Air tour operations "business as usual" at Grand Canyon.TUSAYAN, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1995--Closing the entrance to automobiles and buses at Grand Canyon Grand Canyon, great gorge of the Colorado River, one of the natural wonders of the world; c.1 mi (1.6 km) deep, from 4 to 18 mi (6.4–29 km) wide, and 217 mi (349 km) long, NW Ariz. National Park does not mean visitors can't see the canyon. On the contrary, tourists are experiencing a "road-less travel" way to view the scenic wonder -- air tours over the mile-deep canyon. And they are actually seeing more of the canyon than they could from road-accessible viewpoints. "Private companies operate the air tours from a terminal outside the entrance of the park, so our pilots and operations are not affected by this temporary park closure," said Kent Hemsley Hemsley, a surname, may refer to:
"We are seeing an increase in (air tour) business with the entrance closed," Hemsley said. "Winter is a wonderful time to visit the canyon, and it is especially beautiful from the air." "Visitors may initially be disappointed that they can't drive into the park, but once they take the flight over the canyon, they are delighted with the experience. During the winter, when temperatures dip below freezing, many people prefer viewing the canyon from the air instead of the snow-covered Adj. 1. snow-covered - covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" snow-clad, snowy covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered ground anyway," Hemsley said. "Most of the ancillary Subordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim. attractions and accommodations -- such as air tours, hotel rooms, restaurants, gift shops, IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard show -- are commercial, private businesses outside the park boundaries," Hemsley explained. "We hope visitors realize this fact and don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. change their plans because they think there is nothing open at Grand Canyon." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. park records, less than 1 percent of park visitors ever go beyond the road-accessible South Rim view points for hikes or river excursions. By contrast, more than 17 percent of the park's 4.9 million total annual visitors take air tours, Hemsley said. CONTACT: Grand Canyon Air Tourism Association, Tusayan Kent Hemsley, 520/638-2463 or Nelson, Robb, DuVal & DeMenna, Phoenix Michele Irwin, 602/264-2461 |
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