Down in Tucson, there is a program at the Musselman Honda Circuit Racetrack (www.mhcircuit.com) for people who need hand controls.  The program is new and still evolving but they have some nice karts and the organizers have programs designed to get people with disabilities into the driver’s seat without taking too much dough out of your wallet.

Charlie Quiroz is the president of the Southern Arizona Kart Club.   He and Bryan Barten, UoA coach for quad rugby and tennis, got together and have managed to get some competitive karts donated to the program, and they have adapted the brakes and accelerator to hand controls.

Accessing Arizona caught up with Charlie, Bryan and a few other people with various disabilities at the track last week.  After receiving a few safety rules and driving tips, everyone grabbed a helmet and got to have some fun.  Karts aren’t exactly easy to transfer into, so they’ve created a slick transfer bench that gets you over the wheel and chassis and allows the transfer to happen easier.

Kart tracks are flat and have many turns.  Race karts have a snug -fitting  contoured seat which works great for people lacking upper body balance.  One of the three  karts  is a CRG model with a Honda GX200, 4-cycle engine. The  kart tops out at about 45 mph. Charlie created a clever throttle trigger for the right hand, and a hydraulic  hand  brake is adapted to the left side of the steering wheel.

The program needs more sponsors to expand.  Anyone interested can reach Charlie at charlie@mhcircuit.com.

Madcap Theaters (Mill Avenue) hosted a film festival about the perception that people with disabilities are different by daring to ask the question: “Different from What?”

The three-day film festival  was presented by the Equity Alliance at ASU and a group of doctoral students in ASU’s special education program and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering (AME). The goal of the festival was to provoke the audience to think critically about their perceptions of people with disabilities and how portrayals of disability in film influence these perceptions.

www.differentfromwhatfilm.com

A few readers caught some of the films and graciously offered their reviews.

“Different From What?” Film Festival

Review by Jay Dashefsky

Kicking off the DFWFF was a film that I saw at the 2009 Phoenix Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. This film was Shooting Beauty, directed by George Kachadorian. This documentary follows an up-and-coming fashion photographer (who is also Kachadorian’s wife) as she works with people who have Cerebral Palsy at a United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) chapter in Massachusetts. She at first comes across as clueless as to how to work with people with disabilities.   She quickly learns that people with disabilities have feelings, wants, needs, and thoughts just like anyone else. The project on which she embarks is one that really brings out the full potential in the people she befriends, no matter what their degree of disability. She creates equipment so that the people in her group can successfully operate still photography cameras and take pictures that tell each person’s story and thoughts through whatever is caught in the frame. Each captured image has a unique meaning to each individual which can be open to interpretation.  Over the course of her project, the photographer witnesses the unfolding of each person’s life events, which are similar to those of people without disabilities. The group members at the UCP exhibit feelings of love, loss, hope, frustration, and triumph as they live within the community. Through the use of the camera, they communicate their thoughts and experiences, and achieve the unexpected by creating individual snapshots providing insight into their daily lives.

On Saturday, January 30^th, I saw two films at the DFWFF. The first was a 50-minute film – Autistic-Like: Graham’s Story, directed by Erik Linthorst. The documentary follows the Linthorst family as they learn more about their son, Graham, and his disability. The filmmaker (Erik) and his wife aim to ensure the best for their son, as they go through every avenue possible to obtain therapies so that Graham can have as best a quality of life as possible. However, as the title of the film suggests, his diagnosis is unclear, with Graham exhibiting signs of what could possibly be autism. Since it is not quite clear-cut as to Graham’s exact disability, the family explores how to create the ideal therapeutic situation. They combine therapies to create a novel therapeutic approach. Although Graham makes progress with therapy, the State does not recognize his disability and consequently did not pay for services. The film was particularly insightful in effectively portraying the viewpoint of the parents.  The film documents not only the process the parents go through to obtain a diagnosis and therapy for their son, but effectively portrays their emotions.

