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• Rafting the Grand Canyon: Adventure of a lifetime

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Paddling , Photos , Stories , United States , Camping , Ecotourism Even a few hours raft trip can feel like an adventure. A raft trip down the Grand Canyon is perhaps one of the greatest raft adventures of all. My husband used to be a rafting guide in Alaska and Montana and still recalls the ...
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• Disappointed on the day of judgment

  
  Santos Woodcarving Popsicles — Authority: 133
  photo credit-Richard Perry-NYTimesThere are lots of apocalyptic references in the readings for Advent, it can be hard to get your head around them, whether or not you are a fan of the Left Behind series!  So, I was amused to find the following quote at the start of a New York Times article yesterday on the Grand ...
  6 hours ago

• In Which I Am A Nana. And Then Am Not A Nana. And Then Am A Nanny.

  
  curiouser and curiouser — Authority: 112
  1. On Friday evening I was supposed to be going out to meet friends for drinks after getting my hair cut. Haircut reasonably successful and completed early, I went home and lay down for a short nap… and woke up 9 hours later, still wearing my clothes. That’s it. My Nana-dom is official. 2. Tim and I went ...
  13 hours ago

• Man Dies in Fall From South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 591
  Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park are trying to determine how a man fell 200 feet to his death from the South Rim near Mather Point. read more
  1 day ago

• Grand Canyon Skywalk: Is it worth the trip?

  
  Daily Contributor — Authority: 539
  Wondering why the Grand Canyon Skywalk — that U-shaped structure that shoots out over a rim of the steep-sided gorge—is surging in Google Trends ? Apparently we have the answer. According to Kdminer.com, questions are now being raised about the management of the tourist attraction— especially after the Grand ...
  2 days ago

• Grand Canyon Skywalk

  
  wisnuaji dot com — Authority: 448
  The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a one-of-a-kind glass bottom, cantilever bridge, and resting 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. This impressive engineering masterpiece opened on March 28, 2007 to a world-wide audience with rave reviews. To date, nearly one million visitors have experienced the Skywalk and its ...
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• National Parks in the United States

  
  Where's the Travel Answer Man — Authority: 473
  Whether you are strategically plotting out a long vacation or a short one, the national parks within the United States offer an almost unlimited number of choices. Encompassing more than 700 – 800 million acres, this natural resource has a variety of land masses, waterways, and eco-zones not matched or equaled in ...
  2 days ago

• The Sunday Preview

  
  In Transit — Authority: 140
  Henry Shukman discovers that the Grand Canyon is a different word in the winter, a peaceful retreat with a small smattering of visitors
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• Parking and Traffic Changes Will Ease Congestion at Grand Canyon National Park

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 591
  Big changes in roads, parking and other facilities are nearing completion on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The result should be a much-improved visitor experience, beginning this month. The real payoff will come with next summers crowds. read more
  3 days ago

• Crossing bridges one at a time

  
  Ann-alog: a pixel remix — Authority: 104
  Twin Marble Canyon bridges, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area The good news is that the books are done, bound and in a shipping container somewhere on the high Pacific. The bad news is that I am attempting to update four websites all at once to get ready for the launch. Sagebrush Press needs a press kit, ...
  5 days ago

• Road Access To North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park To Close Monday, November 30

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 591
  Years ago there was a lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon just outside the national parks boundaries. It would operate through the winter as a cross-country ski resort. Sadly, its no longer in operation, and its snowcat rides to the North Rim are a thing of the past as well. Which means that after Monday, if ...
  5 days ago

• Ironman Arizona-FIrst Thoughts

  
  This Blog is About What ? — Authority: 119
  Its been a long two days since the race. Usually Im on the blog right away, doing my best to get everything recorded before it all fades from memory. Then again, Im not usually driving to the Grand Canyon less than 24 hours after I finish an Ironman, so youll have to forgive me if it takes a few days to get through ...
  5 days ago

• Visiting China’s Grand Canyon; Huangshan, Yellow Mountain

  
  Trifter — Authority: 568
  You may know Huangshan already. Chinese artists have been painting these mountains for many years. Pictures of sharp peaks rising into the clouds, accompanied by a particular variety of pine tree has been a standard in Chinese painting. Much of the inspirations for these paintings has come from the Huangshan, Yellow ...
  5 days ago

• New permit system announced for Grand Canyon

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Hiking , North America , United States , Camping The National Park Service announced a major change to the way it will distribute permits for those seeking to camp over night in the Grand Canyon yesterday, with administrators saying the move will level the playing field, allowing for every ...
  6 days ago

• Top Ten Most Breathtaking Platforms in the World

  
  Animation Blog — Authority: 132
  They say the true test of the beauty of a place is when one’s heart stops for a split second because of amazement. Definitely, we think your heart will take its time to stop and wonder at these creative and death-defying man-made platforms all over the world. Our 3D animation studio here in Media Freaks will ...
  6 days ago

• Grand Canyon to change unfair permit system

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system. Now those who want the coveted permits either show up in person or try their luck with ...
  1 week ago

• Grand changes coming for canyon camping

  
  Compass Points — Authority: 121
  The system for backcountry camping permits in the Grand Canyon will undergo changes. (andrewcparnell / flickr) http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewparnell/ / CC BY 2.0 Word about pending changes to the camping permit system at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona have been making the Twitter rounds, and here at ...
  1 week ago

• Grand Canyon to change unfair permit system

  
  Sports & recreation - sports-rec.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.Now those who want the coveted permits either show up in person or try their luck with mail or fax machines ...
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• What activities to do with exchange study staying with me?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 170
  Next year i want the exchange student to stay with me, but we live in a very small town and i was wondeing what we should do with them? I live in AZ, so we will take them to the grand canyon, bu what else should we do??? My family is just my parents and i so i dont want to to get bored staying with us or anything like ...
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• Pay Attention: Rules Are Changing For Getting Backpacking Permits at Grand Canyon National Park

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 591
  Grand Canyon National Park long has run its backpacking permit operation with a four-month lead time. In other words, you could walk into the backcountry office on February 1 and ask for a permit for a date in June and receive it. Well, the rules are changing friends. read more
  1 week ago

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