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En route to Kanab Utah

Published: May 17th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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jiffenn
May 17th 2013

Left Grand Canyon en route to Zion National Park stopping at Kanab before moving on to Zion crossing from Arizona into Utah. First thing I noticed was grass. First thing Jim noticed was that it's no longer a dry state.... read more




Grand Canyon

Published: May 14th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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jiffenn
May 14th 2013

10th May Arrived at the Grand Canyon. Booked in and set up the tent and then drove over to the visitors centre to check it out. There isn't anything to add about it that hasn't already been said, only those who have seen it really understand - its awe inspiring and big! There are specific view points with numbers of people taking pictures, but its easy enough to get away from the crowds. We were surprised that within a country where you can't do any free thinking without being told, with signs for everything and everyone seemingly obeying them, that the edge of the canyon was accessible to anyone brave or stupid enough to get as close to as one wanted. 11th May We had booked a day rafting down the mighty Colorado. Got up at ... read more




Johnson Canyon, GMC

Published: September 17th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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September 17th 2012

Herinneren jullie je Gunsmoke nog? Jeweetwel die Western serie met die ouwe cowboy. Die serie is opgenomen hier in de buurt, in Johnson Canyon. En daar zijn we doorheen gereden vandaag. Een mild tourtje. Een appetizer. Vorig jaar dacht ik nog, mijn oog zal wel wennen aan de uitgestrektheid en de varieteit in het landschap. En niets is minder waar. Om elke hoek en bocht wacht je weer een nieuw uitzicht. Het verveelt niet. Nooit denk ik. Netzomin als de T-bone Steaks ;-) Als je al die loslopende, unfenced koeien ziet realiseer je je dat vroeger de cowboys echt nodig waren om het loslopende vee te drijven, en dat die mannen een zwaar leven hadden, droogte, hitte, armoe, hun radio was hun mondharmonica, en hun beste vriend was Jolly Jumper, die altijd de weg wel weer ... read more




Kanab 2

Published: September 16th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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September 16th 2012

Ok, heel kort dit keer, want ik ga zo de jacuzzi in, om eindelijk eens even uit te rusten. Zondag rustdag!! Maar niet zonder dat jullie weten hoe geweldig het wakker worden is hier. Ik lig hier in die slaapkamer van ongeveer 40m2 met masterbathroom van 18m2 wakker te worden kijkend door zo'n toograam vanaf de grond, dus zonder vensterbank ofzo, met mijn blik op oneindig gericht op het begin van de Grand Canyon in de verte terwijl de zon rood opkomt vanachter de North Rim. Hieronder wat foto's van mijn ervaring. G E W E L D I G. De geur van versgezette koffie verspreid zich nu door het huis, en ik ben betoverd. Ik laat Purmerend achter me en ik koop dit huis en blijf hier. Het is hier niet duur en ik ben ... read more




Las Vegas 3 en Kanab

Published: September 16th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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September 16th 2012

Er viel me nog wat in, leuk om te vertellen. We hebben 2 x gegeten in ons hotel, heerlijke ribeye natuurlijk. Carnivoor die ik ben. Maar de ober kwam dus vragen voor we besteld hadden of we iets wilden. Dus ik zei: we want to order!... Wat verstaat het jongmens? We want two water! Ik lag helemaal in een stuip en dacht dat het echt een stunt was voor samen met Johanna. Goed, hij komt met 2 vazen water (glazen van 250cc kent men hier niet), en ik probeer het nogmaals: we want to order. Nou uiteindelijk kwamen onze 'rare' ribeyes hoor, kwart voor tien 's avonds, helemaal uit het gewone ritme door de jetlag. Gaat wat worden na de terugreis, die jetlag is nog erger weet ik nog. Vandaag via de Hooverdam gereisd naar Kanab ... read more




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Hiking The Southwest
July 26th 2012

The only thing left of the ghost town of Johnson is a small cemetery. But nearby is is an old ghost town movie set that was home to Gunsmoke and over 50 movies. It is privately owned and is fenced off. The site is located 10 miles towards Lake Powell from Kanab, and then 5 miles up Johnson Canyon.... read more




Yosemite - Zion

Published: June 2nd 2012North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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The Schilds
June 2nd 2012

(English version on the bottom) Liebe Verwandte und Freunde Ich sitze im Schatten hinter dem Haus von Tom und Grace in einem ruhigen Quartier von St. George. Das freundliche Ehepaar haben wir gestern im Gottesdienst einer Bible Church etwa 40 km von hier kennen gelernt. Ganz spontan haben sie uns anschliessend zum Mittagessen in einem schönen Restaurant und nachher zu sich nach Hause eingeladen. Warum wir heute immer noch hier sind erzähle ich später. Den letzten Eintrag habe ich im Yosemite Nationalpark ins Internet gestellt. Gleich von Anfang an waren wir von dieser wunderbaren Gegend beeindruckt. Stiebende Wasserfälle, senkrechte Granitwände und viel Wald beherrschen das Tal. Da wir keinen Campgroung gebucht haben verbringen wir die erste Nacht ausserhalb des Parks. Für die folgenden Nächte finden wir Unterschlupf auf einem der offiziellen Plätze. Wir er... read more




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Brent B
November 7th 2011

“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” -Thucydides Four months ago I was sitting at my desk stressing about work, so I pulled up my bucket list Word doc and decided I needed to cross something off soon. I picked "Photographing the Wave." There is a very stringent set of rules about hiking the Wave though, put forth by the Bureau of Land Management, BLM. I got on their site and found this out. They have a lottery four months in advance, you put in the top three days you want and wait to see if you are picked. There are only 10 people picked for each day, currently they also give out 10 additional passes between 8:30-9am every morning. Dozens of people, evidently, line up for these passes. So I ... read more




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Joolz
April 30th 2011

This blog host has changed its format, etc., so you may have to scroll down beyond the ad to see all the photos. Sorry. While researching this trip, I somehow saw that Best Friends Animal Sanctuary was right on a road I'd be taking and thought it would be cool to tour it. Had heard about it a long time ago but never thought I'd be in that strangely-named place in UT! Luckily I was. :) I realized that more than a tour, I'd like to pet cats for that period of time, so asked about that and they said i could do both. For even a couple hours, you have to sign up a volunteer, which turned out to be no big deal. I just showed up when they said, had a brief orientation from ... read more




Coral Pink Sand Dunes

Published: April 29th 2011North America » United States » Utah » Kanab
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Joolz
April 29th 2011

You can walk out on the dunes in this small but beautiful state park. I'll let the pics tell you a bit about that experience. :) The only negative is having to share the silence there w/ ATVs. Ok, while we're on negatives, I just need to say that April is cold everywhere around here. So lest we think I escaped freezing weather by leaving Bryce, there was ice on the inside of my car's windshield by morning. :) But at least it wasn't snowing and it warmed up to 50s pretty fast. hmmm - just entered all the photos but they're not showing up in the review screen. they've changed the format of all this, so I hope you get to see them w/o too much hunting! love!... read more









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