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.
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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
Colorado
A full day of driving was ahead of us … heading from Rocky Mountain NP in the North of Colorado to Ouray in the South – a total distance of 600 km.
Sky Pond Hike
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We had a full further day in Rocky Mountain NP, reserved for a day hike in the area around Bear Lake. Four of us left from the Glacier Gorge Trailhead and made our way up to Sky Pond with stops … Continue reading
Trail Ridge Road
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We continued through Colorado and made our way into Rocky Mountain NP. We first stopped at the visitor center at the park’s West – here we once more asked for junior ranger books – to then continue to a nearby … Continue reading
I’ve been everywhere …
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In the evening we drove from town to the Bar-J ranch for a chuckwagon dinner and show with music, comedy and yodeling.
Jackson
This was our first day without a fix time in the morning; I stayed in my sleeping bag until 09:30 and got started slowly. After that I joined the queue to get laundry done.
In the afternoon, once we were all back to clean clothing, Kelly drove us over to Jackson for an afternoon of ice cream, shopping, tea and exploration.
Grand Teton NP
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We continued South from Yellowstone – straight into Grand Teton NP. Under normal circumstances we would have been greeted by the Grand Tetons staight away – however due to a nearby wildfire the whole area was covered in smoke and … Continue reading