The second film I viewed was I. Zombi, a 56-minute documentary directed by Jeremy Newman. The story focused on Hayden Milligan, who was badly burned in a house fire at a young age. He currently is the host of a local horror show in his home state of Kentucky, and uses the moniker “I. Zombi” when hosting. Hayden also plays guitar and sings in a band. While this is not part of his horror show act, it does convey a sense that he is active in his community. However, what did not sit well with me about this film was that it seemed as if he equated being burned with having the look of a zombie, or in general being ugly, being an outcast, or being the antagonist that needed to be eradicated (such as zombies).  Also, a zombie can be interpreted as someone who is lazy, lethargic, unmotivated, and who does nothing for himself/herself. I took issue with this because it is not the way people with disabilities want to be portrayed.  The film also used archaic words, such as the repetitive use of  the word “handicap.”

Although the festival was a good idea to raise awareness about the disability community, there were numerous flaws. The festival took place in an older theatre, and patrons were required to go to the second floor to access the auditoriums. I have not seen too many theatres structured in this way; many of the auditoriums are on the first floor. Moreover, the elevator was very small, and my manual wheelchair took up most of the room (there was only room for about two more people). If other people who use wheelchairs wanted to ride, they would have to wait for the elevator to return to their floor to get up and down.  The auditoriums were old and did not have “stadium seating” as found in the newer theatres. People with disabilities sat in the back in a section reserved for accessible seating.  Stadium seating theatres allow people with disabilities to sit more towards the front while maintaining a comfortable viewing experience. Another flaw I noted was the language used to describe films in the program.  For example, the character, Zehava is described as a “polio victim” in You wanted to Make a Film.

I would recommend seeing these films because they provide insight into various disabilities, as well as differing viewpoints. However, the film festival itself needs improvement.  Although the two story theatre had a small elevator to access the second floor auditoriums, I feel that the planners should have chosen a single story theatre with stadium seating to host a disability film festival.  The organizers need to work with the disability community in order to plan a festival that is more user-friendly and language-appropriate to the disability community. The initiative taken to hold a disability film festival was an excellent idea. I am looking forward to attending future years of the DFWFF, and hope to see these improvements applied.

Also in attendance Friday evening was Karen Spencer and Jean Moriki.  They commented; ” The evening began with a reception in the upstairs lobby followed by the viewing of the award winning documentary SHOOTING BEAUTY: Everyone Deserves a Shot. Although the  documentary was produced by George Kachadorian and Courtney Bent, his wife, both able-bodied persons, this film was  excellent in portraying an ordinary day in the life of people with a disability from the perspective of each featured participant.  The film emphasized the fact that no matter what level of ability we may have, we are all the same, (i.e. needs, dreams, feelings, desires, etc.)”

As persons with disabilities different from those portrayed, we were still able to relate on many levels. The commonality of the human heart in persons with and without disabilities prevailed as the running theme throughout the film.  In this film the  producers are able to bridge the gap of differences in appearances and abilities by breaking down barriers of fear and misunderstanding;  acknowledging the person’s abilities beyond their wheelchair.

It was refreshing to see a film dealing with a subject not popular in mainstream society in such a manner  that created inclusion of all.  We agree this is a ” must see ” film.

Feliz Peseos Park (web site)  is a city park located on the east side of Tucson. This is definitely not a tourist attraction, but it is a good place to take a leisurely stroll.  The main trail is paved and flat and is maybe 1/2 mile long.  The trail winds through a flat desert and has numerous places to stop along the way.

I give the park high marks for accessibility, but it’s not any place one must visit.  It lends itself to being a nice place to get some excercise with friends, or maybe a place to picnic with a date.  The parking lot has good access and there is a big ramada for shade.

When I visited I opted to not even take a camera. Instead I just rolled on through with the iPhone.

Josh Johnson, Jake Driskel, Dominick Aiello and Kelly Case.

Back in August, Accessing Arizona met up with Phil Pangrazio, the top dog at ABIL (www.abil.org) with an idea about raising some money for the new fitness center he’s preparing to build at the Disabilities Empowerment Center in Phoenix. The Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center (www.disabilitysportscenter.com) is going to be the first of it’s kind in the southwest. The entire center is designed for people with disabilities to participate in both competitive sports and recreational activities.

What came from the meeting was an idea to create a calendar that highlighted those who will benefit from such a facility. And rather than just taking photos of people playing sports, the calendar features portraits of athletes around Arizona taken by professional photographers. The idea being to show more of the person behind the sport rather than just someone active in a sport.

