Monthly Archives: September 2011

Day 29, Albuquerque for the Balloon Festival

We left Gallup this morning and head for Las Lomas, NM where we are staying Jeff’s friend Jan. We are looking forward to the Balloon Festival start tomorrow. But today was live stock day it seems: Before we arrived at … Continue reading

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Day 28, Full Gallup to Gallup

Well maybe not a full gallup, we did stop at Hovenweep National Monument, Four Corners and Shiprock. Here are a few pictures of todays sights.

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Day 27, Monument Valley Tour

A wonderful day in Monument Valley an 8 1/2 hour tour and it was great. The first half of the tour was to Mystery Valley which is next to Monument Valley which was the second half of the Tour. Both … Continue reading

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Day 26, Wow what a day

Natural Bridges, Muley Point, Valley of the Gods, Monument Valley: First Stop this morning Natural Bridges National Monument: Then it was off to Muley Point, this view took us by surprise: From Muley Point we drove down the Mountain to … Continue reading

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Day 25, The Big Surprise

Venyce (my daughter) surprised us by taking the day off work and going with us to Mesa Verde. It was extra special because she had been there a few times before and gave us value add information. Make photo opportunities … Continue reading

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Day 24, The Drive to Farmington

We drove to Farmington to stay with my daughter. The drive took us over the mountains through Ouray and Silverton. It was a beautiful drive: Ouray: Then on to Silverton: Then arriving in Farmington I got to meet my newest … Continue reading

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Day 23, Colorado National Monument and The Black Canyon of The Gunnison

Up again before the sun with lots to see and do today just before we arrived at the Colorado National Monument we were greeted with the sunrise: Then it was off to photograph our first of the two sites: Today … Continue reading

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Day 22, Colorado Riverway and La Sal Mountain Loop

This morning we took Scenic Byway 128 out of Moab toward Castle Valley, where we picked up La Sal Mountain loop to return to Moab. Here is a sample of what we saw: I was very excited when I saw … Continue reading

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Day 21, Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse State Park

On the way to the park we passed  two Buttes side by side the Monitor and the Merrimac and not far from them was a balanced rock: We drove into Canyonlands National Park Islands in the Sky: We then drove … Continue reading

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Day 20, Arches, Arches and Arches

We left before the sun came up so lucky us we got to see the sunrise: Then it was a beeline to Arches National Park, where we saw Arches. And of course a few Misc. Photo’s of the park.

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Day 19, Capitol Reef

We drove Utah’s Scenic By Way Route 12, to get to Capitol Reef. Here are a few of the pictures we saw along the way: When we reached Capitol Reef Utah we were both pleasantly surprised.

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Day 18, Grand Staircase-Escalante

Before I start the blog today I wanted my Family and friends to know I found the prefect book for me to read: Today headed directly for Kodachrome Basin. Amazing sights there include our hike to Shakespeare Arch: Then we … Continue reading

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Day 17, Red Canyon and Bryce

We revisited Red Canyon this morning and took three trails to get these photo’s. Then it was back to Bryce Canyon to revisit three of our favorites:

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Day 16, Bryce Canyon the hike

Last night it rain most the night, lighting and thunder was the order of the night. Dark sky’s almost turned us back but we braved the morning and start our six mile planned hike. We did not plan for the … Continue reading

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Cedar Breaks, Red Rock, Bryce Canyon

We left Zion Canyon early this morning and headed for Cedar Breaks. The views in the early morning were nice: Then we headed for Bryce Canyon and got a surprise as we entered the park we saw Red Canyon first: … Continue reading

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Kolob Canyon and Back to Zion

This morning we drove to Kolob Canyon and on the way we saw: We arrived at the Kolob Canyon around 10 a.m. and the sun was really all wrong for Photos, but here are a few of the better ones: … Continue reading

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Grand Staircase and Zion Canyon, UT

We left Page, AZ  for Zion Canyon and found a trail to the Toadstools in Grand Staircase. A mile hike that was well worth the stop, here is what we saw: Then it was off to Zion Canyon:

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Page AZ Antelope Creek, Canyon X

Oh the colors. We took the photographic tour of Canyon X in Antelope Creek Canyon. Boy was it worth every penny. If you like todays blog and you would like to see more great photos, go to Jeff’s blog: http://amazingvoyages2.blogspot.com/

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Page, AZ Lake Powell Boat Tour

Today we left the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in time to stop for Breakfast at Cliff Dwellers. We eat there on our way up to the North Rim and it was good. And had some interesting photo opts: … Continue reading

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North Rim, Grand Canyon

We left the South Rim of the Grand Canyon at 3:44 a.m. and drove via Marble Canyon, to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It turned out to be a great morning. Although one of the view points (Imperial) … Continue reading

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