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If you are a visitor to Las Vegas and are interested in exploring one of the best National Parks in the entire United States, we would suggest one of our Zion Canyon tours.  Zion Canyon is one of the most beautiful and adventurous National Parks in the country, and holds the distinction of being Utah's first National Park.  When touring Zion Canyon, you will be walking in the footsteps of the pioneers who settled the American southwest as well as the ancient native people who inhabited the area for thousands of years.  The park is awash with some of the most breathtaking scenery on earth, the most obvious being the enormous sandstone cliffs which feature brilliant reds, pinks and cream colors against a backdrop of a brilliant blue sky.  A narrow slot canyon running through the park provides some of the best hiking opportunities available, where you will observe an array of animals and plants which are unique to Zion.  The rich history of the area's past blends together with the modern time to provide a once in a lifetime experience for any adventurer. The wildlife inside Zion National Park features some species which are protected as well as endangered, and which can be seen nowhere else on earth except for a few places in the American southwest.  The Peregrine falcon, the California condor, and the bald eagle are all able to be found within the confines of the park.  In 1970 there were only 39 pairs of breeding Peregrine falcons left on earth, and partly due to the conservation effort within parks like Zion, today there are more than 4,000 pairs of breeding falcons flying the skies. The Narrows is the most popular hike in Zion Canyon.  It is the narrowest section of the gorge and features towering walls over

We know you have a lot of choices of companies who can provide you with tours of southwestern National Parks, and some of them even provide the convenience of picking you up from your hotel room in Las Vegas as you embark on your adventure.  So why should you choose Bindlestiff Tours when you decide that you would like to see some of the beautiful places that the US southwest has to offer, as a break from your next Las Vegas vacation? Thats easy. Bindlestiff Tours has a different philosophy about touring National Parks that makes us different than our competitors.  It involves our tour guides providing you with insider information about areas and guidance, then letting you explore the area in the way you want to.  So many companies believe that a tour of a National Park means sitting on a bus and driving past scenic areas, perhaps stopping at a gift shop or photo area and letting you get out of the bus for pictures or to buy a souvenir.  At Bindlestiff Tours, we believe that your trip should involve more adventure than that, which is why we hire guides that not only know facts about the areas, but also have an understanding of the cultures of the people who live there, and a keep understanding of the region from exploring it themselves.  Our guides are adventurers, and they want to provide you with an adventure of your own. How is a Bindlestiff Tour more adventurous than another tour? Isn't seeing a National Park all the same? Of course not, and thats what makes our tours so special.  We want you to have the experience that you dream about, which means that once we arrive at our destination we will provide suggestions as to the things that you

While many tour companies will begin to slow down operations in the winter months due to the obvious cold and snow inconveniences that would make many national parks less enjoyable to visitors, Bindlestiff Tours finds that the weather becoming less hot actually provides us with quite the opposite effect, and many of the tours which we have to slow down on during the winter months due to the excessive heat (like Death Valley) are far more comfortable and enjoyable in the winter months than in the summer.  While most of our tours operate for nearly the entire year, there is one that we feel is the best choice for those who want to experience the beauty of our southwest national parks in the winter.  The National Parks Winter Tour is a three day adventure that takes our customers on a guided tour of Antelope Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Powell, Monument Valley and Zion National Park.  For those who want to experience the best of the best when it comes to the beauty of our national parks at the best time of year, this is the tour for you. On day one we drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in order to experience one of the most amazing places on earth.  You are set free to wander through the majestic Ponderosa Pines and experience the lushness of this amazing place in it's most beautiful time of year.  The canyon itself is perfectly complimented by the vegetation and wildlife, and you can see if from above or below, as an optional helicopter tour is available to those who choose it. Day two takes us to Monument Valley and Lake Powell where you can explore Navajo country on your own or on a 4x4 tour.  These areas are visual

A common question that people traveling to the Southwest who want to see the Grand Canyon ask is “which is better, the South Rim or the West Rim?” While each destination has it’s great features, Bindlestiff Tours feels confident in our position that the South Rim is a far better experience for our guests who are looking for natural experiences of The Grand Canyon than the West Rim. Our reasoning behind this choice is simple, that delete When people think of seeing the Grand Canyon in person they think of all of the pictures that they have seen of it in the past, with the majestic canyon sprawling as far as the eye can see, covered in forests of Ponderosa Pines and featuring a color palette that’s stunning…and nearly every picture you have ever seen of the Grand Canyon was taken from the South Rim. The reason is simple. The South Rim gives you the beauty and majesty that you are looking to experience. The West Rim gives you the Skywalk, which is more of a man-made attraction that allows you to observe the floor of the canyon through a glass walkway. but the scenery in the area is not quite as lush as the South Rim. Bindlestiff Tours is specialized in transporting adventurers to scenic national parks and guiding them in a way that will allow them to experience the area in their own way. Our philosophy is to educate our customers on the area from the perspective of the people who live there, and allow them to experience the area on their own terms. This is one of the unique elements of a Bindlestiff Tour vs our competitors. We never want you to just observe the scenery from behind the windows of a tour bus, and instead we

With the weather in Las Vegas finally showing signs of beginning to cool off, and the expectations within the next month of temperatures that are going to be in the 90s instead of triple digits, we enter the season of outdoor exploration of some of the natural beauty that is the desert around Las Vegas.  Many people are unaware that the surrounding area around Las Vegas is actually some of the most beautiful and unique landscape and geological areas on earth, and smart travelers can utilize their vacation to Las Vegas to also explore some natural beauty in addition to the bright lights of the strip.  Depending on the type of time you have, and the type of experience you would like, there are many options for exploration of the National Parks around Las Vegas that can be spread out over one, two or even three days of your vacation.  Best of all, we pick you up at your strip hotel and transport you to the National Park of your choice. When most people think of exploring a National Park, the first vision that comes to mind is the long drive that it is going to take just to get there.  The driver will naturally be expecting to drive for hours before hiking, walking and exploring all day, only to face the drive home exhausted (if they are not staying overnight.) Luckily for you, Bindlestiff Tours takes care of not only the driving part, but also plans out the best options for you to explore the National Park in your own way, provides you with a history and interesting facts about the area and provides you with food and camping options.  Our business was built on the idea that a tour bus driving through a National Park is not really

The National Trust for Historic Preservation voted in June that the Grand Canyon was considered one of the most endangered places in America, but in April of this year U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell denied the request of  the Havasupai tribe and a coalition of conservation groups to put a stop to the uranium mining that is happening just six miles from the south rim of the Grand Canyon National Park.  "We are very disappointed with the ruling by Judge Campbell in the Canyon Mine case," said Havasupai Chairman Rex Tilousi. "We believe that the National Historic Preservation Act requires the Forest Service to consult with us and the other affiliated tribes before they let the mining company damage Red Butte, one of our most sacred traditional cultural properties."  Although an appeal by the tribe will be made, the obvious problems still exist. The Havasupai tribe banded together with a coalition of conservation groups, including the Grand Canyon Trust, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, to challenge a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to permit Energy Fuels Inc.  a Canadian mining firm that develops uranium and vanadium properties in the U.S., to reopen the mine without formally consulting with tribal authorities.  In addition, they were allowed to utilize an obsolete federal environmental review that is nearly 30 years old.   The obvious threat to wildlife in the area including the protected California Condor is quite apparent, and the danger of toxic pollutants entering streams and aquifers from the mine could pose a serious threat to the water system.  Geologists are in agreement that any spill would cause a situation where cleanup would be next to impossible. “Uranium is a special concern because it is both a toxic heavy metal and a source of radiation. I worry about uranium