We do get out of Michigan once in a while. This trip was to Las Vegas NAR Convention in
the fall of 2007. We put in an extra day and went to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The
only trip we could manage time wise was to the West Rim of the Hualapai Nation.
The Hualapai ( WALL-uh-pie), the " People of the Tall Pines" have lived in the Southwest
for untold generations. The Hualapai recently added the massive multi-million dollar
Skywalk to the canyon rim to try and coax tourists to their remote 1 million acre reservation.
About 200,000 people visit the West Rim Canyon every year, about 1/25th of the visitors
to the Grand Canyon National Park on the South Rim, over 5 hours away. Yes, we went on
the Skywalk, perched one mile above the Colorado River. It was awesome!
We took a tour package to the Canyon, which included a buffet lunch, and a bumpy
ride to the reservation. The local officials refuse to improve the road to the reservation
because they don't receive any funds from the tours. We hope you enjoy our photos
of this breathtaking natural wonder. We apologize if all the pictures seem the same,
camera frenzy overcomes you when everywhere you look is a stunningly gorgeous
panarama of clear blue skies and colorful rock formations.
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What a wonderful tour! I would love to go back there again, it has been many, many years!
Debi
That is a great tour. I have never been to the Grand Canyon and I live about 4 hours away from it! I need to get down to it and go for a visit. Outstanding photos!
That was a wonderful video tour!
Debi, The big concern is the water issue in the area the river looks fine but from whaI heard it is quite a bit smaller than it was.
Kris, Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful photography. Hope to get there some year soon! Waiting for road improvements to the Skywalk - heard the trip out there is brutal!
Terry and Bonnie, we flew over this part of the world on our way to Maui, and it is just incredibly beautiful. Thanks for sharing your photo.
Terry&Bonnie--I have never been to the Grand Canyon...Flown over it but never saw it up close and personal...Love the photos. Beautiful!
Patricia, I think every one should see it up close and personal like we did it made quite an impression.
Teri, You need to go it is wonderful.
Wow what an experience. I did the helicopter tour when I was in Vegas for the NAR conference a couple of years ago.
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Terry & Bonnie, Thanks so much for the great pictures. The video was super, it sure save me a long drive and no telling how much gas.
Don, glad you enjoyed it. Yes the dusty drive as worth it.
Barbara, It was an easy decision and I am so glad we made the trip.