We crossed the border from Arizona into Utah – for another ranch stay, this time camping and without taxidermy.
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Horseshoe Bend & Antelope Canyon
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We left the Grand Canyon and continued North with a first stop near Page, AZ, where Kelly took us for a short walk to horseshoe bend. From here we continued into town for a supermarket stop, quick lunch at a … Continue reading
Skeleton Point Hike
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After sunrise we made it to one of the park cafeterias for breakfast. From here we shuttled over to trailhead of the South Kaibab Trail. We hiked along the trail into the canyon down to Skeleton Point, a 4.8 km … Continue reading
Grand Canyon Sunrise
So – now let’s reverse the sunset … twelve hours later … time for sunrise …
Grand Canyon Sunset
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 Helicopter Flight
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Some of us (including myself) decided to go on a helicopter flight to get an even better view and impression of the canyon – below some selected photos.
Grand Canyon NP
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
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.
Monument Valley
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We made it to Monument Valley in the evening, had the usual stop to play Forest Gump (at the spot where Forest stopped running and decided to go home) to then continue for our jeep tour into and a night … Continue reading
into the South-West
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Another 400 km drive was ahead of us – from the coolness of the Colorado Rockies straight into the South-West and Monument Valley. We had a number of stops on the way: in the Western towns of Ouray and Silverton, … Continue reading