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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Grand Canyon NATIONAL PARK Around North Rim p151 North Rim p132 Colorado River p170 South Rim p52 Around South Rim p91 THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY Jennifer Rasin Denniston, Bridget Gleeson PLAN YOUR TRIP ON THE ROAD Welcome to the SOUTH RIM . 52 Sleeping . 82 Grand Canyon . 4 Day Hikes . 58 Eating & Drinking . 85 Grand Canyon Above the Rim . 58 Shopping . 87 National Park Map . 6 Below the Rim . .60 Grand Canyon’s Top 20 . 8 Overnight Hikes . 64 Need to Know . 18 AROUND Below the Rim . 64 SOUTH RIM . 91 If You Like… . 20 Cycling . 69 Month by Month . 24 Kaibab National Forest Driving . 70 (South Rim) . 92 Itineraries . 26 Other Activities . 72 Tusayan . 92 Activities . 31 Tours . 74 Valle . 94 Travel with Children . 43 Sights . 75 Williams . 94 Travel with Pets . 48 DOUG MARSHALL / GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES GETTY / MARSHALL DOUG LOULOUPHOTOS / SHUTTERSTOCK © SHUTTERSTOCK / LOULOUPHOTOS NORTH CANYON P177 PURIPAT / SHUTTERSTOCK © SHUTTERSTOCK / PURIPAT SQUIRREL P214 Contents UNDERSTAND Flagstaff . 99 Driving . 145 Grand Canyon Havasupai Reservation . 109 Other Activities . 147 Today . 182 Sedona . 111 Sleeping . 148 History . 184 Cameron . 120 Eating & Drinking . 148 Grand Geology . 196 Lake Mead & Hoover Dam . 120 Geologic Wonders . 202 Las Vegas . 121 AROUND Wildlife of the NORTH RIM . 151 Grand Canyon . 204 Kaibab National Forest Environmental Issues & NORTH RIM . 132 (North Rim) . 152 Conservation . 218 Fredonia . 155 Day Hikes . 136 Native Americans of Overnight Hikes . 143 Kanab . 155 the Grand Canyon . 220 Along Highway 89 From Kanab to Page . 159 Page & Glen Canyon National Recreation Area . 161 SURVIVAL Vermilion Cliffs & GUIDE Marble Canyon . 166 Clothing & Equipment . 224 COLORADO RIVER . 170 Directory A–Z . 228 Planning . 174 Transportation . 235 Rafting . 174 Health & Safety . 240 Rafting Routes . 177 Index . 247 Upper Section: Lees Ferry to Phantom Ranch . 177 Map Legend . 255 Middle Section: Phantom Ranch to Whitmore Wash . 178 Lower Section: Whitmore Wash to South Cove . 180 SPECIAL FEATURES Travel with Children . 43 Grand Geology . 196 Full-color Guide to Wildlife of the Grand Canyon . .. 211 Clothing & Equipment Checklist . 226 SOUTH RIM P52 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 26 Itineraries •#Point Imperial É É É C a p e R •# o Widforss ya l •# Point Trailhead R •# d Sublime Grand Canyon Lodge É North Rim il a r T b a ib Co a lo K Cape Final r h •# a t d r Trailhead o Cliff Springs o É N R Phantom Trailhead•# i ve r Ranch •# •# Cape Royal Bright Angel Trail Rim Trail Hermit É •# Trailhead •# •# South Rim Grand Canyon •# D Village South e s e Kaibab r t Trailhead V É ie w Dr •# Grandview Trailhead 2 WEEKS Rim to Rim Grand Canyon National Park, in essence, includes three distinct tourist regions, each with its own personality and perspective. This rim-to-rim expedition covers all three of them, offering travelers the breadth of the park’s sights and activities. Begin with a few nights in a Western Cabin at Grand Canyon Lodge, on the bucolic and intimate North Rim. Drive to Point Sublime, Point Imperial and Cape Royal, hike the Widforss Trail, Cape Final Trail and Cliff Springs Trail, attend a ranger talk and stargaze on evening strolls. Relax with a glass of wine on the lodge’s rim-side veranda, and eat dinner in its spectacular rim-side restaurant. Hike 14 miles down the North Kaibab Trail, spend a couple of nights by the river at Phantom Ranch, and start at dawn for the 10-mile haul up the Bright Angel Trail to the South Rim. Reward yourself with a hearty dinner at El Tovar, and spend four or five nights in Grand Canyon Village. Walk the Rim Trail, stopping at historic buildings, overlooks and museums along the way. Take an above-the-rim mule ride, and hike the Hermit Trail, South Kaibab Trail and Grandview Trail before catching a shuttle back to the North Rim. 27 C o l o r a d o R i v e r PLAN YOUR TRIP Colorado River Yavapai Mohave Hopi Geology Point Yavapai Point Geology Museum •# •# Powell •# Museum Yaki Point it Rd •# Point Herm South Kaibab •# É •# •#Trailhead Desert View É •# É d •# •# •# •# •# Hermits H R Shoshone Watchtower e i t Hermits •# •# rm Grand Visitor É Rest É Point •# IT Canyon Center Rest I Village Plaza D NERAR National e s É East End Historic er É Visitor t V Entrance Landmark iew District Center Dr I Plaza ES South Rim in an DAY DAY South Rim in a Day ½ Afternoon 1 Start with views and historic buildings In one full day, you can take in the