Help needed from the Arizona folks: My wife and I will be attending a wedding in Flagstaff in August and decided to make a week out of it. Our thought is to go a week earlier and spend...

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

My wife and I will be attending a wedding in Flagstaff in August and decided to make a week out of it. Our thought is to go a week earlier and spend a couple of days around the southern rim GC. Any suggestions on lodging and sites to see would be greatly appreciated.

tlbuljac Loc: Oklahoma

the southern side of the GC is beautiful...be sure to take lots of pics.

mawyatt Loc: Clearwater, Florida

Head down south to Oak Creek and Sedona, great spots and not too far from Flagstaff.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

mawyatt wrote:

Head down south to Oak Creek and Sedona, great spots and not too far from Flagstaff.

Especially Sedona! Or how about a visit to the Havasupai village? Or a helicopter tour over the canyon?

33RIVERS Loc: Central MN

While there you must find some time to visit Walnut Canyon National Monument. It is only about 15min south of Flagstaff off of I-40, get there early and you may have the park to yourselves for a few hours. Walk the Island trail and step through time as you step into cliff dwellings built by the Sinagua peoples between 1125 and 1250 AD. It is truly a wonder to behold.

erandolph Loc: La Pine, Oregon USA

Jerome is a very interesting small historical town.

Jim S Loc: Barrington RI, DC now Hilton Head,

wannabe wrote:

My wife and I will be attending a wedding in Flagstaff in August and decided to make a week out of it. Our thought is to go a week earlier and spend a couple of days around the southern rim GC. Any suggestions on lodging and sites to see would be greatly appreciated.

Go to this site and stay in the Park as the lines to get in will be very long in August

http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/?gclid=CNnoraui3rUCFQyEnQod_DQAMg

saichiez Loc: Beautiful Central Oregon

Fluff up your "Aura" if spending much time in Sedona, and try to get to a couple of the "vortex" canyons surrounding the area. Walk the trails and soak up the energy.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

tlbuljac wrote:

the southern side of the GC is beautiful...be sure to take lots of pics.

I will. Thanks

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

saichiez wrote:

Fluff up your "Aura" if spending much time in Sedona, and try to get to a couple of the "vortex" canyons surrounding the area. Walk the trails and soak up the energy.

We are only gonna have a day there but will soak up as much as we can. Thanks

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

Jim S wrote:

wannabe wrote:

My wife and I will be attending a wedding in Flagstaff in August and decided to make a week out of it. Our thought is to go a week earlier and spend a couple of days around the southern rim GC. Any suggestions on lodging and sites to see would be greatly appreciated.

Go to this site and stay in the Park as the lines to get in will be very long in August

http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/?gclid=CNnoraui3rUCFQyEnQod_DQAMg

Jim thanks for the info it has been very helpful. Thinking about the train ride from williams and staying at the ElTovar. We only have 3 days so trying to avoid the traffic as much as possible.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

33RIVERS wrote:

While there you must find some time to visit Walnut Canyon National Monument. It is only about 15min south of Flagstaff off of I-40, get there early and you may have the park to yourselves for a few hours. Walk the Island trail and step through time as you step into cliff dwellings built by the Sinagua peoples between 1125 and 1250 AD. It is truly a wonder to behold.

Thanks for the help. We will try and sqeeze in the WCNM

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

Mogul wrote:

mawyatt wrote:

Head down south to Oak Creek and Sedona, great spots and not too far from Flagstaff.

Especially Sedona! Or how about a visit to the Havasupai village? Or a helicopter tour over the canyon?

Oak has come up in a lot of dicussions I have had so far. It is on the schedule. Thanks Mogul and Mawyatt

Darrian629 Loc: Boston

Try to visit the Skywalk, a little expensive but worth the money and you'll have to drive up a dirt road, about 13 miles. Only thing is that they don't allow cameras or cell phones, they'll take photos for you....for a fee.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

Darrian629 wrote:

Try to visit the Skywalk, a little expensive but worth the money and you'll have to drive up a dirt road, about 13 miles. Only thing is that they don't allow cameras or cell phones, they'll take photos for you....for a fee.

Thanks. This is the one spot my wife wants the most. We just watch a youtube video on it. She is scared of heights so go figure. Mamas happy daddys happy!!!