White knuckle rides and Canyons!!!

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June 23rd 2008

Published: July 7th 2008

"Must tell you all about our last couple of days traveling." Staying in a place called "Bluff". It has an amazing fort with Joseph Bartons cabin, built in 1880. - Took some neat photos. From there, we went to the "Four Points Monument", this is the only place in the USA where four States meet. Namely, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. We were able to stand in four States at the same t... Read Full Entry

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Ron & Avril

skid skim

"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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Don't leave me..

Just hanging around!!

Same bridge...

From underneath, Sipapu Bridge is overwhelming, arching 220 feet and spanning 268 feet.

Horse collar ruin...

One of the best-preserved ancestral Puebloan sites in the area. Named because the doorways to two structures resemble horsecollars, the site was abandoned more than 700 years ago.

Kachina Bridge...

Prospector Cass Hite first named the bridges "President," "Senator" and "Congressman." While later explorers gave them other names, the General Land Office assigned the Hopi names "Sipapu," "Kachina" and "Owachomo" in 1909.

Owachomo Bridge...

Better look long and hard, this one blends in with the background...

White Canyon...

Within Glen Canyon...

Hite overlook...

In the Glen Canyon... Don't forget to check out the video....

Colarado River...

From Hite overlook... The views are outstanding.

19th July 2008

amanda ingram
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Hi guys. Las Vegas looks absolutely fabulous my cousins tied the knot there on the 4/5th July this year. i can see why they chose the place. Count down just over 2 weeks then your home for good eh!!! xxx

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