Visiting USA - Mike

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If you have a car and have time to do the 5 hour drive over to the Grand Canyon

http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hours.htm , you should do it. The drive

over thru the dessert is beautiful and so vastly different that what most folks

have ever seen. We love driving thru the dessert. The Grand Canyon is so

breathtaking and I bet in Winter, the snow would give it a whole different look,

still just as breathtaking. We've driven over several times from Las Vegas and

I could just sit on those park benches that surround the south rim and drink in

that beauty for hours. It's look changes as the sun moves across the sky.

There are nice trails along the south rim entrance coming north from Flagstaff.

Hoover Dam http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/lm_nra/hoover/du_hoover.html is

a great place to tour and it is only about 90 minute drive from Las Vegas. We

love hiking around Red Rock Canyon, less than 30 minute drive from Las Vegas. I

doubt they do the horse back rides thru it this time of the year, but they

might, since the weather is mild there. We loved doing that. There is a nice

map of driving thru Red Rock Canyon http://www.desertusa.com/redrock/ at the

Vistors Center you can pick up. There are lots of wild burrows and some wild

mustangs that roam the park. Do not approach them. The drive will take you

thru some really beautiful countryside. There are different pull offs along the

way to stop and take pictures and hike short trails.

 

Death Valley is not a far drive away either. That is a unique place to drive

thru and enjoy the landscape. They have beautiful sand dunes too.

http://www.desertusa.com/dv/du_dvpmain.html

 

Enjoy,

Judy

 

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Mike

Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:53 AM

Re: Visiting USA

 

 

I'll be in vegas next week, arriving wednesday leaving tuesday

 

mike