high- in Grand Canyon Village. Admire the lights of the South Rim, including hikes, classic park architecture of El Tovar over museums, overlooks and a ranger talk. lunch in the dining room, check out Na- Arrive at park before breakfast – park at tive American art at Hopi House and stroll Visitor Center Plaza, grab a breakfast west along the Rim Trail. Stop at the His- burrito at Bright Angel Bicycles and catch tory Room in Bright Angel Lodge, Lookout a shuttle to the South Kaibab trail- Studio and Kolb Studio before descending head for the 7am ranger-led hike into far enough down the Bright Angel Trail to the canyon down the South Kaibab Trail. look at the rock art in the first tunnel and Remember to bring plenty of water. Shuttle to marvel at the canyon’s scale from below to Yavapai Geology Museum, and walk the rim. Catch a shuttle to Powell Point, west along the Rim Trail through the Trail walk the rim to Hopi Point and Mohave of Time, stopping at sights and museums Point, hop a shuttle to Hermits Rest and in Grand Canyon Village’s National His- sit quietly in the picnic area with a snack toric Landmark District. Relax over before heading back to the village. Stroll lunch at El Tovar, fill up your water bottles, east along the rim, pausing at the instal- and take an afternoon stroll to overlooks lations along the Trail of Time and the along Hermit Rd, hopping on the shuttle Yavapai Geology Museum on your way whenever you get tired. At Hermits Rest, to Visitor Center Plaza. Grab a sandwich to pause for a moment to sit in the silence go at Bright Angel Bicycle, hop on a shut- at the Hermit Trail before taking a shut- tle to Yaki Point, wander away from the tle back to the village to connect with an parking lot and find a spot from which to express shuttle to your car. Drive Desert enjoy the evening light or sunset. View Dr east to exit the park at the East End Entrance, stopping to stretch your legs at Shoshone Point, scenic overlooks and Desert View Watchtower. 28 IVKUZMIN / GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES GETTY / IVKUZMIN PLAN YOUR TRIP IT I NERAR I ES ALAN COPSON / GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES GETTY / COPSON ALAN Top: Mohave Point (p80) Bottom: Mather Point (p81) 29 C o l o r a d o R i v e r PLAN YOUR TRIP Colorado River Bright Angel Trailhead Visitor Indian Phantom •#Ranch Rim Center Yaki Garden T •# ra Plaza Point É il É Desert View •# •# É Yaki Point É •# Watchtower Hermits É •#•# •# •# •# •# Hermits •#Shoshone •# Grand É Rest É Point IT Canyon Rest r É D I É w •# D ie NERAR Village South Kaibab esert V Tusayan Ruins Trailhead Grand É É & Museum É É IMAX •# Canyon Theater Village I ES D Williams 3 South Rim in 1 South Rim in DAYS Three Days WEEK One Week Catch the Wild West shoot-out and board Take it slow on Desert View Dr, and the Grand Canyon Railway train in Wil- bring a picnic for the amble to peaceful liams. Upon arrival at Grand Canyon Shoshone Point. Learn about the can- Village, stretch your legs and check into a yon’s human history at Tusayan Ruins & cozy Bright Angel cabin or a room at El To- Museum, and climb the spiral staircase var, both just steps from the canyon edge. for spectacular views at Desert View Meander along the rim through the village, Watchtower. Check out Mary Colter stopping at historic buildings, museums architecture, historic spots and museums and Trail of Time exhibits along the way. in Grand Canyon Village. Attend a few Hike overlook-to-overlook along the Rim ranger walks and evening talks, have a Trail, picnic at Hermits Rest, descend pizza dinner and see the Grand Canyon into the canyon just a bit on the Hermit film at the IMAX Theater in Tusayan. Trail and return to the village on a shuttle. Reserve a mule trip to the canyon bottom Wake up early to head down Bright Angel for a night at Phantom Ranch, or hike it Trail to One-and-a-Half or Three-Mile down the South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch Resthouses. Sip a cocktail as you wait for and up Bright Angel, with the second night a table at the Arizona Room, or bring a camping at Indian Garden. Take a day flashlight and attend an evening ranger hike on the Grandview Trail, walk the Rim talk at Shrine of the Ages. Take the ranger- Trail to Hermits Rest and get away from led hike to Cedar Ridge on the South it all on the Hermit Trail. Rent a bike and Kaibab Trail. Peruse the bookstore at cycle the Greenway Trail to Yaki Point, Visitor Center Plaza, rent a bike and ride and enjoy a glass of wine on the patio at El the Greenway Trail to Yaki Point.
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