So for the better part of four months, I took advantage of people’s time and talent. I recruited Jim Vigileos and Jerry O’Connor, whom I now share a studio with, and one other really talented photographer, Blair Bunting (also Horizon HS alumni) to work with the athletes. This was a great project and I met some amazing people. It’s always a bonus when the people being photographed turn out to be fun, interesting and truly have a desire to live life. Hopefully that’s what you see in the photos.

Equally amazing is the plans for the facility. It’s going to be a state of the art center. The calendars are being sold for $15.00 a copy and 100% of the proceeds goes to the facility. For details visit www.disabilitysportscenter.com Please show your support by buying one or more copies. Don’t even bother nailing it to the wall because everyone who walks by is going to want to pull it down and look through the pages.

Kevin Messner, Dana Mathewson, Erik Hightower, and Katie Dickey

Jennifer Ruddell, Greg Hockensmith, John Tuzzolino and Corbin Beu

The wheelchair division featured approximately 10 athletes. The race is set up to include 2 laps around portions of Tempe Lake. Both the start and the finish line were located at the Beach Park, were both athletes and no-participants enjoyed music and food. Eric Hightower is from Glendale, Arizona. The 23 year old will begin training for his 2nd Paralympics soon and is currently attending veterinarian school.

Wheelchair Division Results

Mens

Womens

The Arizona Disabled Sports organization created the 5K/10K event to support and raise money for their ongoing efforts to provide sports and recreation opportunities for individuals with all types of disabilities.  The Run, Walk & Roll 5K/10K event will support the adaptive sports programs by providing opportunities for new uniforms, upgraded adaptive equipment, special event support and much more.  Additional information about the programs and special events provided by AzDS can be found on their  web site at www.arizonadisabledsports.com.

Click here for overall results:  Active.com

Of the 12-man roster, the University of Arizona had three current players selected, Chuck Aoki, Chad Cohn and Derrick Helton. From the Phoenix Heat, Scott Hogsett (Tempe) returns to the team, and former Phoenician, now residing in San Diego, Andy Cohn made the team as well. Both Scott and Andy were part of the 2008 Beijing gold medal team. Mark Zupan, who is currently playing for the Phoenix Heat was selected as an alternate.

UoA Wildcat team mates Derrick Helton, Chuck Aoki, and Chad Cohn, Photos by Gerry O'Conner

Andy Cohn (11) of the San Diego Sharp Edge, competes against Phoenix Heat team mates Scott Hogsett (8), and Mark Zupan (3). Photo by Loren Worthington

San Diego Sharp's Riley Batt (5) races with Phoenix Heat's Mark Zupan (3) for the ball. Sharp won the tournament and Batt was MVP. (Photo Loren Worthington)

Tucson Arizona – December 4 – 6, 2009 – Article by: Gabe Nyrkkanen

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The University of Arizona Rugby Rage, co-hosted by the Utah Scorpions, returned to the quad rugby schedule this season after a brief hiatus last year. This year’s competitors included defending national champion Sharp from San Diego, Denver Harlequins, Phoenix Heat, Utah Scorpions, Arizona Outcasts, Michigan Storm and two squads from the University of Arizona.

Sharp and their starters from last season, including tournament MVP Riley Batt, breezed through the competition and finish in 1^st place after winning the final with Denver (62 – 54).  Denver competed with their full squad including British import Ross Morrison and veteran 3.0 Chance Sumner.  Denver beat the newly reformed Phoenix Heat team in pool play by a one-goal margin (49 – 48).  The Heat competed with their full squad for the first time this season including new Arizona residents Mark Zupan, Joe Delgrave, Nick Springer and Landon Groff, as well as Japanese import and all tournament 3.0, Shinichi Shimakawa and player/coach Scott Hogsett.  Phoenix defeated the UA Red squad to secure third place (50 – 42).  The Wildcats had high hopes for their home tournament, but were decimated by injuries to two of their starters, Travis Murao and Chuck Aoki prior to the tournament.  Despite their difficulties, the Wildcats managed a fourth place finish after losing to Denver by 4 in the crossover (56 – 52) and to Phoenix in the third-place final.

