Grand Canyon (North Rim) Video Slideshow
This 12-13 minute VIDEO contains all of the following photos in a slideshow movie - or you can view the photos below at your own pace. (Skip the video if you don't have a pretty good internet connection.)
A short video of Gary demonstrating his hobo rocket stove, made from a gallon paint can, some stove pipe and scrap metal.
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Water droplet on aspen leaf. Palisades Campground, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado.
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Rita's panorama of Lake Powell, Arizona.
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Gary, looking at Lake Powell in the distance; photo by Rita.
When we discovered our intended route had been closed by a landslide - a year ago - Rita found this scenic shortcut, called House Rock Road, which parallels the Vermillion Cliffs in Arizona. "HIgh clearance 4-WD recommended." There was only one really bad place - the rest was OK dirt and gravel (on a dry day).
Old corral detail, Rock House Road, northern Arizona
A short video of misty clouds rising from the Grand Canyon.
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Gary looking out over the north rim of Grand Canyon. Possibly the Encantada Overlook(?) or maybe Roosevelt Point(?)
View of the Grand Canyon from the North Rim, possibly the Encantada Overlook(?)
Rita taking in a view of the Grand Canyon from the North Rim, possibly the Encantada Overlook(?)
Angel's Window, Cape Royal Overlook, North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
View from the Walhalla Overlook, North Rim of the Grand Canyon. A bend of the Colorado River is just visible in the distance - and the Unkar Delta. This delta of the Colorado River was a farmland for the ancient Puebloans who wintered in the Canyon, and farmed the north rim in the summer.
View from the Walhalla Overlook, North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I think it is.
Nice set of paleo points, found near Clovis, Mew Mexico. On display at a museum/tourist trap called Moqui Cave, near Kanab, Utah.
This Park Ranger gave the guided tour of the main house at Pipe Spring National Monument. It was one of the most fascinating 45 minutes of my life. The Monument is dedicated to interpreting the complex relationships between early founders of the Mormon, Church, the Paiute Indians, and the US Government. But this man's vast knowledge went way beyond the basics and he was able to explore theories and provide little known facts to make the history come alive again.
The monument is located on the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation, between St. George, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona.
The compound built by the Mormons at Pipe Springs had one of the first telegraph stations in the area.
The word "deseret" is not a mis-spelling - that word was was chosen by the Mormons as the name for a provisional territoy which included most of what is now known as Utah and Nevada, northen Arizona and parts of Southern California.
Pipe Spring National Monument is located on the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation, between St. George, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona.
Longhorn steer - Pipe Spring National Monument in northern Arizona.
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Indian art on the walls of the dining room at Jacob's Lake Inn. Photo by Rita.
This Frontier Cabin was our home in Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim) for four nights. You might think a massive log wall would muffle sounds on the other side, but we found the cabin to be somewhat noisy.
View of the Grand Canyon from the North Rim - Bright Angel Trail.
View of the Grand Canyon from the North Rim - Bright Angel Trail.
