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Amtrak

The Grand Canyon is Exactly That: Very Grand!

ByJim Loomis 09/23/200909/06/2014

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief deposited us in Flagstaff, AZ, exactly on time at 5:00 a.m. Still dark and damn cold. The temperature hereabouts gets into the high 30s at night, but runs on up to nearly 80 during the day. While waiting for the rental car agency to open, we had a great breakfast in the…

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