The Utah Scorpions topped the Division II level rugby squads and finished the Rugby Rage in 5^th place.  The Scorpions are led by the speedy and sure-handed Josh Wheeler, and had decisive victories over the Wildcat B-squad and the Michigan Storm.  They were challenged in their final against the Arizona Outcasts who are led by the ever improving 2.0 Josh Johnson.  The Scorpions beat the Outcasts by a 6-goal margin (60 – 54) in the final.  The Michigan Storm struggled over the weekend with their skeleton crew of four players, two of which (Dave Mengyan and Nick Long) had barely shaken off their Colombian jet lag to strap up for the weekend.  Their lengthy but noteworthy travels eventually caught up with their team, as the Storm had only three players for competition on the final day.  Though forced to forfeit in their final against the UA B-squad (1 – 0), they borrowed a couple Wildcat players and completed the weekend with a moral victory over the Wildcats.

Tournament results are as follows:

1. Sharp
2. Denver Harlequins
3. Phoenix Heat
4. UA Wildcats (Red)
5. Utah Scorpions
6. Arizona Outcasts
7. UA Wildcats (Blue)
8. Michigan Storm

MVP’s were;

• 0.5 Jason Regier
• 1.0 Jeremy Brown
• 1.5 Chad Cohn
• 2.0 Andy Cohn
• 2.5 Josh Wheeler
• 3.0 Shinichi Shimakawa
• 3.5 Riley Batt
• MVP Riley Batt

Special Thanks goes out to the tournament sponsors Rochester Medical, Melrose Wheelchairs, The ROHO Group and all the Disability Resource Center staff and volunteers for their exceptional efforts to make the 3^rd Annual University of Arizona Rugby Rage a success!

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Patricia 'Pogo' Overmeyer is a die hard Arizona race fan. The attorney from Tucson attends NASCAR twice a year in Phoenix, and PIR named an access path in her honor. © 2010 Loren Worthington.

Got wheelchair access?  You better believe it.  PIR (www.phoenixraceway.com) has an entire parking lots for people with disabilities. The track has named their grandstands after famed racers. The Bobby Allison grandstands reaches six floors high.  The 5th floor includes some great seats for wheelchair access.  They are in the shade and they offer the only place a wheelchair can see the entire track.  Check out their excellent seating chart.

You can get front row seating in the AJ Foyt seating area.  These are the best seats to view the scoreboards and huge television that is located in the infield. At the east of the track, the Richard Petty grandstands include a separate section just for folks needing access. The seats look down the back straightway and the 4th corner which features some of the tightest action (ie wrecks).  If it were hot out, this section would be might hot as their is no shade and you are looking due west.  For the October event, these are great seats as the sun is welcome.

The Richard Petty Grandstands at the 4th corner offers great front row wheelchair access. © 2010 Loren Worthington.

If there is any way to beg, steal or borrow some pit passes, then you are really getting the best access. PIR has a tunnel that allows anyone with pit passes to walk to the infield. Even better, the promoters have numerous golf carts that can zoom people with disabilities around the property, and the ride is free.  This is a huge benefit as PIR is very big.

NASCAR gets it. The sport caters to the fans and it’s pretty easy to get near all the drivers and VIPs.  With the right passes you can roll around the pits and get close enough to see, smeel, and hear the action. Visitors are simply expected to give the teams enough space to do their jobs.  Its pretty amazing that you can be brushing up against millions of dollars worth of equipment and be within the workings of a sport that requires so much attention to safety, yet also be so accommodating to all guests, and even more so if you happen to roll around. Even if NASCAR isn’t in your blood, it’s fun to observe.

‘Bootie’ Barker (in wheelchair) is the crew chief for the #16 Geico Toyota driven by Max Papis (right).

One item worth mentioning is the bathrooms.  They are everywhere but when the place fills up, the lines begin to grow.  NASCAR fans definitely love beer, and as the race goes on, the lines to use the grandstand bathrooms are quite a stretch.  So plan accordingly!

At PIR, NASCAR weekend features three races.  Friday’s truck series is not too well attended, and Saturday’s Nationwide series is nominally better.  All that changes on Sunday when the big guns aive for the Sprint Cup Series.  The place is packed.  And that goes double for the wheelchair sections.

It all happened on Saturday at the 1st Annual Northern Arizona Disabled Sports & Recreation Expo at the Prescott YMCA, and was sponsored by Arizona Disabled Sports, which is located in Mesa, Arizona. Adaptive sports and recreational activities are quite common in and around metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson. Outside of Arizona’s two large cities, few organizations have the budgets to devote towards equipment and personnel required to operate organized events for people with disabilities. ADS sponsored the expo to demonstrate adapted sports and recreation to those who may not be aware that the activities are available. Experts including Paralympic athletes were on hand to demonstrate sports such as quad rugby, basketball, tennis, biking, skiing, kayaking, and horseback riding.

