Product Description

Frommer's Puts the Parks in Your Pocket.
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The best strategies for seeing this spectacular park, whether you have a full week or just a few hours
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Great places to stay: from cozy lodges on the canyon rim to family-friendly gateway motels--plus a complete campground guide
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Canyon adventures for everyone: helicopter tours, guided mule rides, rafting trips along the Colorado, and more
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The best hikes, from gently rolling rim trails to overnight treks, that take you deep into the canyon
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Where to eat and stock up on supplies--both in the park and in gateway towns

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do.
Enjoy the best it has to offer.

And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51482 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 203 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470181836
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Amazon.com Review
The Grand Canyon is an overwhelming place, vast in size, depth, beauty, and appreciative hordes. Alex Wells is passionate about the Canyon, and along with a wealth of useful information, he imparts his ardor for the 277-mile park, from the smallest ant lion to the impressive half ton elk. He details the best drives, views, and bike rides, where to watch for wildlife and whom to contact for raft trips, the best places to lodge, dine, picnic, and camp, how to get there, when to go, and what's available for visitors with disabilities, pets, or children. From South Rim to North Rim, getaway towns to backcountry trips, Wells covers camping, sports, the flora, fauna, and ecosystem comprehensively and clearly. Wells's guide gives perspective on the magnificence, delineates the options, and provides a handle on just what kind of visit you'd like to arrange, whether it's a quick rim view, a day hike, or a wilderness backpacking excursion. --Stephanie Gold

From the Back Cover
Frommer's Puts the Parks in Your Pocket.

• The best strategies for seeing this spectacular park, whether you have a full week or just a few hours

• Great places to stay: from cozy lodges on the canyon rim to family-friendly gateway motels—plus a complete campground guide

• Canyon adventures for everyone: helicopter tours, guided mule rides, rafting trips along the Colorado, and more

• The best hikes, from gently rolling rim trails to overnight treks, that take you deep into the canyon

• Where to eat and stock up on supplies—both in the park and in gateway towns

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do.
Enjoy the best it has to offer.

And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices.

About the Author
Shane Christensen, a California native, has written extensively about the United States, South America, and Western Europe for the Berkeley Guides, Fodor’s, and the Wall Street Journal. He is also a co-author of Frommer’s South America and Frommer’s Argentina & Chile.

Customer Reviews

Excellent and Concise Guide to the Grand Canyon
This guide provides all the information that you will need for an initial visit to the grand canyon. Both the North and South Rims are covered in some detail and although someone seeking a back-county guide may be disappointed, the average visitor should find more than enough material to plan and enjoy their visit.

The best guide to the Grand Canyon
Wow this book was great! We recently used the book as our resource during our visit to the canyon. A few price listings were slightly off (by $1-$3) but this book gave us more information than anything available at the park. The information on different viewpoints (geographical points on the rim of the canyon) was wonderful and we knew more than anyone around us about what we were seeing.

The restaurant information was right on the nose, and the wildlife information was so accurate that by following the books information we were able to see and photograph a bighorn sheep!

This is the only guidebook you need to visit the Grand Canyon.

awesome guide
Perfect guide. Great reccomendations. I spent 6 days on both the north and south rims( I thought the north rim was so much better) and the book was helpful for both. it also contains info on places in northern Arizona. There is plenty of info, it is very detailed and descriptive. The size is small and can fit in a bag or a pocket. Great choice!!