Historic Desert View Watchtower - Grand Canyon East

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Desert View Watchtower - Grand Canyon East. Check out Little Colorado River Gorge and the Desert View Watchtower - Grand Canyon National Park East Entrance along Highway 64 Breathtaking views and scenic historic buildings and more
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@hcrffi 2 года назад

👍👍 Never get tired of visiting Grand Canyon. One of the Seven Natural Wonders Of The World.

@oldgandy5355 2 года назад

When I was in the Army in 1969, stationed at Fort Huachuca, three of my buddies and I visited the Grand Canyon. We walked up to the edge at Duck on a Rock Viewpoint and were quiet for about five minutes. One of my friends, a soldier from Philadelphia, said quietly "God, what a hole". And we had to agree. It was, and still is, the most magnificent hole we had ever seen. I have since been in all fifty states and a half dozen or so foreign countries, and there is no comparison.

@oldgandy5355 2 года назад

@@johnwolf1475 You are correct, I haven't seen it all. That was supposed to be in my post as a disclaimer, but my computer wouldn't co-operate.

@mfcmfc8483 2 года назад

I live in Virginia Beach that is so beautiful me and my wife have to get out there one day thank you

@KimHaberbusch 2 года назад

Fantastic Russ! Loving this... and the Vermilion Cliffs and Navajo Bridge - Wow❣ Thx for taking us along. Stay safe 🤗🧡

@rvertv 2 года назад

More to come!

@shadimmir 2 года назад

Love your videos! Greetings from Sweden. Me and a friend visited "Lipan Point" when we went through Grand Canyon West Village. Truly miss this place and hope to be back one day... We spent the night at the canyon and it was the most magical time of my life. 10 years ago this year. America is beautiful!

@juliebradford2999 2 года назад

Spectacular view and the best view of the Colorado River. Layered of red rock the wall of grand canyon.

@yawndave 2 года назад

Thanks for the ride and all those great views on the east side of the Grand Canyon! The Senior Pass is definitely a bargain if you're a fan of National Parks. It was even more of a bargain when it was $10!

@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck 5 месяцев назад

Wow! This is my first view of the Grand Canyon! I have a fear of heights! And I was born in the NC mountains!😀🇺🇸🚙🌏

@donaldmalak8261 2 года назад

News of the Grand canyon loved all the different places around there never been there myself always wanted to go thank you for taking me with you enjoyed all of the scenery and everything thank you my friend 👍☺️

@donaldmalak8261 2 года назад

View I meant to say views of the Grand canyon but I loved all the news that you gave about the Grand canyon LOL ☺️

@johnmckenna8989 2 года назад

...What a treat,....Thanks (again)......Still raining in my neck of the woods ! ....Stay safe....

@elguapo2831 9 месяцев назад

Amazing how straight those lines are.

@annweymouth7588 2 года назад

There is a traditional Navajo weaver inside the Cameron Trading Post. You should go visit her the next time you go by the trading post. She has her own little area toward the southwest corner of the trading post. Her work is amazing.

@kimberlyshalaby1134 2 года назад

🙋‍♀️Hello Russ! A beautiful day for seeing the East side of the Grand Canyon. I really enjoyed this.

@kendoughty7309 2 года назад

There's Another Desert Tower on Hwy 8 overlooking El Centro in San Diego County that's a spitting Image of the one pictured here. Also built in the 30's by Road crew's going through some Extremely rugged terrain. Exact Copies, Twin Sisters that had to have Some connection. I'm a San Diego Desert Rat having just moved to Prescott! Love me some Desert!!!

@cliveashley9364 2 года назад

Another beautiful ♥️ drive adventure 🦋☘️🌞 nice 👍 enjoying fr jamaica 😎🌅🏖️

@Creepcanroll 2 года назад

I was at the little canyon gorge. Bought some pottery and talked to an elderly Navajo woman. Great people! Buy something there and help their plight. They've been taken advantage of

@shibui99 2 года назад

Beautiful sight! Kinda reminds me of the last few seconds of the movie "Thelma & Louise!!

@warrenscorner 2 года назад

We were just there in the middle of October. We had piles of snow at our campsite! We even had a visit from some elk. It’s a fantastic place! I got dizzy when I walked up to the railing and looked down so I didn’t want to get close to those spots without the railing. We sat at those benches and listened to a tour guide give a very interesting history on how the canyon was formed. It took me 67 years to get there and I hope I can make it back someday.

@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 2 года назад

6:24 - "the fence kind of holds you back" My good man, that is what fences do, sir ! LOL

@bobcook231 2 года назад

Thank You for your Great Videos on the Road !! You have a Great Mellow Voice to go with the Vids ..