Topping off the event, motorcycle expert Lee Beaver came over from Bullhead City to demonstrate his custom street bike. Lee, who is confined to a wheelchair from a prior accident adapted the street bike with two arms that rotate down to support the bike when stopped or going slow. When he has sufficient speed, he pushes a button and raises the arms. And when the arms raise, Lee and the bike gave all of those who attended an amazing demonstration. Presscott police temporarily shut down the road in front of the YMCA so that Lee could safely accelerate to well past the speed limit and then perform some great wheelies. Everyone of the 40-50 wheelchair users, the volunteers, and even the police enjoyed the show.

Prescott has a number of great places to explore. Check them all out at Accessing Arizona – Prescott Search. Check out ADS at www.ArizonaDisabledSports.com.

Lee Beaver from Bullhead City, Arizona demonstrated his adapted motorcycle and his wheelie skills to the crowd.

Ashleigh Turner gets some coaching in the use of an off-road hand-bike.

The Prescott YMCA hosted both indoor and outdoor demonstrations of sports and recreation for people with disabilities. Arizona Disabled Sports sponsored the event.

The event allowed the public to sample the various types of adaptive bikes and wheelchairs available for sports and recreation.

Lee Beaver prepares for the demonstration.

Gold medal Paralympian, Scott Hogsett from Phoenix spoke to the crowd during lunch about quad rugby.

Corbin Beu (left) who is the captain of the Arizona Coyotes sled hockey team, and coaches numerous sports for ADS discusses hand-bikes with a local

Accessing Arizona mascot, 'Annie' shakes hands with friends and family members who came to the expo.

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This article covers the Grand Canyon Lodge, the nearby Bridal Trail, the Cape Royal Trail, and the Navajo Bridge Scenic Overview near Lee’s Ferry.

The drive to the lodge is beautiful.  The route passes through huge meadows that are surrounded with pine and aspen trees. It’s a dramatic change for any desert dwellers.  I set the cruise control at maybe 50 and opened all the windows and the sun roof.  Good stuff.

The lodge is right on the rim, and the view is spectacular.

The property is over 80 years old. The main building is huge and made of stone and massive timbers.  When you get here, and you imagine the construction methods and the transportation available back in the 1920’s, it’s ever more impressive.  The main lodge sits right on the canyon’s edge.  We enjoyed two great sunsets on the open patios. The mood around sunset is quite relaxing as guests mingle and a glass of wine allows you to relax and further appreciate the view.

The cabins themselves are rustic.  We stayed in one of the larger Western cabins.  These offer a front porch, a gas fireplace at the foot of the queen size bed, a desk area and for PwDs, an excellent bathroom with roll-in shower.  The Lodge has four of the larger Western Cabins.  Two have tubs, two have showers. They also have two of the smaller Frontier Cabins with limited ADA access. All the cabins interlink with a nice concrete pathway. If you have any craving for television or Internet, forget it as the cabins have no television,  and Internet is located down the road. For us, we suffered a bit of technical withdrawals, but it got us to bed early and up early to go exploring.

The lodge has a great outdoor terrace that is accessed using a small outdoor elevator.

The lodge has a very nice restaurant.  Consider making dinner reservations at the time you book, as each night they are full with a waiting list.  The dining area is down stairs and wheelers get to ride a lil elevator down.  The food is delicious, and we enjoyed the young staff which have a keen knowledge of the lodge, menu and wine selection. If you time your dining to the sunset, you’re in for something special.  Overall, the accessibility at and around the lodge is good.  It’s an old building sitting on a cliff, so the access isn’t always front and center, or in the most convenient spot, but we did nothing but enjoy ourselves, and the fine hospitality.

The Nearby Bridal Trail
From the lodge, you can pick up the Bridal Trail (also called the Greenway Trail) just east of the cabins.  It initially follows the canyon past the parking area, then crosses the road.  At the road, the path is a bit inaccessible, but once you get to the other side, it widens and becomes a very nice nature trail.  As you meander through the junipers, aspen and pine trees, you’ll notice a lot of work has gone into making the path easy to use and resilient to the weather.  The trail is well over a mile long, and at 7.900 ft elevation, you will likely be huffing and puffing.  The trail will take you to the general store which is a good place to grab a drink.  Its also the only place where there’s Internet, so bring along the iPhone or laptop.

