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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 2, 2000
Pros: Amazing views, hiking opportunities
Cons: Touristy amenities
Summary: If you guessed that I've never hiked down the Grand Canyon, then you'd be right. My husband and I stayed at the top and marveled at the awesome scenery below, as well as watched the tiny people hiking at the base.
From my couple hours spent ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 1, 2000
Pros: Both are magnificent, crowds are the issue
Cons: North Rim is closed in the winter
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsDuring our recent trip to the Grand Canyon we decided to visit both the North Rim and the South Rim. 11 miles apart as the crow flies, it takes about 4 hours by car to get from one to the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 23, 2000
Pros: a beautiful national park with hiking trails you will never forget
Cons: Canyon rim area is usually very crowded; air quality in the park has deteriorated in recent years, skies are often hazy
Summary:
Review Topic: OverviewThis is one of my favorite places to visit in Arizona, but the future of this national treasure has been threatened by high traffic and the skies are getting hazier over the canyon with each passing year. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 21, 2000
Pros: Beauty and Majesty!
Cons: Tons of Tourists
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions I spent a whole summer living at the Grand Canyon's south rim, and I must say that if you have never been there, you need to do yourself a favor and go!
I lived there for ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2000
Pros: beautiful scenery
Cons: very hot
Summary: When I went to the grand canyon with my family it was ecstatic. There is much wild life here, there are 300 species of birds and 120 kinds of animals. Some of the rocks of the grand canyon are 2 billion years old. At the grand canyon there are 38 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 1, 2000
Pros: Great Scenery
Cons: U feel like you are going to fall of the trails
Summary: This past summer, I went to Grand Canyon National Park, and when you go to the Grand Canyon after seeing Bryce Canyon, it is stupid! Yeah, sure, the Grand Canyon is really beautiful, but it isn't nearly as cool as Bryce Canyon. The Grand Canyon is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 27, 2000
Pros: Beautiful, challenging, wonderful!
Cons: Boisterous tourists on the Bright Angel trail
Summary: In May 2000, my girlfriend and I took an ambitious three-day trip from our home on the East Coast to the Grand Canyon. We had both, separately, been to the Canyon before, many years earlier. She had already been a hiker at that time, but as I was only ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 22, 2000
Pros: beautiful scenery
Cons: crowded, noisy
Summary: I really do feel bad raining on everyone's parade and knocking the Grand Canyon. But when I look back on a summer that included visits to a number of spectacular National Parks in the western US, the Grand Canyon is admittedly pretty low on my list of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 22, 2000
Pros: awesome beauty
Cons: none
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsThere is nothing like the Grand Canyon. It is my second love of nature only because Big Sand Lake in Northern Minnesota is my first. Our family had a summer home there for three ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2000
Pros: Great scenery, plenty of activities
Cons: crowded
Summary: I moved to Grand Canyon from St. Louis when I was in third grade. Over the past nine years I have learned much about the canyon and what can make the difference between a good and bad vacation. The Canyon is definitely a site that everyone should see ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 17, 2000
Pros: Scenic beauty second to NONE!
Cons: Summer Crowds!
Summary: I visited the Grand Canyon National Park the first week of November, when the air was crisp, and the crowds non-existent. At one of the overlooks on the South rim, where we were able to drive the seasonal bus route, I experienced complete silence, and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 15, 2000
Pros: The views, the hotels, the food... EVERYTHING!
Cons: I couldn't stay longer.
Summary: I was fortunate enough to spend almost 48 hours on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon this past August. It is something that no one should miss. Let me tell you of our experiences. Hopefully you will find some tips in here to assist you if you go. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 15, 2000
Pros: Magnificent View Of Wide Canyons As Far As The Eye Could See!
Cons: Very crowded during summer
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsIt is one of seven wonders of the world. What you see will stimulate every sense of your body(except taste). The serene environment will take your breath away. You haven't seen Grand ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 12, 2000
Pros: Scenery, Hiking
Cons: Crowds in summer
Summary: As everyone knows, the Grand Canyon is a wonderful site to behold. I have spent time there in mid-summer and mid-winter. I think hiking into the canyon is the best way to enjoy it, and it's good exercise, too! If you only stay at the top, there will ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 29, 2000
Pros: pleasant views, hiking
Cons: not any
Summary: I went to the Grand Canyon area in 1992. My dad drove (from Wisconsin) there and back. We stopped along the way at other states to see things such as Mt Rushmore. The Canyon is very worth the trip to see. There are many trails along the rim of the canyon ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 15, 2000
Pros: Grand Canyon is a beautiful thing
Cons: This particular tour company is deceitful
Summary: It was just under a year ago, August 23rd 1999, to be exact when I set out to do one thing which I figured would be most impressive, make a certain someone feel like the most special lady on earth. What happened was not what I had planned for. (This is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 11, 2000
Pros: One of the Seven Natural World Wonders, Incredible and Thought Provoking
Cons: Costs, Crowds
Summary: Our recent trip to Arizona provided us an opportunity to see the Grand Canyon. Interestingly, I have been in the state of Arizona a dozen or more times, and have even been within 60 miles of the Grand Canyon on at least three occasions, but this was the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 7, 2000
Pros: the scenery
Cons: the workout going back up!
Summary: Of all the visitors to the Grand Canyon every year, only one percent actually venture INTO the canyon. Only one in a thousand of that one percent actually make it to the bottom of the canyon. I can honestly say I am part of that one percent, though ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 7, 2000
Pros: Fantastic Natural Beauty-Wonderful Family Trip
Cons: Developed Vertigo
Summary: We went to the South Rim last July just as a stopover between Sedona and Las Vegas. My husband and I, our 14 yr.old, 13 yr. old,and 8 yr.old will never forget this incredible experience. The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. You ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 7, 2000
Pros: An amazing site to see, one of the seven wonders of the world
Cons: rainy
Summary: I went to the Grand Canyon in August. It was so beautiful. The only bad thing about it was the weather during that time of the year, it rained most of the time. I went with my family and we took a 3 mile hike into the grand canyon, which the scenery was ... read more
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