Monument Valley, Grand Canyon

Date: July 23, 2002
Current location:  Grand Canyon Village, Arizona





After Arches, we drove through Monument Valley and got to the Grand Canyon.

These are shots from a Navajo reservation.
monument valley
These goats and sheep were the source of the fibre that was used to make the rugs that they were selling nearby.
goats
More clouds.
clouds



Grand Canyon tourist checklist

Rode the mules into the canyon
no
Took a helicopter ride around the canyon
no
Saw the IMAX film about Grand Canyon
yes
Rode our bikes on the rim trail even though they aren't allowed
yes
Took a rafting trip through the canyon
no



We drove up to the Grand Canyon just as a fabulous sunset was happening.
sunset at grand canyon
After Julie's success with her Powerbar commercial, I thought I would try.
powerbar take two
Another nice shot with no sense of scale or grandeur.
canyon
We left Grand Canyon during a rainstorm and followed it until the California border.  About then, it got even hotter than Texas.
canyon
We listened to Terry Pratchett books on tape while we drove through this hot and lovely landscape.  "Small Gods"
sunset
When we pulled into Needles, California at 9pm, it was still over 100 degrees.
clouds





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