Just there last week. I took my daughter outside back of the View hotel to see if we could see in the middle of the night. She freaked out because you can barely make out the giant butte next to the hotel. It’s like you can feel its giant presences.
@07:01 - I couldn't believe my ears - "seats NEAR THE WINDOWS make for a more comfortable ride". . . A good thing that your onscreen text got it right - so just your tongue goofed up. LOL
Before commenting that her pronunciation is wrong: Tucson and Tusayan are different cities. She is not talking about Tucson which in southern Arizona and not near the Grand Canyon.
For anybody interested in hiking down into the canyon, I can share my perspective. We hiked in January 2016. We had a couple of inches of snow on the south rim. We stayed at Maswik the night before we hiked, then took the shuttle to the South Kaibab trailhead, watched the sunrise, and then started down. We had crampons on our boots and had a little bit of snow and ice for about the first 2000 vertical feet. It was 18 degrees on the rim. We ran out of snow and removed the crampons at about the 5000 foot level. It was about 60 degrees at the river. Stayed at Phantom Ranch (reservation needed). Then we hiked out on the Bright Angel. Started out in the dark with headlamps. Pretty easy until the 3 mile resthouse, then really tough those last 3 miles. No need for crampons when we hiked this trail. Time to get down on South Kaibab, an easy 5 hours. Time to come out on Bright Angel (from Phantom Ranch) a very hard 8 hours. Fantastic experience, and can't wait to do it again. Winter can be a great time to hike, no crowds, good temperatures for hiking and the scenery is the same.
Excellent summary. I would stress that you are at 7000 feet on the south rim, and 8000 on the north rim. If you are coming from a lower elevation please know that you are going to feel the effects of the altitude. Those 4 mile walks that you did on flat ground at sea level aren't going to impress the Grand Canyon. Even hiking down to ""mile and a half rest house" on the Bright Angel means that you are going to walk 3.2 miles and go down 1200 feet. What goes down has to come up, and walking up trails this steep when you can't catch your breath is difficult. Perhaps consider hiking into the Grand Canyon more towards the end of your vacation instead of doing it first thing. The trail is sufficiently wide that you will not feel as though you are going to fall off unless you are extremely phobic. You can also hike down the South Kaibab trail, but there is no shade, and at certain times of the year, no water. I thought the lower part of the SK had the best scenery though. It's also worth ducking into the El Tovar for a quick look around.
Just found your channel! Thank you for a great video! What about compression stockings? Do you recomend them and if so what compression and can they just be knee highs? Thank you! Going on my first long haul next month
In 2016 myself and 3 buddies spent 3 days hiking down the S. Kaibab, hiking to Ribbon Falls, and hiking back out on the Bright Angel. We overnighted 2 nights in a cabin at Phantom Ranch (advance reservations required, difficult in prime tourism). The SK doesn't have any drinking water available from what I remember (perhaps seasonal, we hiked in winter), but the BA has multiple places you can stop and fill up. It was marvelous by the way.
I was not taken by Grand Canyon. I found it boring with the same sights and colors in 360 views. It's a good spot for hikers but not for sightseers looking for beautiful views. Sedona might be a better place fo rme - more varied colors and different views.
Beautiful city. And it's a nice day trip hub. I've done day trips to Bologna, Arezzo, Lucca, Pisa and Ferrara (wasn't crazy about Ferrara). The best gelato is at La Carraia. The mango and coconut flavors are fantastic.
