I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

What-To-Do Wednesday Virtual Visits: Grand Canyon National Park

If you are in an area that is still in the process of opening up and there aren't many (or any) museums and attractions in your area open for visits yet, you can still get your dose of culture. Many museums and other attractions offer a variety of virtual exhibits. This is an especially great time to explore museums and attractions that are outside of your area and maybe even outside of your country that you ordinarily would not be able to get to because of time and/or money constraints. We are doing so as well, and we have been sharing our virtual visits in our weekly What-To-Do Wednesday posts. We we will continue to do so until we can return to our regular Where-To-Go Wednesday posts. 



What: Grand Canyon National Park 

Physical Address: 20 S. Entrance Rd.
                               Grand Canyon, AZ

Grand Canyon National Park was established as a National Park in February of 1919. Since then millions of visitors visit the park each year. However, if you can't get to there in person, you can still visit virtually. To find out more about taking a virtual visit to the Grand Canyon see below:



Take a Virtual  Hike to Phantom Ranch on the Corridor Trails 

www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/national-parks/phantom-ranch-tour


Take a Virtual Raft Trip Through Grand Canyon

www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/national-parks/colorado-river-raft-tour

Take a Grand Canyon River Archeology Virtual Tour 

www.nps.gov/features/grca/001/archeology

There is also a video series with each episode concerning a different aspect of  the Grand Canyon to view on the park's website as follows:

Episode 1:  More Than A View

Episode 2: Hidden Waters

Episode 3: Phantom Ranch

Episode 4: Night Sky

Episode 5: Desert View Watchtower

Episode 6:  Pipeline on the Precipice

Episode 7:  North Rim

Episode 8 : Legacy


For more, visit https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm

Tune in tomorrow for Theater Thursday.

Photo credits:
photo credit 1: Al Case Grand Canyon via photopin (license)
photo credit 2: Al_HikesAZ Dinner Bell at Phantom Ranch - Grand Canyon National Park via photopin (license)
photo credit 3: Al_HikesAZ Floating on Trevor Dody's raft - Grand Canyon via photopin (license)
photo credit 4: Al_HikesAZ View down river from the hike to the Nankoweap Granaries - Grand Canyon via photopin (license)

4 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for these links! My dad has been wanting to get me and my sister out to the Grand Canyon for the longest time. I think that this will be a top priority once the pandemic is ended, whenever that might be.
    --Ann B.

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    1. I would love to get there in person too. Don't know if I ever will though. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom and your comment.

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  2. The Grand Canyon is on my bucket list. The virtual experience will have to do for now, though.

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    1. Yes, we would love to go there in person some day too. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom and your comment.

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