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North Rim Visitor Center.

Grand Canyon North Rim

Wotan's Throne from Cape Royal.

Grand Canyon North Rim

Kayenta Anasazi dwelling foundations near the Walhalla Overlook.

Grand Canyon North Rim

 

 

 

 

 

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Lichen at Cape Final.

Grand Canyon North Rim

You cannot improve on it.

Grand Canyon North Rim

Mount Hayden from Point Imperial.

Grand Canyon North Rim

 

 

 

 

 

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Mount Hayden and Cape Final from Point Imperial.

Grand Canyon North Rim

Apparently this butterfly thinks Michelle looks like lunch.

Grand Canyon North Rim

The Transept.

Grand Canyon North Rim

 

 

 

 

 

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Evening at the Lodge. Deva Temple, Brahma Temple, Zoroaster Temple in the middle distance; Bright Angel Canyon below them; San Francisco Peaks on the skyline.

Grand Canyon North Rim

The Lodge.

Grand Canyon North Rim

A section of the Vermillion Cliffs.

Near Lee's Ferry

 

 

 

 

 

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The Vermillion Cliffs.

Near Lee's Ferry

All the stats for the Navajo Bridge.

Lee's Ferry

Old and new Navajo Bridges over the Colorado.

Lee's Ferry

 

 

 

 

 

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Colorado River from the old Navajo Bridge.

Lee's Ferry

Evening at Monument Valley.

Monument Valley

Sunrise.

Monument Valley

 

 

 

 

 

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Tsegi Canyon.

Navajo National Monument

Claret Cup cactus.

Navajo National Monument

Michelle entering Betatakin.

Navajo National Monument

 

 

 

 

 

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The Betatakin alcove, created by ages-long action of small springs.

Navajo National Monument

The granary at Betatakin. Carefully-fit stones and a wooden bar made the construction mouse-proof.

Navajo National Monument

Metates (for grinding corn, in three stages).

Navajo National Monument

 

 

 

 

 

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Contemplative lunch at Betatakin.

Navajo National Monument

Betatakin dwelling and Fire People pictograph.

Navajo National Monument

Pictographs at Betatakin. Michelle's translation: 20 of us from the Fire Clan left here, following the antelope. :-)

Navajo National Monument

 

 

 

 

 

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Monument Valley, with Phacelia Crenulata in bloom.

Monument Valley

Phacelia Crenulata.

Monument Valley

Three Sisters.

Monument Valley

 

 

 

 

 

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Yucca.

Monument Valley.

Yei Bi Chei and the Totem Pole.

Monument Valley

Skyscape from Artist's Point.

Monument Valley

 

 

 

 

 

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View from Ford's Point.

Monument Valley

Sandstorm by Mitchell Butte.

Monument Valley

The Mittens and Merrick Butte.

Monument Valley

 

 

 

 

 

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Flat butte, edge-on.

Valley of the Gods

Unknown buttes.

Valley of the Gods

Navajo Fortress (left of center) and Navajo farms in Black Rock Canyon, from Mummy Cave Overlook on North Rim Drive.

Canyon de Chelly

 

 

 

 

 

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First Ruin and Junction Ruin, from Junction Overlook on South Rim Drive.

Canyon de Chelly

Spider Rock, from Spider Rock Overlook on the South Rim Drive. Spider Rock was named for Spider Woman, the old Hopi who taught the Navajo to weave.

Canyon de Chelly

Touring the floor of Canyon del Muerto.

Canyon de Chelly

 

 

 

 

 

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Pictographs near Antelope House. Those in color are more recent, perhaps circa 1880.

Canyon de Chelly

Antelope House. Note the swastika (native American version) pictograph above center.

Canyon de Chelly

Mummy Cave ruin.

Canyon de Chelly

 

 

 

 

 

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White House ruin.

Canyon de Chelly

Window Rock.

Canyon de Chelly

Owachomo Bridge.

Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

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Large solar array installed during the Carter administration to supply power to the staff residences and visitor center.

Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Confluence of the Colorado and Dirty Devil Rivers - normally under Lake Powell, but visible due to drought.

On Utah 24 near Hite Marina

Tamarisk in bloom.

Capitol Reef National Park

 

 

 

 

 

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Western face of Capitol Reef.

Capitol Reef National Park

Ducks at Panorama Point.

Capitol Reef National Park

Bird sanctuary at Boulder Mountain Lodge.

Boulder, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

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The Queen's Garden area.

Bryce Canyon National Park

Hoodoos. If the one on the right isn't called "the Bishop" there's no justice.

Bryce Canyon National Park

The Wall of Windows.

Bryce Canyon National Park

 

 

 

 

 

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Back to Boat Mesa and the Sinking Ship.

Bryce Canyon National Park

I don't recall the name of this formation, but I believe an appropriate one would be "The Torches." At least when viewed from this direction!

Bryce Canyon National Park

Lone tree in a land of hoodoos.

Bryce Canyon National Park

 

 

 

 

 

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Moon setting in Zion Canyon.

Zion National Park

Looking down into a slot canyon along the Observation Point trail.

Zion National Park

Zion Canyon from Observation Point. Angels Landing at center right.

Zion National Park

 

 

 

 

 

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Paintbrush in the sandstone on the Observation Point trail.

Zion National Park

Striated cliffs below Observation Point.

Zion National Park

Sandstone.

Zion National Park

 

 

 

 

 

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Waterfall above Lower Emerald Pool. (It's a drought year.)

Zion National Park

South wall of Zion Canyon from near Middle Emerald Pool.

Zion National Park

Canyon tree frogs at Upper Emerald Pool.

Zion National Park

 

 

 

 

 

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Virgin River and the Court of the Patriarchs.

Zion National Park

Virgin River and the mouth of Zion Canyon, seen from our room at the Desert Pearl.

Springdale, Utah

Michelle checking out the deer along the Virgin River.

Springdale, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

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The Desert Pearl. Highly recommended.

Springdale, Utah.