Canyon de Chelly, in northeastern Arizona has some of the most breathtaking views down into the canyons. There are actually two canyons in the area – the Canyon de Chelly (we visited last year) and this one, the Canyon del Muerto, or “canyon of the dead.” There are ruins in both canyons and each scenic overlook has an anecdote about the canyon before you. This one was about the ‘House under the Rock’ which can be seen in the distance as Verna photographs it. Click for the bigger view.
All I had to do to get this beautiful sunset photo is step out into the 104° heat at Lake Havasu and point the camera west. You can get a closer look at the picture and especially the contrail in the upper left by clicking on the image.
Well, not actually riverside – it’s a section of a canal that McCulloch and company dug through a peninsula on Lake Havasu. The bridge spans the canal at Queen’s Village and is the only thoroughfare from the ‘mainland’ to the ‘island’ peninsula. It was 113 degrees when I strolled down to the water to take this panoramic view. Click on the image below for the full-sized panorama.
Most years we travel in Arizona, we stay at the Cameron Trading Post. It’s a complex on the Navajo Reservation near the east entrance to Grand Canyon. Rooms are reasonable and they have a great gift shop, restaurant and a very nice garden. This is the panoramic view from the room we stayed in overlooking the little Colorado River gorge. Later this night, we saw an amazing light show, courtesy of the electrical storms north of us. Click for full-sized panorama.
One of our stops during the recent vacation was Dead Horse Ranch State Park near Cottonwood, AZ. We stopped to have lunch and enjoy the beautiful lagoons and scenery. This image shows one of the several lagoons and ponds in the park. There was also a river flowing through the park. After having lunch, we visited Tuzigoot, just down the road.
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Canyonlands National Park is in Southern Utah, west of US Hwy. 191. The confluence of the Green River and the Colorado River is about in the center of this vast, scenic land. Canyonlands has two entrances, one north and one south – it is impossible to drive in one entrance and go out the other because of a two-thousand foot cliff and wide rivers in the middle. On the day we went to this park (both entrances) and Arches National Park. Bob found it hard to believe that I nearly filled up my 4 gigabyte camera memory module – over 1000 images! What can I say – it was all so interesting and beautiful. We watched a feature-length slide show in our room that night. This picture is of a formation referred to as “needles.” Click on the image for full-sized.
