Blogs from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, North America

We spent the night at the Maswik Lodge on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The sunset over the canyon was magnificent and so much different than I remember as a child. The lodge was very comfy and Jane really liked how Eco-friendly the whole Grand Canyon Village was. All of the lodges and restaurants were completely set up to reuse, recycle and reclaim everything from water to trash. Fresh Grand Canyon Spring water was available everywhere and it tasted wonderful. We had a very relaxed picnic lunch along the rim the next day. The weather was clear and the views across the canyon at midday were even more spectacular. It was amazing how many foreigners were at the overlooks, at times it seemed like we were the only English speakers there. We forget that ... read more

So the trip to the grand canyon was remarkable for the hoover dam which was pretty cool, and for the stretch of route 66 we got to drive, and for the Arizona landscape in evening light. We stopped for a supper at this total route 66 bar called the Road Kill, yard all full of rusted car bodies and various old american things. Inside, stuffed animals and branding irons and dollar bills all over the walls and cieling. And then a blonde woman at the bar brings out this steel guitar covered in bronze flames and starts singing Niel Young. And then an old cowboy type sits with her, and together they played. It was so cool, there were just a few of us watching, Alex sang Cocaine Blues with him, it was just perfect. Fish ... read more

My very good friend Philip Wood once told me that while travelling you will have “wow” moments and he judged this by listening to people’s reactions as they entered a site. I trust Philip’s conclusion as he has also taught me to make some magnificent drinks – like a Negroni at the Winter Palace in Luxor. So with this in mind I think today may rate as a “wow day” although Philip may be less keen on my drink on hand as I write – a cheap can of Miller from the convenience store across the road. At present I am in a cabin situated in the woods that line the South Rim of the canyon. We have just returned from experiencing sunset over the canyon, which just reinforced the beauty of this natural wonder of ... read more

Maybe because I traveled too much to get to Grand Canyon. When I saw the view of Grand Canyon, I was dulled from all the changing sceneries from the trip that spectacular view of Grand Canyon diminished. However, it was still a natural wonders of the wonder. I was amused in my thought that this place was once under the vast ocean. If you look at the canyon's layer, you can still find remnants of the sea shells and creatures.... read more

Marathon or Grand Canyon? Marathon or Grand Canyon? Guess the answer was quite obvious. Made a side trip to Grand Canyon since I was in Vegas for work. Made our reservation before the trip thinking we're all ready to see Grand Canyon. Waited at the bus stop at 445am in the freaking cold as told. The bus never came. Grateful for the hotel staff who helped us call the company, and to our horror, the trip was cancelled due to snow :( Thought we couldn't see the canyon, but the hotel's travel agent managed to put us on a tour to see the canyon after all. Yeah! We took a chartered flight to the Grand Canyon, passing through the Colorado River and saw how vast the Canyon is. Upon arrival, we were transferred on a bus ... read more

We hired a car when we arrived in Flagstaff, Arizona, a nice comfy silver nissen automatic, so so easy to drive. It was about a 2 hour drive to the Grand Canyon where we were spending 3 nights with Daniel, our host in Grand Canyon Villege. I don't think we were at all prepared for what we were about to experience. What an amazing place, the Canyon stretched as far as you could see and it was just WOW every time you looked at it, it left us both speachless. We would turn away from the Canyon for a second and then look back and have the surprise as if we were seeing it for the first time all over again. We got up at 6am to see the sunrise before taking a hike into the ... read more