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Published: January 11th 2013
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Where do you start on describing something that is essentially a big hole where millions of people have been and thousands of people have blogged about?
After our first night staying in Flagstaff it was time to hit the road for the 90 minute drive to the South rim of the Grand Canyon. The drive towards the Canyon made us feel like we were already seeing so much from forests to farmland and then into the National Park area.
Before entering we stopped at the village to pick up an annual parks pass, hoping this will be a money saver as we wind our way East across the country zigzagging through as many National Parks as possible. We then took in an IMAX movie on secrets of the Grand Canyon, this could have been missed but it’s done now so we move on.
Where do you start on describing something that is essentially a big hole where millions of people have been and thousands of people have blogged about?
I don’t think you ever really prepare yourself when seeing world renowned sites and this is no exception. After making our way through the entrance and finally finding a vacant car space we began to wonder around and see the spectacular scenery from all different vantage points.
We spent our day driving from
spot to spot admiring the view, fascinated by the numerous colours that the canyon reveals, took in some downhill walking and got in as many prize winning photos as possible before deciding to call it a day. Obviously we would have loved to spend another day or two exploring this place but when you’re trying to see a lot of the US in a small period, time as they say is of the essence.
We headed back to Flagstaff late afternoon to try and plan where to go tomorrow, as you will find out through our American blogging planning was not at the forefront of minds. Late in the night it was decided we would head North-West to Monument Valley and then make a decision on which direction we would head.
The drive from Flagstaff to Monument Valley took us around 3 hours, crossing the border from Arizona into Utah. After seeing so many photos of this place it was so great to see in person. Driving through Navajo Tribal Park we firstly stopped at one of the many Native American jewellery stands to purchase some bracelets. After paying the entrance fee we arrived at the visitor centre,
unfortunately our newly purchased National Parks pass did not cover the entrance.
After taking as many photos as we could, both sensible and silly we made our way back on the road and headed North. We stopped for lunch and found a town around 3 hours south of Salt Lake City which goes by the name of Price, we managed to get lost and add an extra 2 hours onto our trip so by the time we arrived we had clocked 10 hours of driving.
An early start to accomplish our plan for the day which was to make a quick stop in Salt lake, head west to see the Salt Flats before driving up through Nevada to get to an overnight stay in Idaho.
After manoeuvring our way through the city we headed west towards the salt flats, got pulled over by the highway patrol for allegedly tailgating which I refuse to agree with, and before long we had arrived to grab some awesome perspective photos of each other as very small people and using a water bottle as a prop.
With our sites behind us for the day it was onwards back into Nevada
for lunch before the drive North to the lovely Idaho Falls for the night, 3 days into driving we have started to get used to hour after hour on the road in search of all the great sites we hope to see.
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liliram
liliram
Some souvenirs
You have a pretty net collection of souvenir shots here. Been there, but would love to go back and spend more time viewing sunsets.