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    Grand Falls (Chocolate Falls) Yum!

    written by Common Jones

    Arizona is both known and unknown for its waterfalls; a lot of visitors would be surprised to know the magnitude of waterfalls in the southwest.  Grand Falls is larger than Niagara Falls, at 185 feet tall.  And is only considered the third largest waterfall in Arizona.  When I visited the site, I felt that what lay before my eyes belonged in Africa, not the South West, then again, I find that feeling again and again in Arizona.

    Probably less hard to imagine, some waterfalls in Arizona can be temperamental, this is one of those waterfalls.  Timing has to be considered when visiting Grand Falls.  It is most consistent during the spring, where the snow melt from the White Mountains (also known as the Alps of Arizona) provide a steady stream of water to feed the falls.  The first half of summer the falls will be mostly dry, until the monsoon season come late July/early August and September.  It is during this time that the falls are at their hardest to catch, but also flowing at their hardest!  Adding a light element to a storm during your vacation!
    If it’s not spring, here’s how you catch Grand Falls in the monsoon season.  There is a USGS station in Winslow, AZ that measures the amount of water flowing along the Little Colorado River (which is the river that feeds Grand Falls).  Follow this link to the USGS site for Winslow’s gauge: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=09400350 .  The first table is the indicator to watch, average flow rates are in the 10’s of cubic feet per second, but you are looking for the gauge to jump into the several hundreds!  When you see this, it takes two days for the water to flow to Grand Falls.  Literally give it 48 hours from the hour the flow increases markedly.  The pictures in this blog are from when the flow was measured at 4,400 cubic feet per second.

    Getting to the falls is relatively straight forward, so long as you approach the falls from the south, approaching from the north is extra curricular, and isn’t recommended without a 4×4, high clearance vehicle.  Otherwise just type in “Grand Falls” into your favorite map app (such as Google Maps) and follow the directions.  It takes a
    approximately 3 hours to reach the falls from the Grand Canyon.  Something else to keep in mind is the road turns to a graded dirt road once you enter the Navajo Nation.  None of the road approaching from the south is extra curricular, and is achievable by all manner of vehicles, just remember to minimize the amount of dust you raise.  Have fun!

    p.s. it would be worth downloading or noting directions ahead of time, as there is not much cell service on the final road of your journey.

     

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    Campsites of Northen Arizona – Prescott Pines Christian Camp

    by Elisabeth Labranche June 20, 2018

    Traveling Arizona and want a getaway from the city scene? You have come to the right site! I will be going over several campsites throughout northern Arizona. The first campsite I will…

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    Cool Spaces in Hot Places: Phantom Ranch

    by Common Jones February 9, 2018

    Visitors to the Grand Canyon often look to the bottom and say: “I wonder whats down there; I want to go down there”.  And for most people, the bottom culminates at a…

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    Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

    by Common Jones November 25, 2017

    Of the places most people begin their vacations, Phoenix is a common port of entry to fly in to.  The city of Phoenix is what most people consider to be the west;…

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    Desert View Watchtower

    by Common Jones November 25, 2017

    Some ninety percent of visitors reach only the south rim of the Grand Canyon, but with 277 river miles, and some one million and a quarter square miles of park, there’s plenty to…

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    Hermit’s Rest

    by Common Jones November 25, 2017

    Hermit’s Rest is a historic rest house constructed in 1914 by Mary Colter.  Originally set up with one room on each wing, it was quickly over burdened by the influx of visitors,…

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    Wildlife of the Grand Canyon

    by Common Jones November 25, 2017

    The Grand Canyon boast amazing diversity, with five of the seven major life zones found on Earth being represented in and around it’s walls.  With three hundred fifty-five resident bird species, over…

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    Canyon de Chelly National Monument

    by Common Jones November 6, 2017

    One of the most visited National Monuments in America, Canyon de Chelly preserves a series of canyons where people have lived for, and families have sustained themselves, for thousands of years.  To…

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    Montezuma Castle National Monument

    by Common Jones November 6, 2017

    This site is right off the Interstate 17 on your way from Phoenix to Flagstaff near Camp Verde. A quick diversion off the freeway will yield a great lunch spot that will…

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    Sunset Crater National Monument

    by Common Jones October 30, 2017

    Northern Arizona offers a multitude of beauty and culture to those willing to stem off the main trail, seeping into the wilderness, or willing to take alternative paths to their destinations.  This…

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