ON THE ROAD - NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WEST

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Departing the Grand Canyon we see and visit Desert View Watchtower, Marble Canyon, Navajo Steel Arch Bridge over Colorado River, Vermillion Cliffs , and we begin to learn about Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Photos

Loading luggage
Geri loads our luggage in preparation for leaving The Grand Canyon

Trees on the rim
Trees on the southwest rim of The Grand Canyon

Desert View Watchtower
Through the trees on the SW rim of Grand Canyon

Desert View Watchtower
Built in1932 as a replica of a prehistoric Indian watchtower, designed by architect Mary Elizabeth Jane Coulter in collaboration with Hopi artisans and Hopi artist Fred Kabotie.

Interior circular staircase
in the Desert Watchtower

Watchtower Murl
one of many by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie.

Watchtower view
through the window in the watchtower

View of the Grand Canyon
from the Desert View Watchtower

Canyon view
Canyon wall from Watchtower observation deck

Hopi painting
of the California Condor by Fred Kabotie

Painting over entryway
inside the Watchtower

Cameron Trading Post
stopping for a break

Marble Canyon
The Vermillion Cliffs

Marble Canyon
more Vermillion Cliffs

Navajo Steel Arch Bridge
over Marble Canyon

wall of Marble Canyon
note sign in lower left hand corner - taken from the middle of the bridge

The mighty Colorado
green with alee growth

Marble Canyon
with Colorado River

Navajo Reservation
Four Corners - Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado