Beauty from above, a different perspective

Some people see the Grand Canyon from an overlook on one of the Canyon’s rims, but there’s a whole different way to see the Canyon.

There’s a perspective of the Canyon that offers visitors an opportunity to see more than a slice of the Grand Canyon’s majestic beauty if they do it from up above as part of a helicopter tour.

“Nearly five million people see the one mile deep (1.6 km) Grand Canyon each year,” the National Park Service states on its Web site. “Most of them see it from their car at overlooks along the South Rim.”

Then, there are those who visit the North Rim, which isn’t as accessible as the South Rim because it is a thousand feet higher. Of course, there are others who tackle the Canyon with boots on the ground or in the Canyon’s waters.

“The Inner Canyon includes everything below the rim and is seen mainly by hikers, mule riders, or river runners,” the NPS site states. “There are many opportunities here for adventurous and hardy persons.”

Yet, none of these options offer visitors an opportunity to see the Grand Canyon, a designated Natural Wonder of the World, from the same perspective as that of the park’s famous California condors, which use their powerful 9.5 foot wingspan to traverse the park.

The hikers don’t soar above the landscape and see its tremendous cliffs, valleys, river rapids, colorful layers of rock and the other natural formations carved into the landscape over time.

“As the crow flies, it is only about 10 miles from rim to rim, but by road it is some 200 miles,” states www.Utah.com. “Because of that, most tourists choose to visit only one rim.”

In order to see the Canyon and fit in other tourist sites in the southwest, visitors need to choose what tiny corner of the Canyon they will see during their visit.

When choosing the best views, visitors don’t have to pick just one to avoid hundreds of miles of travel because they can see it all in the same manner “as the crow flies.”

They can choose to see the Grand Canyon from up above by taking a tour in one of the safest man-made birds ever created – a helicopter.