From the General Store, the trail goes another 1/8th mile north then crosses the road and heads towards the North Kaibab Trail.  We made it down the steep slope but opted to turn back as the pitch of the trail became quite difficult. Basically I kept sliding sideways towards a lot of pain. The first portion of the trail a is well worth trying.

The view from Angle Point along the Cape Royal Trail.

Cape Royal
For me,  if I go somewhere touted as spectacular, and there isn’t a scenic trail around, well then the place ain’t so great,  The north rim became a great place after visiting Cape Point.  This is perhaps Arizona’s ultimate in scenic accessible trails.  For starters, the hour drive from the lodge is in and of it self, a very beautiful drive.  The last 30 minutes consists on non-stop turns, curves, chicanes, and whip-backs that are really fun.  On many of these turns, failure is not an option.  That big ol’ canyon looms below.

Once you arrive, there’s a sizable parking lot.  Unfortunately there’s only one access parking spot.  We grabbed it, but as there’s no stripes for a loading zone, we sure enough had to ask someone to move their car on return from the hike. But that’s nit-picking compared to the big picture.

From the trail head, the first quarter mile of the trail is asphalt.  It leads you down the center of the narrow finger of the plateau.  On one side is the canyon and the sheer drop offs will definitely get your attention.  Not too far up the trail, you come to the turn for Angel Point. This path continues to be paved and it’s Angel Point, with the huge hole underneath the lookout that you will see as your drive up.  It is an amazing site.

So Angel Point offers a view that really defies words, but unfortunately the point itself isn’t accessible.  It could, and it should be, but we apparently haven’t pestered the park service enough to do so.  None the less, its a superb view and in numerous spots, you can roll right out to the very edge.  It’s definitely a hair raising, brake testing view when you get close to the edge.  If I ever meet President Obama, I plan to tell him Angel Point needs to be accessible.

The trail to Cape Royal. Wheelchair users can get as close as they dare to the edge. Angel Point with its hole in the sandstone is in the distance.

But Point Royal is still to come, so head back to the trail intersection, and then take the now gravel path further out.  The path would be annoying in a chair with small casters, but anything else would travel it easily. Once you arrive, you are looking at the most panoramic view of the Grand Canyon available (270 degrees).  Pack a lunch because this is a surreal place.  Just watching the birds catching the drafts and soaring effortlessly is worth the effort to get out here.  This is one of the few places on the north rim where you can see the Colorado River snaking through the canyon nearly a mile below.    We also found ourselves watching all the people as they arrived. Their expressions told it all.

Getting There
Getting to the north rim is a 6-7 hour drive from Phoenix.  From Flagstaff, the drive up highway 89 towards Page takes you through some very desolate yet spectacular baron deserts.  As you break off at 89A, you’ll cross the Colorado River at Marble Canyon and the Navajo Bridge.  This is an excellent place to stop as the old bridge is now for pedestrians. Its a great place to stretch and see the Colorado River before it enters the Grand Canyon.  I’d suggest parking on the far side as it’s better access parking.

Navajo Bridge at Marble Canyon near Lee's Ferry. This is an excellent opportunity to 'roll' across the Colorado River.

The Grand Canyon Lodge is managed by Forever Resorts.  Their web site is: www.grandcanyonforever.com

Finally let me add that while I make every effort to take Annie, our dog just about everywhere, we didnt bring her on this trip and I’m glad.  She’d loves the hikes, but once you’ve experienced the lodge, you’ll understand why it’s really not a doggy hangout. But that’s just me.

Below are a few more random photos;

The entrance to the Grand Canyon Lodge

The Western Cabins are more spacious and include a porch with rocking chairs.

The Western Cabins typically include two queen beds. ADA rooms have just one bed to increase access.

The lodge has an enormous viewing area.

Highway 89 travels between Flagstaff and Page. The route takes you through some rather baron desertscapes that are surrounded by limestone cliffs.

And for anyone interested in the bathroom’s wheelchair access, here’s the cabin’s bathroom featuring a nice roll-in shower. The cabin comes with rather small portable stool. so plan accordingly.

Roll-in Shower at the Grand Canon Lodge.

Other side of bathroom.