Valley of Fire State Park:
If you take the northern route you will go north on
Route 15 to the Valley of Fire State Park near the
shores of Lake Mead, a place well named for its
rocks that glow red and a sun that can burn like fire.
Snappy dry Mojave Desert air keeps it interesting
but still Nevada’s oldest park has few visitors
Most travelers speed through on their way to
Utah's Zion and Bryce canyons to the north.
If you take the northern route you will go north on
Route 15 to the Valley of Fire State Park near the
shores of Lake Mead, a place well named for its
rocks that glow red and a sun that can burn like fire.
Snappy dry Mojave Desert air keeps it interesting
but still Nevada’s oldest park has few visitors
Most travelers speed through on their way to
Utah's Zion and Bryce canyons to the north.
Grand Canyon, South Rim sunset
Zion Canyon
To keep congestion down in Utah's Zion Canon, Park
Service shuttles take visitors to view the most scenic
sections of Zion’s twisted stone and sculpted spires.
Zion’s 1920s era Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel leads up
and out to the road for Brice Canyon in Utah.
Those heading for the Grand Canyon. will take
Freedonia and Route 89 heading north.
You'll find all the elbow room you could ever want after
you pass through a few little towns and take a die-
straight road towards the North Rim of the Grand canyon
as it cuts through the desert sage and creosote bush of
the Kaibab plateau. Forty miles of blacktop skirts the
Vermilion Cliffs on the left, a plain to the canyon on the
right, and open road to the North Rim of the Grand
Canyon.
To keep congestion down in Utah's Zion Canon, Park
Service shuttles take visitors to view the most scenic
sections of Zion’s twisted stone and sculpted spires.
Zion’s 1920s era Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel leads up
and out to the road for Brice Canyon in Utah.
Those heading for the Grand Canyon. will take
Freedonia and Route 89 heading north.
You'll find all the elbow room you could ever want after
you pass through a few little towns and take a die-
straight road towards the North Rim of the Grand canyon
as it cuts through the desert sage and creosote bush of
the Kaibab plateau. Forty miles of blacktop skirts the
Vermilion Cliffs on the left, a plain to the canyon on the
right, and open road to the North Rim of the Grand
Canyon.
North Rim, Grand Canyon:
The North rim of the Grand Canyon offers more elbow room than the South Rim
with fewer crowds. Lodging can be found at the Grand Canyon Lodge for
$112-179 USD depending on proximity to the rim. Good food is offered at the
lodge dining room.
Tent and RV camping is available at the North Rim Campgrounds near the rim
and at De Motte Campgrounds 16 miles north. The Jacob Lake Campgrounds
is located 45 miles north of the South Rim.
Primitive rim camping is offered at Tuweep or Toroweep were 16 sites offer
first come first served (no reservations) camping.
Marble Canyon
You leave the Grand Canyon and continue east beside the Vermilion Cliffs and
enter Marble Canyon. Here it is worth a stop to see Lees Ferry and watch a
trip outfitter provision their huge inflatable rafts for a 200 mile trip on the
Colorado River.
Antelope Slot Canyon
Another stop on a tour around the Colorado's canyons should be slot canyons
of Page. Take Antelope Pass at 6,533 feet elevation for the great views of
the valley of the Colorado River and then enjoy a long downhill glide to Page
where you might be thinking mirage when you see the enigmatic towers of the
Navajo Power Plant on Route 98. They loom over Antelope Canyon.
The slot canyons are dry most of the year but when Antelope Creek conveys
huge amounts of flood water through the rocks during storms, the waters carve
unusual rock formations on the below-ground canyon.
The North rim of the Grand Canyon offers more elbow room than the South Rim
with fewer crowds. Lodging can be found at the Grand Canyon Lodge for
$112-179 USD depending on proximity to the rim. Good food is offered at the
lodge dining room.
Tent and RV camping is available at the North Rim Campgrounds near the rim
and at De Motte Campgrounds 16 miles north. The Jacob Lake Campgrounds
is located 45 miles north of the South Rim.
Primitive rim camping is offered at Tuweep or Toroweep were 16 sites offer
first come first served (no reservations) camping.
Marble Canyon
You leave the Grand Canyon and continue east beside the Vermilion Cliffs and
enter Marble Canyon. Here it is worth a stop to see Lees Ferry and watch a
trip outfitter provision their huge inflatable rafts for a 200 mile trip on the
Colorado River.
