So here they are.....Mr & Mrs Turner - CONGRATULATIONS! There are more professional photographs but we wanted to get something online quickly. The Cowboys and Cowgirls who work on this ranch were fabulous, they were warm and hospitable and did everything they could to make this a warm and special day....despite the snow and freezing temperatures. The ceremony was administered by a minister from Las Vegas who was flown out especially and he was a hoot. Full of character and funny stories. The Wedding took place in the Diamond Bar in front of a warm fire - it was beautiful and [View Full Entry]

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We did our day trip to the Grand Canyon today. We left around 7:45AM and returned around 4:45PM. We watched the weather before we left and saw that the temperature was predicted to be 20-30 degrees colder than Sedona. We also saw that they were calling for rain in northern Arizona but I guess we thought (hoped!) that wouldn't pertain to us or the Grand Canyon.....we were wrong. We drove out of Sedona up through Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff and entered the Grand Canyon through the South Entrance. We saw no wildlife on our trip to the Grand Canyon but [View Full Entry]

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voici les photos du Grand Canyon [View Full Entry]

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October 18, 2009 Today John dropped Bill off at The Canyon…that’s what you call it if you’re visiting and you’re really cool…The Canyon…”Meet you at the Canyon”…”We were just over at the Canyon”…”Don’t fall in The Canyon”… Bill spent the morning exploring while the rest of us slept in. John and I went to the National Geographic Visitor Center and watched the IMAX film of The Canyon…it was really incredible! Donna waited for us in the center because those types of films make her head [View Full Entry]

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October 17, 2009 Before today’s itinerary, a word about the little town we stayed in last night…It turns out that John-O LOVED the hotel and the town!!! He spoke to any person with a pulse, made friends with some winos in the next room and sat on the stoop in a plastic lounge chair (the building is made of cement blocks) drinking his cocktail and smoking a stogie…He thought he was the mayor!!!! And all this while poor Donna is hanging wet laundry all over their room in hopes that it would dry!!! Anyway…we left the “little piece of heaven” at [View Full Entry]

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After a day of exploring the Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, and other areas of Arizona wilderness, we woke up and headed to the Grand Canyon. We had both been looking forward to reaching this part of our trip as it was a major item on our list of to-do’s. This was a place both of us had always wanted to see and it was thrilling to finally have the opportunity. We planned on taking our backpacks down to the bottom and camp on the banks of the Colorado River. I had been keeping the wounds on my ankles and back clean [View Full Entry]

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Vivas! Hello! Hallo! Bonjour! Ora lá partimos nós de São Francisco na California para Las vegas no Nevada onde alugámos um carro. Fomos logo de seguida em direcção ao Gran Canyon no estado do Arizona. Dormimos num motelzito barato e là chegámos. Foi fabuloso. We're gone from San Francisco, California, rented a car in Las vegas, Nevada, and headed immediately to gran Canyon. Fabulous! Beijinhos a todos. Joca & Oliver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_canyon [View Full Entry]

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Last day before I start my LONG drive home. I went to the Grand Canyon this morning. What a place!!!! It is huge and overwhelming how large it is. The shapes that are present in the canyon were awesome and to find out that the canyon averages about 10 miles across is stunning. I spent several hours at the park and enjoyed seeing it. As I was leaving, I heard the call of a bull elk. It was pretty close to where I was parked. A great way to end a visit to the Grand Canyon. I started my trip home. [View Full Entry]

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Grand Canyon - North Rim - Part 2 KC and I spent the rest of the day relaxing, taking photos at the lodge and Bright Angle Point, while visiting Betty spots. We returned to Cape Royal to take sunset. I walked out to the point, but stopped at Angel's Window and it was different. I caught the odor of sage and knew our dedication was at work. I went to Cape Royal Point as Betty and I had done before. I left the secure area to get open shots of the sunset and the canyon and could still hear Betty “you [View Full Entry]

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We arrived at the Grand Canyon today. We actually had to drive through part of the national park before getting to our hotel. We arrived at our hotel at around 2 or 3pm. It was a little confusing to figure out what time it is. It says that we're in Mountain Time, but we have the same time as California and Nevada, which is Pacific Time. One thing that was unexpected was how cool it was there. It was only about 70 degrees there. We both just always thought that it would be hot, but it wasn't. And there was a [View Full Entry]

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