South Rim to Bright Angel Campground
Michael:
Almost 15 years ago, my Uncle Dave took me to see the Grand Canyon. I was so excited. He was so excited for me. He popped Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite into the tape deck and the anticipation just built. Soon I would see America’s most famous attraction in person. [...]
Archive for September, 2004
Grand Canyon National Park Story – Day 3
Posted in National Parks on September 30, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Grand Canyon National Park Story – Day 2
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2004 | 3 Comments »
North and South Rims
Gab:
We woke shortly after dawn, shook the ice from the tent and wondered what to do until the Backcountry Office opened. We drove to the Lodge in search of coffee and perhaps a warm place to occupy. Unbeknownst to me, Michael had other plans.
When we arrived at the Lodge, he went straight [...]
Grand Canyon National Park – North Rim
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2004 | 3 Comments »
northern Arizona
Visited: September 29, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 105 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
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WHAT IS IT?
The more rugged, less crowded, higher altitude Grand Canyon option. Getting a glimpse of the Canyon and all its awe-inspiring splendor is more difficult from the North but you won’t have to [...]
Grand Canyon National Park Story: Day 1
Posted in National Parks, tagged Grand Canyon on September 28, 2004 | 6 Comments »
North Rim
Gab:
“…Well, let’s just see if we can get a permit/cheap room/ticket/campsite and then we’ll make a decision from there…”
This sentence starts at least two conversations daily.
Somewhere in Michael’s computer is a very large, detailed Excel spreadsheet which plots our two-year trip to the day. Mileage, cities where we might spend the night, distance to [...]
Pipe Spring National Monument
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
near Kaibab, Ariz.
Visited: September 28, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 103 of 353
NPS Website
WHAT IS IT?
A natural water source in the desolate Arizona Strip, the portion of the Colorado Plateau between the Grand Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs.
BEAUTY (6/10)
The grounds of Pipe Spring NM are a peaceful oasis that allow for remarkable views of surrounding pinkish orange [...]
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Posted in National Recreation Area, tagged Archaeology, Arizona, Dam, Dam Tour, Grand Circle, John Wesley Powell, Man-Made Lake, Rafting, Tall Bridge on September 28, 2004 | 1 Comment »
near Page, Ariz.
Visited: September 28, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 104 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
The Site consists mostly of the massive Lake Powell, the second largest man-made lake in the United States. The federal government created Lake Powell by damming the Colorado River with the Glen Canyon Dam. Lake Powell is 186 miles long. [...]
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
near Cedar City, Utah
Visited: September 25, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 101 of 353
NPS Website
WHAT IS IT?
Bryce Canyon’s less publicized, higher altitude and maybe even more strikingly colored fraternal twin. Cedar Breaks NM, like its twin, is a geologic amphitheater filled with willowy multihued rock pillars, called hoodoos.
BEAUTY (8/10)
Because of proximity and physical similarity, Cedar Breaks [...]
Bryce Canyon National Park
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2004 | 2 Comments »
near Tropic, Utah
Visited: September 23, 2004
Second Visit: April 21, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 100 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
A U-shaped amphitheater (not a canyon at all) that contains thousands of fancifully shaped pinkish orange pillars, called hoodoos.
BEAUTY (10/10)
The freakishly bright colors and gravity challenging shapes of Bryce Canyon defy the mind’s understanding of how [...]
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2004 | 1 Comment »
near American Fork, Utah
Visited: September 23, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 99 of 353
NPS Website
WHAT IS IT?
A relatively small, mountaintop cave system that boasts the rare cave formation helictites as well as the standard flowstone and stalactites.
BEAUTY (7/10)
The scenic highlight of the Timpanogos Cave NM is not the cave at all; it’s the gorgeous surroundings of the [...]
