Visiting the Grand Canyon

[jdb in AZ]

Only if you had planned on visiting the north rim.

According to the National Park Service, only 10% of visitors go to the North Rim (when it's open.) The North Rim is more scenic (or it was before the pine trees and the lodge burned) but the South Rim is more accessible with a lot more lodging and restaurants in Flagstaff which is 80 miles away. Also, Sedona is less than an hour south of Flagstaff.