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Tag Archives: Arizona
ALL OF THE GREAT AMERICAN WEST BLOG POSTS
All 26 Southwest USA Twofisted Touristing Posts Collected in One Spot OK, I can’t actually promise the full Great American West, that would basically be all of this: The area Ed and I toured August 2019, and from which the … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged American West, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, Bryce Canyon, Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado River, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Grand Staicase-Escalante, Hoover Dam, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Meteor Crater, Monument Valley, Navajo, Nevada, North Rim, Petrified Forest, Rainbow Bridge, Red Rock, Sedona, South Rim, Utah, Valley of Fire, Walnut Canyon, Zion
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MONUMENT VALLEY
Our final magnificent stop of the Great American West Tour Ed and I took the summer of 2019 was Monument Valley on Navajo land right at the border of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona. Certainly saved one of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Arizona, Artist's Point, Butte, Ear of the Wind, East Mitten, Great American West, Hogan, Hollywood, John Ford, John Wayne, Merrick, Monument Valley, Navajo, petroglyph, photography, selfie, Stagecoach, Sun's Eye, Totem Pole, Utah, West Mitten, Western, Yei Bi Chei
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Canyon de Chelly
The most famous feature of Canyon de Chelly is Spider Rock, a 750 feet (229 m) tall sandstone spire. So I will start this blog post with it, even though it is not the first thing visitors entering Canyon de Chelly … Continue reading
ARIZONA VISTAS
Continuing our August 2019 tour of the American West, after we left the grounds near the Petrified Forest Visitor Center, we drove on into the Petrified Forest National Park, a large national park in Eastern Arizona, with more petrified trees, … Continue reading
PETRIFIED FOREST
If a tree falls in a forest 200 million years ago, can you hear it? Well, no, you probably will not hear it. But if the tree is carried away by flood waters, and quickly submerged in silt… … it … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Arizona, desert, Edward Elder, forest, fossils, National Park, Petrified Forest, petrified log, photography, stone, trees
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A DAY IN SEDONA
The Landscape of Red Rock State Park – The Art in the Galleries
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Amelia Earheart, Arizona, Clouds, desert, nature, photography, Red Rock, sky, State Park, sunset, Tlaquepaque Arts
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WALNUT CANYON – Journey Through a 900 Year Old Native American Settlement
The Hopi name is Wupatupqa. Also known as Walnut Canyon National Monument, it is the place, about 10 miles southwest of Flagstaff, Arizona, where 900 years ago the Sinagua people lived in at least 25 dwelling rooms along the … Continue reading
40 Days of Outdoor Memories
Thanks A Lot, COVID 19! Back in early April, when it became clear we would be hunkering indoors for at least the next month, barely getting out, and certainly not doing any traveling, I started posting on my social … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, botanic garden, Bryce Canyon, Central Park, Cherry Blossom, Covid 19, Death Valley, Devil's Golf Course, Dunedin, Escalante, Florida, Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Japanese maple, Lake Powell, Madison, North Rim, Notre Dame, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Rainbow Bridge, Red Rock Canyon, Rodin, Staten Island, sunset, Valley of Fire, Versailles, Zion
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GRAND CANYON – Long Walk along the South Rim
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
LAKE POWELL & RAINBOW BRIDGE
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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Tagged Arizona, boatride, Bridge, Colorado River, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, National Monument, photography, Rainbow, Utah
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HORSESHOE BEND
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
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Arizona, coal, Colorado River, dam, Glen Canyon, Hoover Dam, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Navajo, Overlook, Page, photography, route 89, Salt River Project, solar
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ANTELOPE CANYON – Scooped Out Swirls of Light and Rock
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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Tagged Antelope, Arizona, Canyon, flash floods, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lake Powell, Navajo, Page, sandstone, Upper
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GRAND CANYON NORTH RIM
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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Tagged Arizona, Bright Angel Point, Cape Royal, Cliff Spring Trail, Grand Canyon, North Rim, Point Imperial, smog, South Rim, Utah
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Panaroma View of Grand-Staircase Escalante
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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