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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. What about staying in Flagstaff? From the map it looks like not a bad drive to the Grand Canyon. And I thought it might be a nice base to see other things like Sedona.  I don't think we'll be doing a lot of hiking on this trip because we are going with grandparents with bad knees. [/quote]

We just did a week in Flagstaff with our 8 and 12 year old. I was just about to recommend it. It is lovely. Less than a 2 hour drive to the GC. Here's what we did:
--rented a house in Flagstaff in VRBO
--flew into Vegas. MUCH cheaper than Phoenix.
--drove 4 hours to Flagstaff
--visited GC on Sunday and then again on Tues. did a hike into canyon on Tues. I wouldn't recommend hiking down into canyon more than 30 min with a 5 yr old. Very steep and tiring.  It took us 3 hours to do a 3 mile loop. 
--did a raft ride on the Colorado in Glen Canyon.Drove 2 hours north to Page AZ. Colorado Discovery Rafting is the name of the company. Totally worth it. It's very calm, on a motorized pontoon. Five year old will love it
--Day trip to Sedona 1 hour away, did a jeep tour
--Day trip to Sunset Crater and Wapatki Nat'l Monument, 40 min
--Left for Vegas on Friday, stopped at Hoover Dam
--spent night in Vegas, flew out Sat morning

It was a great trip. Invest in good hiking shoes and a hat for everyone. The sun is intense. You're 7000 ft up. :-)

Hope this helps.[/quote]

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