Tag Archives: Arizona

GRAND CANYON – Long Walk along the South Rim

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

  Day Two at the Grand Canyon (South Rim)   The day after we drove along the Desert View Drive, and a lovely sunset at the trailer park we were staying, we returned to spend a full day walking along … Continue reading →

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LAKE POWELL & RAINBOW BRIDGE

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

  A Day Trip on Lake Powell to Rainbow Bridge     Lake Powell is a manmade lake, created by the Glen Canyon Dam at the Arizona side and mostly snaking deep into Southern Utah, filling the canyons carved out … Continue reading →

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HORSESHOE BEND

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

  Horseshoe Bend is the dramatic loop the Colorado River cuts through the land just south of Lake Powell by Page, Arizona. Lake Powell was formed by the building of the Glen Canyon Dam 1955 – 1966, which in turn … Continue reading →

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ANTELOPE CANYON – Scooped Out Swirls of Light and Rock

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

  After we visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, we didn’t immediately drive down to the South Rim.  We first drove to Page, Arizona, on the shore of Lake Powell.  A Lake Powell boat ride booked for the … Continue reading →

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GRAND CANYON NORTH RIM

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

  The Great American Southwest Adventure Continues!   Driving South from Brice Canyon, we made our way to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Northern Arizona just south of the Utah border.     Most people who visit … Continue reading →

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Panaroma View of Grand-Staircase Escalante

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

  I haven’t completed posting my tour of the Great Parks of the American Southwest.  Just took a little pause.  Coming up next, the Grand Canyon! But first, to re-whet the appetite, a quick panorama faraway view of the Grand … Continue reading →

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HOOVER DAM, MEMORIAL BRIDGE and a CACTUS GARDEN

Posted on September 14, 2019 by

Featuring Another Theme-tastic Music Quiz   Approaching the Hoover Dam on a day trip from Las Vegas, you first get these views of Lake Mead, the body of water the Hoover Dam created.     This is the first view … Continue reading →

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Sunset in the Trailer Park

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

Just a little amuse bouche of photo and music quiz in between larger courses of Two-fisted Touristing   Ed and I stayed a few days in an airbnb 20 miles south of the Grand Canyon (major photo blog post to … Continue reading →

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