@rvertv 2 года назад

I appreciate that!

@maryyoung8306 Месяц назад

Fascinating video! I had never heard this story about Kincade's cave. The Grand Canyon is an awesome place. Thank you for sharing with us. Bright Blessings & Many Smiles!

@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 2 года назад

7:40 - the bset two things about tourist traps are -- 1. knowing it's a trap, and 2 - not needing anything. Browsing and being polite are free.

@smerca00 2 года назад

Been to Grand Canyon twice over the last decade. Desert view is absolutely breathtaking.

@jill6477 2 года назад

Lovley fall Grand Canyon Day!! Thanks Russ!!!

@rvertv 2 года назад

My pleasure!!

@Paul.Douglas 2 года назад

Great vid Russ! Great memories! We camped on a fire road there a couple years ago. Spent 9 days there. Worth every minute! Struck up a conversation with a German family. "I haff no verds."

@michaelsonleitner5724 2 года назад

Great video Russ! In July 1972 I visited the Little Colorado lookout. No fences then. I crawled to the edge to take a picture looking down. Afterwards I peeked over and realized the cliff curved under me. What a scary rush!

@richardl.7390 2 года назад

Glad to see you back West, Russ. I didn't watch much your videos of the Eastern and Northern U.S. as I live in Canada and I have seen those places "ad nauseam". I'll be an assiduous viewer now that you're back West. BTW, I used to stay at the Desert View Campground when I visited in 2013 - 2014 - 2017 - 2018 and 2019. Just 12 $ a night then. Receive my Best Regards!

@jamesjustin5095 2 года назад

Hey Russ! That was a mid air collision! Look it up. Great video! Thanks!

@she9896 2 года назад

Wow…just…wow!!! Thank you Sir ❤️

@goldpanman 2 года назад

I really appreciate this video. In October we were on our way to the Grand Canyon taking exactly the route in this video. We were in our brand new travel trailer and really looking forward to seeing the canyon. I'm 68 and have never seen it. However, on Highway 64 several miles outside of Cameron our car broke down at sunset on our way to Desert View campground. I almost saw the exact spot we broke down in this video. We had to be towed back to Flagstaff (that was quite an adventure!). We never made it to the canyon. We want to come back, hopefully in the next couple years, and see several areas of Arizona, including the canyon. It was nice to see what we would have seen in this video had we made it all the way.

@lindaeatonbrenizer3479 2 года назад

Thank you for ALL your vids from years ago. My only great site to see due to not driving and issues with vision now. Although I was at GRand Can in 1978 with family but never would see the up close and personal. God Bless Russ.

@tommanion5504 2 года назад

Don't know if you read the signboard for the air crash. I feel it's something that deserves mentioning. At ten:thirty on the morning of June 30, 1956, two airliners (a United DC-7 from L.A. to Chicago Midway with 58 passengers and crew, and a Trans World Constellation from L.A. to Kansas City with 70 on board) collided at a point nine miles north of the Desert View Tower. Both aircraft were fatally damaged and crashed into the canyon, killing all aboard both planes. There was virtually no air traffic control system in place at the time. The public outcry of this crash was the primary impetus that led to the creation of the F.A.A. and today's air traffic control system. Tragic, tragic event.

@brycehongola2425 2 года назад

I was there last month on a 2500mi MCycle tour through Nevada, Utah down the East sides of Utah, Ariz, Mexican Hat Monument Valley, Four Corners, petrified national forest, 🆒☮️🌵

@gregprince2523 2 года назад

Takes your breath away eh Russ?? To cool for school for sure! Mind boggling! Thanks Hoss

@robertjean659 2 года назад

Great run today, thanks Russ. 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

@RelaxingMusicWithNature 2 года назад

Done ✅ your channel

@steveshortridge6255 2 года назад

Absolutely stunning russ !

@xstanadu 2 года назад

Awesome and Amazing ~ thanks for taking us all along on this journey ! As always ~ wonderful and love your music choice ~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@martinforrester8249 2 года назад

You are so lucky, its the 5th November, sunshine, shirt sleeves, shorts. Here in the UK, its 13 degrees, grey and windy. No rain today though. Grateful for small mercies eh? I've hiked and camped down this awesome Canyon many times from both rims. The North Rim is greener, more heavily forested and approx one thousand feet higher and much quieter. Love this place.

