Flying over the rim

Grand Canyon

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January 7th 2006
This morning we woke up to a free all you can eat breakfast and booked ourselves onto a helicopter ride over the canyon ($185US worth). By this stage we still had not seen the canyon at all. After a brief safety video and a weigh in we were boarding a small helicopter. I ended up facing backwards and we put our headphones on. I think there was a trainee girl pilot flying but I had faith. I ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon National Park

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