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  • We packed plenty of snacks, drinks and sandwiches during our weekend visit to the Grand Canyon.  We stocked up at the Wal-Mart in Kingman, AZ where we had stayed the previous night.  Since there weren’t many dining choices inside the...

    Grand Canyon Eats

    Posted on March 29, 2011 | No Comments
    We packed plenty of snacks, drinks and sandwiches during our weekend visit to the Grand Canyon.  We stocked up at the Wal-Mart in Kingman, AZ where we had stayed the previous night.  Since there weren’t many dining choices inside the...

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  • The Grand Canyon offers serene and stunningly beautiful scenery unmatched anywhere else.  It can be a bit challenging to keep the kids interested as you explore the park.  Surprisingly, my then 7 and 4 year olds learned quite a bit...

    Exploring the Grand Canyon with Kids

    Posted on March 28, 2011 | No Comments
    The Grand Canyon offers serene and stunningly beautiful scenery unmatched anywhere else.  It can be a bit challenging to keep the kids interested as you explore the park.  Surprisingly, my then 7 and 4 year olds learned quite a bit...

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  • There was a variety of unique stores inside the Grand Canyon and its surrounding areas.   Children will enjoy the various rocks, gems, dream catchers, Navajo dolls, arrowheads and sand art available in most stores around the Grand Canyon.  Most come with little...

    Grand Canyon Shopping

    Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
    There was a variety of unique stores inside the Grand Canyon and its surrounding areas.   Children will enjoy the various rocks, gems, dream catchers, Navajo dolls, arrowheads and sand art available in most stores around the Grand Canyon.  Most come with little...

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  • We would have loved to stay at El Tovar Hotel inside the canyon but since we went there during the holiday weekend there was no more availability by the time we were booking. This hotel is a few steps away from one...

    Grand Canyon Lodging (and enroute)

    Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
    We would have loved to stay at El Tovar Hotel inside the canyon but since we went there during the holiday weekend there was no more availability by the time we were booking. This hotel is a few steps away from one...

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  • The South Rim entrance to the Grand Canyon was about 500 miles from the San Diego area which roughly translated to 8-9 hours of driving.  We decided to break up the drive by leaving Friday afternoon and driving almost halfway to...

    Grand Canyon – Getting There

    Posted on February 8, 2011 | No Comments
    The South Rim entrance to the Grand Canyon was about 500 miles from the San Diego area which roughly translated to 8-9 hours of driving.  We decided to break up the drive by leaving Friday afternoon and driving almost halfway to...

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