Antelope Slot Canyon
Another stop on a tour around the Colorado's canyons should be slot canyons
of Page. Take Antelope Pass at 6,533 feet elevation for the great views of
the valley of the Colorado River and then enjoy a long downhill glide to Page
where you might be thinking mirage when you see the enigmatic towers of the
Navajo Power Plant on Route 98. They loom over Antelope Canyon.
The slot canyons are dry most of the year but when Antelope Creek conveys
huge amounts of flood water through the rocks during storms, the waters carve
unusual rock formations on the below-ground canyon.
South Rim Views
Grand Canyon North Rim Views
North Rim View
Lees Ferry
Zion SP Utah
Rain Rodolph
photographing in
Valley of Fire, SP
Nevada
photographing in
Valley of Fire, SP
Nevada
Las Vegas
Antelope Slot
Canyon
Canyon
Grand Canyon, South Rim
From Page, head back south along the Echo Cliffs to the Little Colorado River
and then turn at Cameron to the plateau on Route 64 to the 7,400-foot high
South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
So many viewpoints, so little time; Mather Point first thing in the morning has
great sunrise views. The West Rim Trail runs for eight miles along the canyon’s
edge and leads to great viewpoints, much of it paved and wheel chair
accessible.
South again on 89 takes you through the ancient stone pueblos of The
Wupatki National Monument, the 11th century homes of the Anasazi and
Sinagua cultures. The road passes through the black volcano fields of Sunset
Crater where eruptions in the 11th Century threw tons of volcanic stone that
blanketed the area driving out the ancient farmers who left their stone buildings.
Great Campgrounds, Tent Sites
The Grand Canyon of Arizona and the Canyons
of Brice and Zion are near enough to Las Vegas
for that city to offer a welcome base for
travelers making a circle tour around the
Colorado River.
After a week or two of traveling in the canyons
of Utah and the Grand Canyon of Arizona, a
return to exciting Las vegas might bring a
welcome change.
This loop tour around the Colorado River will
offer both the red rock canyons of Zion, Brice,
Marble, and Grand as well as the Slot Canyons
of Page and the spires of Las Vegas
of Brice and Zion are near enough to Las Vegas
for that city to offer a welcome base for
travelers making a circle tour around the
Colorado River.
After a week or two of traveling in the canyons
of Utah and the Grand Canyon of Arizona, a
return to exciting Las vegas might bring a
welcome change.
This loop tour around the Colorado River will
offer both the red rock canyons of Zion, Brice,
Marble, and Grand as well as the Slot Canyons
of Page and the spires of Las Vegas
Route 66:
The frontier town of Williams at 6,700 feet
along the old Route 66 provides some
nostalgia which includes lunch in a 1950s
diner. The Grand Canyon Railway runs
steam and Diesel trains twice daily out of
Williams to the Grand Canyon.
Hoover Dam:
The road to Las Vegas runs right over the top
of 762-foot high Hoover Dam. To the right,
Lake Mead and two years worth of Colorado
River water bordered by 550 miles of
shoreline, below, a concrete base 660 feet
thick that took 4.5 million Cubic Yards of
concrete to build, and to the left, Colorado
River water headed for the agricultural fields of
Arizona and California.
The frontier town of Williams at 6,700 feet
along the old Route 66 provides some
nostalgia which includes lunch in a 1950s
diner. The Grand Canyon Railway runs
steam and Diesel trains twice daily out of
Williams to the Grand Canyon.
Hoover Dam:
The road to Las Vegas runs right over the top
of 762-foot high Hoover Dam. To the right,
Lake Mead and two years worth of Colorado
River water bordered by 550 miles of
shoreline, below, a concrete base 660 feet
thick that took 4.5 million Cubic Yards of
concrete to build, and to the left, Colorado
River water headed for the agricultural fields of
Arizona and California.
Soon you can be back in Las Vegas enjoying the
sumptuous buffets at the Mirage (Recommended)
sumptuous buffets at the Mirage (Recommended)
Steam train
Rides in
Williams Arizona
Rides in
Williams Arizona
Stone ruins
near the
volcano of
Sunset Crater
near the
volcano of
Sunset Crater
Bridge over the top of
the Hoover Dam
the Hoover Dam
Canyon Circle Tour Out Of Las Vegas
Grand Canyon of Arizona, Colorado River
Canyon Photo
Tips: Brice, Zion,
and the Grand
Canyon offer great
photo opportunities
Tips: Brice, Zion,
and the Grand
Canyon offer great
photo opportunities
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the Grand Canyon.
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south out of Las Vegas to places with
tons of elbow room. A loop around the
Colorado River will put you within nearly
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including both the north and south rim of
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