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A Feeling of Awe and What It Can Do for You

Have you ever gone to a place where you were in total awe of your surroundings?  Did it cause you to feel suspended in time?  I recently read a few articles that suggest when you experience awe, such as when you visit the Grand Canyon for the first time, you feel as if time has […]

Smoky Skies over the Grand Canyon

Please note that this article was written in 2012.  Here is a link for the National Park Service where you can get up to date information about any fires that might be burning in the Grand Canyon. Where there is fire there is (generally) smoke!  Fall is the traditional season for managed burns at the […]

Is the South Rim the best location to see the Canyon and stay?

April 9, 2012 (23:41:02)  Visitor – Is the south rim the best location to see the canyon and stay (23:42:10)  CC – It is the most popular area to visit. (23:42:27)  Visitor – Why is that? (23:43:33)  CC – The South Rim offer the most tours, the most developed area with the most Hotel Rooms […]

Grand Canyon Time Zone

Morning travelers! Perhaps the “subtitle” of this entry should be an old Chicago tune: “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” At the Grand Canyon, that’s a loaded question! Time. One simple word that induces much head-scratching at the Grand Canyon. Upon seeing the Grand Canyon, one’s sense of time and its passage certainly […]

Trip Report Review: A Grand Canyon Sunrise

Good morning travelers! Like you, I have a certain “routine” I follow when I first get to work. My morning routine consists of looking around the various online travel forums, such as TripAdvisor, Fodors, Frommers, etc. for topics relevant to the Grand Canyon. No surprise I find a lot of them, but I’m always particularly […]