@waynehogue2499 2 года назад

I really enjoy your videos. I love that you show us the view from your front seat. Other utubers just show themselves as they are talking.thanks

@vicpie6608 2 года назад

Amazing view

@richardduke9788 2 года назад

Thanks for the ride !

@Numar87by3wheels 2 года назад

This my favorite part of the canyon and exit the east entrance. The last time I did an east entrance, was on a full moon after touring lake Powell an Antelope Canyon. I have filmed time lapse of people moving around the tower when it was I last visited in 2019. Thanks for video .

@jonny32820 2 года назад

The fender’s use the Dutch flag with welcome and so on,on it. Nice video by the way. Thanks from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

@MaryB-ps8lg 2 года назад

I've seen the desert and the Grand Canyon numerous times over the years and it never grows old.

@rothberg4334 2 года назад

I always wanted to see this during the day.

@RelaxingMusicWithNature 2 года назад

Done ✅ your channel

@loriward5570 2 года назад

YAY!!!

@nicholas7753 2 года назад

You the man, Russ!

@sandratessem9980 2 года назад

Thank you. Great memories

@EmanM45 2 года назад

Visited the Tower in 2019. It was amazing there

@PaulCocuzza 2 года назад

Thank you for bringing back memories of my trip their back in 1993. I remember going up the tower! Never gets old!

@nooksandcrannies9871 2 года назад

Your videos are amazing. I can just imagine how beautiful and magnificent it all looks in real view. Ready for the next stop!

@susanboatman7913 2 года назад

Every time I see the Grand Canyon it overwhelms me. I have seen it in person twice and it is mind blowing.

@chriswhite2151 2 года назад

I really appreciate your channel, because it's all about the travel. Lots of r.v. channels have " tips and tricks" or "reviews" but you just show the beauty of the road. Thank you.

@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 2 года назад

friday is made!!!!!!!!!

@stephrusty3055 2 года назад

Thank you Russ this has brought back some lovely memories off our visit with our dear American freind

@stephanielong6879 2 года назад

Love you to the moon and back! Thanks again for keeping up great job ! Waiting for space x and NASA ...fingers crossed all is good all over.

@Julie-gr1nf 2 года назад

Wow! Stay safe...

@apolloskyfacer5842 2 года назад

As I've already mentioned in previous Russ videos. I was doing a self-drive tour of the South West in 1993. I visited the tower and climbed up inside it and looking out one of the windows I remember looking directly north in the direction I was planning to continue with my tour. (Heading into Utah). Looking at the distant desert landscape, I remember having a mild panic attack because the desert visa looked so remote and threatening. Probably had a lot to do with being alone and finding myself around. Once I got back on the road and headed towards Cameron, I got over the apprehension.

@michaeldeal4846 2 года назад

Comments like this are one of the reasons I love youtube videos. Thanks for sharing. :)

@panderson9561 2 года назад

I've been across that area. The most desolate place I've ever been...but it was beautiful in it's desolation and ruggedness.

@momskelton5794 2 года назад

Views are gorgeous! East View is a different than the South View, which is different than the North Rim View

@lindamartin2045 2 года назад

Great video 👍. Still beautiful scenery 😊. Thank you. As for souvenirs...light weight key rings for my small year round Christmas trees.

@JanelleVocate-Ames 2 года назад

So good to see you Russ!

@robertbader3728 2 года назад

We were there in 2018 and I was able to go up the tower. Pictures just don't due it justice as seeing it right there. What an amazing sight. Now that we have moved to AZ we'll be going back. It would appear that you picked a good time to go as the number of people are no where near what it was in 2018. We were there in May at the start/hight of tourist season. Fall looks to be a better time to go up.

@markreynolds3850 2 года назад

Neat area, interesting ride.

@cyn4rest 2 года назад

Great photography, Russ. Thanks for taking us along. One of my favorite places on our planet. Awesome.

@mikepelt4255 2 года назад

i really thank you for your videos !!! you are doing what i could only dream of so thank you!!!!

@abraham1 2 года назад

THank You Russ

@dougsanders1125 2 года назад

Excellent video!

@johnpurdum8126 2 года назад

When you visit the North Rim, you can see The Watchtower from the lodge, across the canyon with a pair of binoculars on a clear day.

@Photoncraft 2 года назад

Grand Canyon!

@DreamCather147 2 года назад

Building the tower in such an isolated area was not easy.

@geosophik9369 2 года назад

There is another Desert View Tower located off Interstate 8 near Jacumba Hot Springs, California. Not as pretty as this one in the Grand Canyon, but it has great views of the Imperial Valley, Salton Sea, and Mexico.

