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Tuesday February 07, 2012

The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona. It is 275 miles long. The widest point is 18 miles from one edge to the other. And at the highest point it's over a mile down from the upper edge to the Colorado River below.

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Grand Canyon West and the South Rim is open year round. The North Rim is accessable during the summer months. If you're looking for great views, a variety of tours, and places to stay, the South Rim is very popular. Most people visit during the summer months. If you want to avoid large crowds of people, you may want to plan your trip in early spring or fall.

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Arizona hikes: Best-loved trails in Grand Canyon, Tucson, Sedona, Chiricahuas - AZCentral.com

On the eve of Arizona's statehood centennial, on the eve of Valentine's Day, it's the perfect time to ponder what we love about Arizona. Among hiking trails there are plenty of contenders, but here are four classics. These are the ones you never ... ...
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/travel/articles/2012/02/03/20120203arizona-hikes-best-loved-grand-canyon-tucson-sedona-chiricahuas.html
2012-02-04T03:35:11Z

Grand Canyon National Park Excavation Exhibit - GatewayToSedona.com

Between 2006 and 2009, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) completed the largest excavation and research project in Grand Canyon National Park in nearly 40 years. Nine sites along the Colorado River at the ... ...
Source: http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/CalendarOfEvents/date/2012-02-02/mode/event/id/5095
2012-02-02T12:41:35Z

Celebrate Arizona's Centennial with park fee-free entry on Tuesday - Williams Grand Canyon Tourguide

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - In honor of the historic event of Arizona's Centennial, Grand Canyon National Park will offer fee-free entry on Tuesday. Visitors who arrive on the anniversary of Arizona's statehood will be allowed to enter the park free of charge. ...
Source: http://www.grandcanyonnews.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=9741&SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114
2012-02-07T16:39:02Z

Arizona: Disposable Bottles to Be Banned at Park - New York Times

The National Park Service agreed Monday to let Grand Canyon National Park impose a ban on small, disposable water containers. The decision came a little more than a year after the service’s director, Jon Jarvis, delayed the ban in response to ... ...
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/science/earth/arizona-disposable-bottles-to-be-banned-at-park.html
2012-02-07T06:30:35Z

Road trip: Joel Sternfeld's Arizona - The Independent

It remains pleasingly wild, and authentic. In Arizona, Disney parks and overpriced winery tours are replaced by hair-raising sights like the 2,000m drop of the Grand Canyon. A copy of American Prospects tucked into our suitcase, we completed our own ... ...
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/road-trip-joel-sternfelds-arizona-6297884.html
2012-02-04T00:07:36Z

Grand Canyon to ban sales of bottled water - AZCentral.com

Grand Canyon National Park will soon tell visitors to BYOB: Bring your own bottle, or, at the very least, your own bottled water. The National Park Service said Monday that it will no longer allow sales of bottled water at the Canyon ... ...
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/2012/02/06/20120206grand-canyon-ban-sales-bottled-water.html
2012-02-07T17:29:09Z

Grand Canyon Promotes Trains and Two-Legged Modes of Transport - EDGE Boston

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona - Ditching the car and exploring Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park using alternative forms of transportation - including two-legged, four-legged and wheeled modes - is surprisingly easy and affordable. "Car-free can ... ...
Source: http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?id=128743
2012-02-04T05:15:24Z

Grand Canyon bans sale of plastic water bottles - WZZM 13

In other Grand Canyon news, Arizona commemorates 100 years of statehood on Feb. 14, and its most famous destination is celebrating bywaiving its entrance fee of $25 per vehicle that day. Visitors who arrive on the anniversary can enter free of charge ... ...
Source: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/198276/82/Grand-Canyon-bans-sale-of-plastic-water-bottles
2012-02-07T15:05:59Z

Poll: Romney, Gingrich, Paul sit in top tier in Arizona - The State Column

With the Arizona Republican primary scheduled for February 28th, very few voters are thinking about the Grand Canyon State. However, the latest poll of likely voters in the Arizona Republican primary reveals that Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are ... ...
Source: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/poll-romney-gingrich-paul-sit-in-top-tier-in-arizona/
2012-01-27T17:20:43Z

Ron Paul wins Arizona Republican Party straw poll - The State Column

the results of the Arizona Republican party straw poll suggest that Mr. Paul has an active community of supporters in the Grand Canyon State. Mr. Paul garnered 256 votes to grab first place. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich pulled in 20 votes to secure ... ...
Source: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/arizona/ron-paul-wins-arizona-republican-party-straw-poll/
2012-01-29T01:47:46Z

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Grand Canyon Information Center Tuesday February 07, 2012