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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
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
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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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Navajo Bridge over the Colorado River at Sunset
This is the Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River by Marble Canyon… I didn’t take the two pictures above, nor the third below. I found these to show you the most iconic perspectives, in bright daylight. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Marble Canyon, Navajo, North Rim
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