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Flying over the mountains to Vegas |
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Lake Mead from the plane |
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Vegas suburbs |
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Hoover Dam |
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At Grand Canyon West, we stayed at the Hualapai Lodge in Peach Springs, AZ. |
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The next day, we rode the bus down Diamond Creek Rd. to the Colorado River, where we loaded into rafts, hit the river for about 6 hours, then took a helicopter ride back to the top of the canyon! (Unfortunately, I didn't take the camera that day...) |
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Leaving Peach Springs, we traveled acrossed AZ on a historic highway! |
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Welcome to the Grand Canyon! First, a handful of my favorite canyon pics... |
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The Tusayan Ruin, a prehistoric pueblo that is over 800 years old along the South Rim |
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Desert View Watchtower along the South Rim |
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Erica videos the "painted desert" from the watchtower |
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Jeff attempts an artsy photo from the watchtowe. |
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Anne inside the watchtower |
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Jeff appreciates native artwork inside the watchtower |
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The next day, we decide to hike the first 1.5 miles down the Bright Angel Trail into the canyon. |
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The trail goes all the way to Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the canyon along the river, but we didn't! |
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Nice, easy, relaxing trail, as you can see... |
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Notice El Tovar Hotel at the top of the rim. The 1.5 mile rest station is where the trail makes a sharp bend in this picture |
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Back up at the top, here are a few shots I liked from various points along the South Rim. |
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"Hey Erica, let's go out on this ledge while your Mom takes a picture!" |
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We're the king & princess of the world! |
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Back with our queen and the safety of a fence! |
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Updated on ... March 4, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu