Tag: 2011 Arizona
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Page
in: Travel
We arrived in Page, Arizona at about 11:30AM. Our planned rafting ride down the Colorado was scheduled to start at 1:00; we were asked to be there 30 minutes early. We left our hotel in the Grand Canyon at about 4:45AM. We stopped at Lupin Point, Navajo Point and Desert View (all within the…
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Burning the Candle at Both Ends
in: Travel
We started our first full day with an early morning, pre-dawn march along the Kaibab Trail. This followed catching the sunset at Mohabe Point the night before. Kaibab Trail is good; spectacular views and before 7:00AM on a bright day, the light is perfect. The trail is short at about 2 km return with an…
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Grand Canyon
in: Travel
We left Sendona early in the morning and drove up to Flagstaff, turning on to highway 180 to highway 64 entering the park from the south entrance. We arrived early, around 9:00. That gave us a full day to cover Bright Angle Trail, the central part of the Rim Trail and then take in the…
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Sedona #1
in: Travel
Our day started in Page Arizona, took a turn to Waiweap Canyon in Utah and ended in Sedona. A bit of a world-wind tour. Waiweap was interesting both from a photographic perspective as well as gelogically. I’ll post pictures from that site later when I return. Today’s shot is from Sedona. The mountain is called…
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33 Days above 110
in: Travel
I saw on the local weather report the broadcaster claiming some sort of “weather record” of 33 days above 110F. The first 3 days of our trip are being spent with a local photographer who is acting as our tour guide, but with a photographer’s interests in mind. This extends to two key elements:…