Category Archives: _North America_

into Las Vegas

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Our stop after Zion was infamous Las Vegas, NV.

We left Zion straight after the others returned from the hike; obviously it was a pretty quiet ride over to Vegas – with not more than a gas and a lunch stop on the way. Once in Vegas the first point of interest was an outlet mall – before we were heading for our hotel (right – no camping here … first night in a bed for weeks) and showers.

We met up again in the evening to go into town for dinner at the Bellagio buffet. I was still not in perfect shape, so made it back to the hotel after dinner – while most of the others continued with the night out Vegas-style.

 

Utah Ranch Stay

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We crossed the border from Arizona into Utah – for another ranch stay, this time camping and without taxidermy.

Grand Canyon Sunrise

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So – now let’s reverse the sunset … twelve hours later … time for sunrise …

Grand Canyon Sunset

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After the helicopter flight we made it back to camp to pick up the others and continue back into the park – to get a good spot for sunset.

Kelly had organized pizzas – so while waiting for the sun to set we kept us busy by this welcome pizza feast.

Grand Canyon NP

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From the Monument Valley we continued to the Grand Canyon. A stop at the visitor center and walk to the watch tower gave us a glimpse of what “GRAND” actually means.

Monument Valley … after the Rain

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The most unexpected thing happened during our night in Monument Valley – it rained. So instead of enjoying the night sky or heading out early for a fabulous sunrise, we kind of slept in and only got out of the tents shortly before breakfast … which was also about when the rain stopped.