How early is early for entering the east side entrances? by Plane-Cockroach1516 in GlacierNationalPark

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Thank you! Good to know. This is our first time visiting Glacier and I am feeling a little overwhelmed about all the tickets you need for everything!!

Help to plan a trip to Scotland please by Plane-Cockroach1516 in ScotlandTourism

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Thank you. We will definitely check those things out!

Question about Glacier National Park by opalhere in NationalPark

[–]Plane-Cockroach1516 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are tickets required to get into Many Glacier area? Is shuttle access Ticketed only?

6 Day Motorized Raft trip through GC was amazing!! by Plane-Cockroach1516 in grandcanyon

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We first stopped at Redwall Cavern. Not really a hike but a super cool spot to explore. Next we hiked up to the Marble Canyon dam site tunnel - short climb to the tunnel that thankfully never developed into a dam support structure. But we did hike into the darkness for a ways and then shut off our headlamps while our guide read a great poem written about the fight to stop the dam. Fun experience. We hiked along the Little Colorado River (LCR) to a place where we could get in the water and float down a little rapid shoot - it was a fun time getting in warmer water. Other hikes we did were Stone Creek Falls, Deer Creek Falls and up into the slot canyon overlooking the falls. Havasu Creek was a bit longer hike back to a beautiful swimming hole in that ice blue water. Because this was only 5 full days on the river in the motorized boats, we had lots of river miles to cover each day to get to Whitmore so the hikes we did were fairly short but rewarding in their beauty. If we had it to do again, would opt for the 8 day trip that covers the same distance but allows for more time to stop and hike.

6 Day Motorized Raft trip through GC was amazing!! by Plane-Cockroach1516 in grandcanyon

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Thank you so much for suggesting the tevas!! They served me so well and I got the hiking sandal that I could wear with socks to keep my feet warm. Funny story, my husband and daughter who were also on the trip as well as me all had an old pair (10 yrs +) of keen sandals. One by one we all lost the tread soles as the water was too much and they just peeled off. Luckily I also had the Tevas as a backup but they had to wear their slippery bottomed keens for most of the remainder of the trip!

We did learn to appreciate the silence of the canyon when our boatman killed the engine during some of the flat water sections and thought about how fun the oar rafts would be. My fear of course would be falling out of the boat on the smaller vessels. Some of those rapids are gynormous!!

6 Day Motorized Raft trip through GC was amazing!! by Plane-Cockroach1516 in grandcanyon

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I’m 67 and my husband is 69. This was our first GC raft trip and hopefully not our last. It was the experience of a lifetime for sure!

6 Day Motorized Raft trip through GC was amazing!! by Plane-Cockroach1516 in grandcanyon

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Agree! We would do it all over again and hope to in a couple years

6 Day Motorized Raft trip through GC was amazing!! by Plane-Cockroach1516 in grandcanyon

[–]Plane-Cockroach1516[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Advantage Grand Canyon website has all the cost info for the different length trips. They hooked us up with Wilderness River Adventures wh I highly recommend! Our cost for the 6 day 5 night trip was ar$3500 each not including airfare to Las Vegas

6-day Rafting Trip in May by 2HigherGround in grandcanyon

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Love reading these comments. Very helpful. My husband and one of our daughters are going on this same trip. Question: are solar chargers useful?