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The Obamas Show Us How A National Parks Vacation Is Done
With vacation destinations like Miami Beach or Las Vegas, one wonder if American families are still game to take in natural sights at the once-popular National Parks. Well, there's at least one family that kicked off their summer vacation with little good old road tripping out west, and that's the Obamas. Before they head to Martha's Vineyard for some well-deserved down time, the first family spent this last weekend admiring the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park.
Alright, so it wasn't exactly a road trip in the traditional sense, since the family took the Marine One helicopter from the White House to Air Force One to reach the west, but they did hop from one park to another in one weekend, and Obama even brought along his half-sister and her family.
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North Side Representin' At The Grand Canyon
If you’re looking for a more private experience at the Grand Canyon, you might want to consider the North Rim. Due to the weather it’s closed for winter, but now that sunnier skies are here it has finally reopened for the summer season. It’s usually way less crowded, and there are fewer tour buses crowding you out of that ideal viewpoint.
This year’s season will run through October 16, so you have a few months to plan your trip and head out to Arizona. There’s pretty good facilities here, even though it usually gets second billing when compared to the South Rim. They have camping, camper services, groceries, and even a service station to fill up the Winnebago.
If you don’t want to sleep on the ground, fancier accommodations are available at the Grand Canyon Lodge. Standard view rooms start at $116 a night and offer some pretty basic amenities. Just remember that you’re not going for the spa services, they’ll be plenty of those when you drive back down to Scottsdale.
Please enjoy the view, but just be on the lookout for those pesky Jackalope; they’ve been known to appear in this area or at least on our Flickr search.
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·National Parks [Jaunted]
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Shirtless Man Moves Into Our Territory
Guess who just got back from a road trip! Trailer-living, naked-bongo-playing Matthew McConaughey wrote a "Travel Blog" on his MySpace page about driving to Baja California, Mexico with his old friend. After that, he hit some American landmarks. Here's his unedited report on the Grand Canyon:
I spent my 39th birthday on the southern rim of the Grand Canyon...almost got "butted" of the edge by a ram and caught some shooting stars...as for the first sight of the GC, mother nature created something that looks so fake, its real....cool
We think he should stick to stoner surf movies.
Related Stories:
· Travel Blog [Matthew McConaughey's MySpace]
· Grand Canyon Skywalk Update [Jaunted]
· Matthew McConaughey's Surf Epic Disappears Before We Can See It [Jaunted]
· Adventure Bus Travel: A Super-Green Road Trip [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
