aug

Lucky for you, I’m done blabbing about the vacation. It was utterly amazing. My first time to see the Grand Canyon from the ground (instead of a plane, which is how I first saw it), and to see the Rocky Mountains. And the...

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Grand…And Then Some

Four Walls @FourWalls (86891) • United States 9 Aug

They call it the “Grand Canyon,” but grand doesn’t even begin to explain it. I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Grand Canyon. You’ve seen pictures, videos, and that funny scene in National Lampoon’s Vacation...

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Travel - The Grand Canyon

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 26 Feb 25

Browsing through photos I came across this photo of my visit to the Grand Canyons years ago. Travel has always been a passion with me having visited several countries mostly through conducted tours We took a small plane from...

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A plane trip from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 7 Oct 24

Created a memory taking that flight from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon but not with a heart- in -the -mouth experience. It was a turbulent ride what with just 14 of us the plane did not have enough weight to take care of the...

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Travel for me is now a thing of the past

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 26 May 21

I had already decided never more to take package tours after my accident and now this pandemic has made it all the more certain that I will never ever travel again. Sitting in my faovurite corner I do reminisce on the several...

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A Picture Perfect Day

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21741) • Canada 23 Sep 19

The Grand Canyon! It was so much bigger, wider, deeper.....vast, than I could comprehend. We took many photos....but not one truly does it justice. The weather started out cool but sunny. By noon it was hot! We spent 7 hours...

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The Grand Canyon

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222815) • United States 14 Jul 19

I'll never forget the first time we walked up to the observation deck and took our first look out over the canyon. Pictures do not properly show the massiveness and the beauty of the Grand Canyon. What also hit me was the...

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Off to Grand Canyon from Las Vegas

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 3 Jul 19

It was a helicopter ride followed by a short bus stint. I knew what to expect as I had seen a few images of this marvel on the Net. Our camera did not do justice to what was visible to the eye The helicopter ride was turbulent...

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The Grand canyon and people being careless.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 6 Apr 19

I hate to say this,but another tourist has fallen into the Grand canyon!I don't know much about it right now,but apparently he was in his 60s and leaning over when he fell in.I think this is the 5th person to fall in in a short...

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A Hong Kong tourist fell into the Grand canyon while taking pictures.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 28 Mar 19

While the tourist from Hing Kong was taking pictures of the Grand canyon,he fell in--over 4000 feet down!That is almost a mile.The search is on for him now.He is not believed to have survived.

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#3 U.S. States

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 16 Dec 17

Arizona is called the Grand Canyon state. I've been to the Grand Canyon years ago. I would like to go back again. This time in the summer. We were there in late November. It was freezing cold and the wind was blowing something...

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Places I want to see: Grand Canyon edition

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 27 Nov 17

Another place I would love to see is the Grand Canyon. I would love to walk on the glass observation deck, and tack a trip to the bottom (please let me take a helicopter back up though.) Technically I have seen it from an...

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Have You Ever Visited The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 24 Aug 16

When my husband and I and our two children came home from Okinawa, we drove from California to West Virginia. It was a long, tiring trip. We started out in San Francisco and headed east. My husband saw a sign that said “Grand...

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The Grand Canyon

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 20 Feb 16

The Grand Canyon When my family visited the Grand Canyon several years ago, we were amazed at the view. Unfortunately, it was VERY cold that day and we did not stay long outside. We did visit the gift shop and other buildings....

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Seeing the Grand Canyon was a once in a lifetime experience

Ronald Franklin @RonElFran (1214) • Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 10 Jan 16

There are some experiences that can be just as great the 100th time you do them as the first. For me, watching snow fall is like that. It never gets old. But there are other pleasures in life that can be experienced only once. My...

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Planning A Trip Around The World

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 29 Nov 15

If you had an unlimited amount of money and an unlimited amount of time, and you WANTED to plan a trip around the world, where would the TOP TEN places be, that you would want to visit? In a later post, I will tell you where I...

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I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back...

snam23 @snam23 (3157) • United States 11 Jun 12

in one day! Regardless of the numerous signs on not only the trail, but in the visitor's center, the bus, etc, we did it! It was part of my traditional school trip, where the seniors take a five day trip to the Grand Canyon. It...

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We've booked our trip to Scottsdale, Arizona! Any travel tips?

Suzieqmom @Suzieqmom (2755) • United States 16 May 11

My family and I are headed to Scottsdale, Arizona for a week in July (I know, hot, hot, hot ). It is our first trip to Arizona. We will be driving to the Grand Canyon, of course, but besides that, any travel tips for...

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arabgirl28 @arabgirl28 (165) • United States 26 Apr 10

It is really nice to travel in the United States. There are so many things to see. So far, I have had the opportunity to see the Pacific coast, the rockies, Grand Canyon, and many others. Much of this was not very expensive. The...

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