Life Jackets are for Everyone. A life jacket (or Personal Flotation Device - PFD) is the single most important piece of equipment on your boat and the most important consideration should be size. More than two-thirds of all boating fatalities are drowning incidents and 90% of drowning victims were not wearing a life jacket.
The Grand Canyon in the southwestern United States is located entirely in the state of Arizona. (also parts of Navada and Utah.
The Grand Canyon sits in Northern Arizona in an area filled with cities and small towns. Near the Grand Canyon South Rim, you will find the cities of Tusayan, Williams and Flagstaff. Tusayan is very small and about 7 miles from Grand Canyon Village and 2 miles from the main southern entrance to the canyon. Williams is approximately 60 miles south of the Grand Canyon. Located about 80 miles southeast of Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff is the nearest major city with over 60,000 residents. Traveling about 80 miles northwest of the North Rim, you will find Kanab, Utah, while Page, Arizona, is approximately 120 miles northeast.