On Apr 24, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

> Hmm, I guess I didn't realize US 89 crossed the Colorado twice in
> Arizona. I had only crossed at Page, Arizona, and you have to go into
> Utah there on US 89, before you can get back to Arizona. I also
> didn't realize that US 89 was a circular route.....

Yep, & the 89A route past Marble Canyon, The Vermillion Cliffs & up
over the Kaibab Plateau to Jacob's Lake (8000' elev.) & the N. rim
is  spectacular-my favorite route to AZ.

Tom B.-& now back to our regular scheduled tire thread
>
> On Apr 24, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2007, at 11:49 AM, Kim Brennan wrote:
>>
>>> True, but I don't think you can get to the North Rim except via
>>> Utah.....
>>
>> Depends on where you are coming from.  From the South rim, you
>> cross the Colorado at Lee's ferry & drive to Jacob's Lake then
>> south to the North Rim, all while in AZ.  If you come from NV, you
>> can drive from S. Utah back into AZ along the AZ Strip(polygamous
>> country) & are mostly in AZ to get there from the west.
>>
>> The Grand Canyon only has 2 bridges that cross it, 1 at each end
>> about 275 miles apart, so it's a long way around from either end.
>> Meanwhile, there is a lot of gorgeous/desolate territory in between!
>>
>> Tom B.- lots of vanagon territory down there
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 24, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
>>>
>>>> Grand Canyon is actually in AZ, but still very close to Utah & the
>>>
>>