@glennmorrell4907 2 года назад

as always, Thank you Russ for taking us along and showing us the sights...this makes me wanna get back out there...also thanks for the cogent commentary as you go along....

@simonemueller7693 2 года назад

Cool of all the bloggers I've seen so far they've never showed this Monument

@jesscarey7666 2 года назад

Very cool! Thanks Russ!

@rvertv 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@1hasbeen531 2 года назад

Been to the GC so many times. Usually when family or friends visit we run up through Flag and 180 to the South Rim, then blast out the East entrance to get back home at a reasonable hour. Never got to see the tower. Next trip we'll flip it around, thanks!

@stephenbrown3763 2 года назад

Hey Russ!!! "EVERY DAY" in "ARIZONA " is a "GREAT" day!!!

@swansodi 2 года назад

I am not sure I had ever seen a video of that area, stunning. Thanks for the ride, I enjoy you drives.

@williamoliver6807 2 года назад

Thanks

@henrywardell4635 2 года назад

God Bless - United States America - Russ - RVerTV Fans . Snow here ; 2 inches / Wet Snow / YUK. We Love RVerTV - Grand Journey Thru - U.S.A. - Grand Videos - Grand Music. Happy Trails - U.S.A. - Russ - RVerTV Fans. Canadians Need RVerTV Eh. Thank you Russ.

@rdebbiejoy5246 2 года назад

Been there several times! You did a great job sharing the beauty of it! Thanks so much! 👍👍😁

@shayhouk8582 2 года назад

Another excellent adventure!

@oldgandy5355 2 года назад

Actually, it was at the Desert Watchtower where we stopped and remarked on the size of the hole.

@LauraMatthiesen 2 года назад

I was at that very spot in late September, it is absolutely stunning photos just don't do it justice. Thanks for the videos!

@athiker7209 2 года назад

Visited that location in the late around 2005. Don't remember about the TWA crash. Did a little search and discovered that it was a mid air collision between two commercial aircraft. Copied from Wikipedia,. The Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred in the western United States on Saturday, June 30, 1956, when a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 struck a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. All 128 on board both flights perished, making it the first commercial airline incident to exceed one hundred fatalities. The flights had departed Los Angeles International Airport minutes apart for Chicago and Kansas City, respectively.

@KittyGirlTravelProductions 2 года назад

great video! I was at GCNP spring 2020.

@tra757200 2 года назад

I am right there. Just inside the Kaibab NF at the South Rim

@toddmccowen8206 2 года назад

about half way from the tower on the left is a gate where u can camp for free on fire tower rd .

@dalebarro582 2 года назад

I have been there several times

@romeoalphafoxtrot9517 2 года назад

Beautiful scenery Russ! The Grand Canyon never fails to amaze! I have been to that Desert View Watchtower one time years ago. I think they charge you a few bucks to go up in it. We were fortunate enough to be these later in the afternoon as the sun was going down. You can see all the way over into the Painted Desert from the top floor. I can tell you, it does look like a painting! Spectacular! In the evening all of the colors of the canyon and the surrounding area come alive. It is incredible! Thanks for bringing us along! Safe travels Man!

@jackkridler5714 2 года назад

i camped on this side and was able to walk to the tower. this was 2018 i believe. it was 18 dollars to tent camp back then.

@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 2 года назад

looks like Arizona is off the list temporarily......you bring good sense back, i'll bring my wallet. and i think it was built by the CCC

@gregbolitho9775 2 года назад

Fallin of the edge wont hurt, it'll be the sudden stop at the bottom. What sorta RV are you runnin m8? Drive an stay safe eh!

@panderson9561 2 года назад

17:05 I have been to where those planes crashed. It's near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. Drove for an hour across Navajo land to get to it.

@scable-eq7bp 2 года назад

Pretty cool, so is there any public access to the Grand Canyon that is not fee based?

@timwoody3835 2 года назад

I got my pass just before they started raising prices. I paid $10. 😃

@auroranite 2 года назад

Sorry the desert tower was closed. We were there ‘19 and interesting stop. Think this National Park restriction is unnecessary. Limit number going through more reasonable.

@gapeachnw4786 2 года назад

Thank you!!! Great memories.

@having-fun-while-i-can 2 года назад

I'm being nerdy, what did you use for your zoom shots of the river? Trying to figure out what lens let's you see that close

@RelaxingMusicWithNature 2 года назад

Done ✅ your channel

@joankelly7932 2 года назад

Such an amazingly spiritual place. Thank you for sharing. I was here a couple of years ago when I was completing NPS training, and I cannot wait to visit again ❤️