Category: US National Parks
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North Rim Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Thursday, July 28,2022 66 degrees at 6:00 am, high 89 We had scheduled a Jeep tour of the canyon with highly-touted Bobby Vanwinkle, but Chinle Wash was flooded and too high to cross into the canyon. Someone had tried, but his pickup truck remained stuck in the flooded stream. We drove the North Rim to…
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 We chatted with our neighbors in a cool NoBo trailer with a tent on top. A lady was making pancakes. Martha went over to see the unique NoBo, similar to Ruff and Sandra’s, but smaller. they had five people traveling in it – two small children, a teen-age boy, two women…
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The Goosenecks State Park/ Valley of the Gods
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 We drove 30 miles north of Monument Valley to The Goosenecks State Park, stopping to take pictures at Forest Gump Point, with a very pretty view of Monument Valley. We also stopped at Mexican Hat to take some pictures. Driving up a gravel road, there was a campground ahead, but we…
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Monument Valley Navajo Tour
Monday, July 25, 2022 We drove a few miles from the KOA campground to the entrance of Monument Valley, on the Navajo Nation, and paid our $8 per person fee. We met Bobby Atele and climbed onto the seats built on the back of a Chevrolet pickup. A couple from Alabama were in front of…
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Move to Monument Valley
We have been in a lot of places without cell coverage or WIFI, so I am 21 days behind! We have been in some spectacular places. Our national parks and monuments are great places. For the next 12 days, we should have good service, so I should catch up. Sunday, July 24, 2022 We packed…
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Shoshone Point, Grand Canyon National Park
Saturday, July 23, 2022 We were driving the eastern part of the south rim and came to a sandy parking area with no sign. We pulled in and asked a man who was walking back down the trail. He said it was a beautiful view and a 3/4 mile walk up this sand road. We…
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Western Rim Hike, Grand Canyon National Park
Friday, July 22, 2022 We caught the red line bus to the western part of the South Rim Trail, most of which is unpaved. We walked along the rim for an hour seeing very few people. No cars are allowed on this section, so bikers took advantage. Early in the morning it would be a…
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Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon NP
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 We hiked Bright Angel Trail to the 1.5 mark, where there is a spring and a restroom! It was certainly easy enough walking down. It was about 7:30 when we started – not early enough! there were a lot of people already at the spring when we got there, and I…
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Hike to Ooo Ahh Point, Grand Canyon National Park
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 We went to watch the sunrise at Yaki Point. Others had picked their spots long before us, some bringing chairs. We then went to the Kaibab Trail Head, opting to walk .9 mile to Ooo Ahh Point. There are other turn around places, but we didn’t want to push our luck.…
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Grand Canyon Visitor’s Center and South Rim Trail
Monday, July 18, 2022 What a change! From 107 degree highs with little escape to 59 degree low in Ten-X Campground in the Kaibab National Forest 10 miles south of of Grand Canyon National Park. We went to sleep with all the windows open after a lovely stir-fry dinner while watching three elk bucks wander…