"Toller" wrote in message
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> "Bill in Schenectady" wrote in message
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>> "Toller" wrote in message
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>>>I am going to Las Vegas in July with my son. We have 1.5 days free at
>>>the end and I was planning on going to the Grand Canyon; but I didn't
>>>realize how far it was.
>>> Zion is much closer. Is Zion sufficiently spectacular that I won't feel
>>> bad about skipping the Grand Canyon?
>>> I saw the Grand Canyon 40 years ago, and hopefully he will be back some
>>> day; but still....
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> On a similar subject; we have a half day free at the beginning. I was
>>> planning on going out to Red Rocks. Any alternatives that can be done
>>> in half a day?
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>> Zion is one of the most gloriously spectacular places I have ever seen.
>> Also, while the Grand Canyon is indeed spectacular, you go there, you
>> look and you leave. At Zion, there are numerous short hiking
>> opportunities, there is a free shuttle bus that takes you through the
>> canyon (in fact cars are banned from the canyon road), and there is the
>> wonderful Virgin River walk at the far end. That's where you walk first
>> along and then in the river while the canyon narrows and presents
>> vertical walls hundreds of feet high on either side of the narrow canyon.
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> Very convincing.
> How does it compare to Letchworth? (saw where you are from...)
I'm about four hours from Letchworth. I've only been there twice, as my
outings are more likely to be to the nearby Adirondacks. I certainly liked
it, and it is quite the gorge by eastern standards.
But there's no comparison.
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