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During the whole trip, you do not have a feeling that you are driving to see the Grand Canyon. Instead of a desert landscape, it is a surprise to see that Arizona is so green... and that in the month of August. Slowly you will come upon the sign that directs you to the canyon.
To access the Canyons, you must pay a national park fee of 25 dollars (as of August 2008) and this fee allows you a 7 day access to the park if you are in a private vehicle. You will arrive at the South Entrance Road, pay your fare and then drive into the park.
Follow the road that leads you to Mather Point, at the south rim of the canyons. This is a good place to start. You can park there and then follow the trail provided, and soon enough find what you came to see. According to the park map, Mather Point is 2,170 meters or 7,120 feet high .
You do not really realize you are up that high until you are at the canyon itself. The view is so breathtaking. Mother Nature painted a lovely canvas of reds and browns on this landscape and one feels so small and unimportant when seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. Condors flying over the crowd makes the moment more perfect and majestic.
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