Redneck Teepee wrote:I have been there several times and weather wise any time from April thru June is best. If you have never been to GC it's worth seeing, you will also understand the satire of Chevy Chase in the movie Vacation when they just get there and are ready to leave...you can only look at that hole in the ground for so long and so many different lookouts. The south rim is the most popular and visited, if you really want to live the GC drop down to the town of Williams (south of the rim) and go to the IMAX theater...well worth it. The North Rim is where the Indians built the glass platform to walk out on, I have not been there, but heard it was expensive plus it's about 6 or 8 hrs by car to get to it from the south rim. You are actually at a very high elevation and into the pine trees on the south rim. Hope I helped
citylights wrote:Redneck Teepee wrote:I have been there several times and weather wise any time from April thru June is best. If you have never been to GC it's worth seeing, you will also understand the satire of Chevy Chase in the movie Vacation when they just get there and are ready to leave...you can only look at that hole in the ground for so long and so many different lookouts. The south rim is the most popular and visited, if you really want to live the GC drop down to the town of Williams (south of the rim) and go to the IMAX theater...well worth it. The North Rim is where the Indians built the glass platform to walk out on, I have not been there, but heard it was expensive plus it's about 6 or 8 hrs by car to get to it from the south rim. You are actually at a very high elevation and into the pine trees on the south rim. Hope I helped
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South rim is the most popular and easiest accessible place to visit Grand Canyon. It is lower elevation, high desert. It is plagued by haze in the summer made worse by smoke if there are any wildfires nearby. I would go spring or fall and avoid the crowded and hot summer. I have also been in the winter, which was great, but much of it is closed.
West rim has the glass platform Indian construction, arts and crafts. Also desert. I have not been there.
The north rim is my favorite. It is higher elevation and cooler with pine trees. Great to visit from the moment the snow melts until it is snowed in again.
Redneck Teepee wrote:citylights wrote:Redneck Teepee wrote:Yes... I stand corrected on the Skywalk Platform, it is on the west side.. my bad. The south rim has an elev. average of 6800 ft and the north rim average is 8000 ft, I personally would not say the south rim is what I would classify as high desert.
Rhino Ray wrote:Thanks for all the great advice. I was thinking that perhaps right after the Dam Gathering on May 1st -4th that I would head south with my sister and nephew. We do want to go through Santa Cruz, see Hurts Castle then head east to follow Route 66, check out the Grand Canyon and eventually stay overnight in a cement Tee Pee in Holbrook, AZ. Of course we would be camping along the way. Any suggestions for camp sites that would be comfortable with showers? There will be at least the three of us in caravan driving vintage rigs. I know May can be a bit iffy when it comes to weather, they don't want to drive in the rain yet don't want it too hot because they don't have Air Conditioning
Rhino Ray wrote:I'm planing a trip to Southern California then to Route 66 across Arazona in May or June. I have AC but a couple of my traveling companions don't. when is the best months to take the trip and take a side trip to the Grand Canyon?
mdvaden wrote:If you were in the redwoods, would be cool to photograph that car and trailer in your signature.
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