Help needed from the Arizona folks (Page 2): She'll do fine, the glass floor is magnificent. If you decide to drive up the road, make sure that you rent a 4X4 vehicle, as it is a...

Darrian629 Loc: Boston

She'll do fine, the glass floor is magnificent. If you decide to drive up the road, make sure that you rent a 4X4 vehicle, as it is a little rough, muddy and dusty. I drove a convertible Mustang....go figure??
The Hoover Dam is not too far from there...fyi!

AzGriz Loc: Sedona, Arizona

1. Sedona
2. Red Rock Crossing
3. Schnebly Hill
4. Sedona to Village of Oak Creek
5. Verde Valley School Road
6. Out of Africa
7. Bearizona at Williams
8. Wapatki (89A North)
9. Peaks Loop
10. Antelope Canyon

Forget the Skywalk because photo ops aren't great and you will spend over 1/2 of your day traveling in scenery that sucks.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

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.

That sounds like lots of fun. I live in Phoenix. I don't know what your travel plans might be or how long a trip you might want to take while here but if you have a day to spare I'd recommend this place, just a few miles south of Tucson - about 4-hours south of Flag. It's a national land mark. I shot this piece in just a couple of hours - well worth the visit if you can get there. Have fun in our state.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1h9613QgHg

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

Darrian629 wrote:

She'll do fine, the glass floor is magnificent. If you decide to drive up the road, make sure that you rent a 4X4 vehicle, as it is a little rough, muddy and dusty. I drove a convertible Mustang....go figure??
The Hoover Dam is not too far from there...fyi!

Thanks for the heads up. I kind of figure the road may be an issue and we already took measures. We have been to the Hoover a couple of years ago but wouldnt mind it again now that I have a camera. She has already made her mind up so I agree she'll be ok. Thanks for all the in put.

mcveed Loc: Kelowna, British Columbia (between trips)

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

Excellent advice!

mcveed Loc: Kelowna, British Columbia (between trips)

jimmya wrote:

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Nice show. But, you should have stayed around until sunset. Some of the best photos I got in 3 years in Arizona were taken from the parking lot in front of the mission at sunset. The mission turns pink!

bunuweld Loc: Arizona

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.

Clearly your schedule will be compressed enough not to waste much time driving to other places. You have already been given good links for lodging places. If you want to visit other places near Flagstaff and Grand Canyon, Wupatki National Monument is interesting culturally and for a different type of photographic experience. These pueblo ruins constructed with red stone can be striking in harsh light. Not far is Sunset Crater National Monument for a different type of Arizona landscape. Unfortunately, I don't think visitors are allowed any longer to walk to the rim because of erosion problems. Have a great time!

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

jimmya wrote:

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Jim thanks for the info and the welome to your state. I just watched the set on your link and you did an awesome job. we have 1 or 2 days we are not sure of what we will be doing but this is a great option. Again thanks.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

bunuweld wrote:

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Thanks and we will look into the sunset crater.

NormPR

West of Flagstaff is a town called Williams, they have a day package to the south rim. It is a train ride to the canyon and you get a couple of hours to tour and then ride the train back. It's a great trip for a quick visit, but the next time we will drive so we are not on a schedule. we really enjoyed the train ride and we did have enough time to see a lot of the soth rim, so I do reccomend it.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

NormPR wrote:

West of Flagstaff is a town called Williams, they have a day package to the south rim. It is a train ride to the canyon and you get a couple of hours to tour and then ride the train back. It's a great trip for a quick visit, but the next time we will drive so we are not on a schedule. we really enjoyed the train ride and we did have enough time to see a lot of the soth rim, so I do reccomend it.

Thanks Norm for the train idea. I actually found the web site and tried to talk my wife into taking the train, staying the 3 days and riding it back to williams. We could utialize the bus tours to get around but she wants to bring the car in case we want to just freelance.

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

With the recent US budget cuts there may be some restrictions in the Park areas. So check with them ahead of time.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

gemlenz wrote:

With the recent US budget cuts there may be some restrictions in the Park areas. So check with them ahead of time.

I did not think of that. Thanks for the tip

digicamking Loc: Raleigh, NC

My wife and I took the train from Williams a few years ago and it was the most boring train ride we ever took. Nothing but sage brush and 30 mile an hour train ride. Rent a car and see more sites and sights. Sedona is absolutely a red rock wonder. Very beautiful country.

wannabe Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana

digicamking wrote:

My wife and I took the train from Williams a few years ago and it was the most boring train ride we ever took. Nothing but sage brush and 30 mile an hour train ride. Rent a car and see more sites and sights. Sedona is absolutely a red rock wonder. Very beautiful country.

Thanks for the input. The train thing looks good but I wondered if it was.