Grand Canyon

Golden_HVAC wrote:

paulj wrote:
I believe the Sky Bridge operated by the Halapai Reservation is the closest Grand Canyon view to Las Vegas. Maybe you want to catch a tour rather than drive yourself.

http://www.grandcanyonwest.com/skywalktour.php

I think it is highway 93 that goes just about straight north from Kingman towards Las Vegas, and the new overlook is along that highway. However the skywalk is several (dozen) miles west of the "Grand Canyon" and is not part of the National Park.

In the winter, Kingman is near sea level (well about 300 - 400' elevation) and Williams is closer to 5,500 or 6,000 feet elevation and likely to have snow on the ground. The south rim is likely to have snow on the ground at this time of year too - even ice on the roads is possible. The north rim is likely to have 3-4 feet of snow on everything, with all the roads closed.

So if you like snow, then winter is the time to visit the south rim. You can still see snow in May at the north rim, depending on the snow pack that winter. It is 7,500' elevation.

You can check the sky bridge. It is possible that it is not nearly as cold as the Grand Canyon, and might be a much lower elevation. From what I hear, the Indians wanted to keep the last 10 miles of the road to the skywalk primitive, so that most people would take a tour operated 4 wheel drive vehicle in and out of the reservation.

Fred.