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The Grand Canyon National Park has contacted us today, and we are preparing to open the East Exit (Desert View Gate) of the South Rim National Park, which has been closed since March last year, on April 8.
The east exit, which faces the indigenous Navajo settlement, was inaccessible due to poor infection in the Navajo settlement, but it is expected to open as the situation improves. Has arrived.
Our tour was also forced to make a detour as the east exit was not available for the past year, but this will restore the journey from the Grand Canyon to Horseshoe Bend and Monument Valley.
Unfortunately, the reopening date for Antelope Canyon has not yet been announced, but it seems that the day for sightseeing is approaching.
California has been slow to resume business in the United States, but now we are announcing the resumption of theme parks one after another.
Universal Studios starts from 04/16. Disneyland will be open by appointment from 04/30.
That's exciting!
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There are still strict immigration inspections for tourism from Japan, but we are gradually recovering. We look forward to welcoming you.
On March 27th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour. The customer is a family of four from Pennsylvania. (Reserved from VELTRA)
Also, on the 28th today, we held a day trip to the Grand Canyon. The customer is also a family of four from Michigan. (Reserved from VELTRA)
As I mentioned in my last post, many tourists from all over the United States are coming to play in the middle of the spring break in the United States.
Yesterday and today, there was a traffic jam of more than 5 km at the entrance of the Grand Canyon, and it took more than an hour to pass through the entrance.
Las Vegas was also very crowded this weekend, and I feel like I've seen many of the hotel's rooms lit for the first time in a while.
The opening of the new Virgin Hotel on March 25th may also be a boost to attracting people to Las Vegas.
Today (Sunday), the daytime temperature in Las Vegas rose to 28 degrees Celsius, and it felt like early summer.
"Las Vegas!"
I want you to make a comeback as it is.
The photo I will post is today's (28th) Grand Canyon.
* Mather Point overflowing with tourists * Scenery from near Mather Point
The National Park Service recently announced the number of visits in 2020, summarizing how the pandemic is affecting that number. According to data, the national park hosted more than 237 million recreations in 2020, down 27.6% from 2019, 94 million times less than the number of visitors in 2016, the 100th anniversary of the national park. ..
The 2020 figures are the lowest since 1980, reflecting the pandemic-related safety measures strongly supported by the NPCA to protect public safety and park staff. According to Park Services, 66 national park sites were closed for more than two months and remained closed at the end of the year. Most of the national parks are now reopened, and the number of domestic visitors is increasing due to the spring break.
Traveling from Japan to the United States seems to take some time to normalize diplomatic relations, but our Aqua Travel offers various online tours so that Japanese people can see the wilderness of the United States. I would like you to take this opportunity to experience it.
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Nevada, where Las Vegas is located. As of March 26, more than 776,000 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus at least for the first time. That's about 32.5% of the state's adult population. (Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations are required twice)
More than 433,000 of them have completed the second vaccination. It is about 18.2% of the state's adult population.
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On March 24th, we held a day tour of the Grand Canyon.
In the United States, there are many areas where schools are closed due to spring break, and the Grand Canyon and the tourist destinations around it are more crowded than ever.
The long-standing restrictions on behavior by Corona have been gradually lifted, and I feel that many people have begun to travel as a result of this spring break.
Many bus tours have not yet resumed, as there is currently a limit of 10 people per group in the Grand Canyon. Instead, the number of tourists visiting by car is increasing, and the traffic congestion at the entrance to the national park is becoming more difficult every day.
Yesterday, when we arrived at the site around 11:30, the traffic jam waiting for entry led to the Grand Canyon Airport, which was about 5 km away, and it took an hour and a half to enter.
According to the ranger, this situation will continue until Easter Sunday (April 4th).
The photo to be posted is
* Mather Point crowded with people * Scenery from Bright Angel Lodge where the snow that fell the day before remains * Traffic jam of cars waiting for admission
You can get a glimpse of the local situation while visiting national parks all over the United States. Shenandoah National Park (Virginia) and its facilities, which had been closed since late November last year, are beginning to open for the season when the number of visitors from spring is high.
The Dickey Ridge Visitor Center will also open a contact station and park store from March 19th. Accommodations (and restaurants and gift shops) such as Skyland and Big Meadows Wayside will also open today from March 26th. The campsite will open on March 25th for Big Meadows and March 26th for Lewis Mountain. After that, each facility will gradually open.
Spring is a colorful season when alpine plants bloom in Shenandoah National Park.
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You can get a glimpse of the local situation while going around the national parks in various parts of the United States. In Virginia, where Shenandoah National Park is located, the number of new coronavirus infections, which was 6.100 in late January (weekly average), has now dropped to 1,442 (weekly average). From March 1st, the number of people gathered outdoors has increased from 10 to 25 (10 people remain indoors). The restrictions on going out from midnight to 5:00 am, which had been restricted until the end of February, have been lifted from the same day.
I hope that the situation in the United States as a whole will converge and regulations will be relaxed.
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Nevada announced yesterday that the number of people infected with corona was 147 a day and 14 people died. The positive rate of the test is 4.7%, which has been steadily declining since the peak in January.
From April 5th, all citizens over the age of 16 will be able to get the corona vaccination, which is a big move forward.
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A two-day, one-night Grand Circle tour was held on March 22nd and 23rd.
The customers were a couple who are studying abroad at a university in Chicago for work from Japan. (Apply with VELTRA)
I received a photo from the guide in charge, so I will post it.
The weather was fine on the first day (yesterday) and it was sunny in spring, but today the weather suddenly returned to midwinter.
Immediately after sightseeing in the Asahi at the Grand Canyon in the early morning, it began to snow heavily, and the morning trip to Horseshoe Bend took extra time due to the snowstorm.
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* This morning's Grand Canyon (Mather Point) where snow clouds hang down
* Today's Horseshoe Bend, also with clouds * The Grand Canyon on the evening of yesterday (22nd), which was blessed with good weather
This time, I would like to introduce the "back face" of Zion National Park.
The most memorable part of Zion is the view of the rugged rocky mountains in front of you.
Many of the sandstone monoliths, which are over 600 meters high, stand up almost vertically, and especially in the summer, you can see many rock climbers aiming for the top of the mountain.
Also, many tourists visiting here are most interested in hiking on a variety of trails.
The trails range from simple 30-minute round trips to one-day trails, mountain climbs to river walks.
In the high season, the parking lot in the park may become full at 8 am.
In Corona Whirlpool, the number of passengers on the shuttle in the park was restricted and it became a complete reservation system, but hiking in Zion became difficult because it was difficult to make a reservation.
However, you can drive to the top of the mountain from both the east and west sides of the national park using a fully paved road without having to access Zion from the park's main entrance (south exit), and then hike into the valley. You can enjoy.
In that case, there is no admission fee!
This time I would like to introduce a trail approaching from the west side of Zion, which is a very easy and comfortable NORTHGATE PEAKS TRAIL.
It is a hike that can be done in just over 2 hours after parking the car on the trail head.
I suddenly came up with it on March 20th, and although there was still a lot of snow in the place over 2000 meters above sea level, the trail with no height difference was a very pleasant time to walk. ..
I will post the photo at that time.
The weather was not good on this day and I want to walk on another trail, so I will revenge on Zion soon!
Just one year has passed since the closure of the Navajo Reservation by Corona. Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley, which are still in the Navajo Reservation, are closed, but other tourist destinations and national parks are open.
