Special Edition
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| Overlook at the Grand Canyon |
Jim and I have been visiting family and friends this summer (2016) while the boat is on the hard (on land) in Trinidad where it is sitting out hurricane season and getting a few repairs.
While state side we took a vacation from vacation and headed out west to see some rocks, a few big ditches and some sparkly lights… We had a great time and were able to warm up a bit out there in the 90 - 108' daytime temps; as it’s only been in the 70’s and 80’s in the midwest.
We flew into Las Vegas and rented a car, btw, they mean it when they say ‘no off-roading or extra fees may will be added…’ and drove from Las vegas (98’) to and over Hover Dam (108’… but it was dry heat) and on to a little town on the route 66 near the Grand Canyon. We put 2,000 miles on the car in 7 days: 5 national parks, 3 national monuments and a few state parks. We hiked to the end of Calf Creek Canyon / Escalante’ Staircase to a spectacular water fall, drove 2 miles into a gorge (before turning around) in Capital Reef National Park. Drove over many mountain ridges (10,000+ feet and hail) and down into Death Valley 282 feet below see level (Bad Water Basin). We spent a day in Vegas, enough time for us to see the glitz and glamor… we don't gamble and the shows aren't a big draw for us either…
*family pictures coming late September…
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| Hover Dam |
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| Hoover Dam |
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| THE Grand Canyon |
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| Elk on the road to Grand Canyon |
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| Mule Train coming up and out of the Grand Canyon |
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| hiking down the canyon trail... |
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| Escalante' Grand Stair Case |
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| Bryce |
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| Zion National Park |
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| Calf Creek Lower Falls / Canyon |
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| Capital Reek National Park, driving into the gorge |
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| View from one of our hotels |
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| HooDoo's in Bryce Canyon |
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| Death Valley Coyote |
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| hiking in Calf Creek Canyon |
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| Bad Water Death Valley |
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| Artist' Pallett |
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| Las Vagas |
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YIKES
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| The Strip in Vegas |
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| 3 miles at the end of the canyon... |
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Crawling up our bed in the desert ...
he's now in a permeant sleep state |
