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October 19th 2018

Published: October 27th 2018

We had 2 saved timeshare weeks just begging to be used so opted for this trip. Marlene had never been to Vegas, I was there briefly in 1968 ....the part I remembered is now the Historic District of Fremont Street! We also share a strong connection with a visit to Phoenix and the Grand Canyon, 25 years ago. So a week in Arizona seemed to be a perfect choice for the second week. Sedona is hard to b... Read Full Entry

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Sedona hike

Beautiful hike into this Sedona Canyon......Tim could spend days in here with his camera.

Navajo Taco

Really! Served up at Cameron Trading Post on the Navajo Reservation close to the entrance to Grand Canyon. The usual taco stuff on Navajo fried bread!

The Really Big Canyon

It is so massive that no camera can do it justice. This was as close as we wanted to get to the edge.

Grand Canyon

And just a small sample of it.

Leaning left!

Just over that little rock wall is a very long tumble to the bottom. Apparently the average is 15 fatalities each year....pretty good for 6.5 million visitors.

Sedona cactus

Lowell Observatory telescope

This telescope in Flagstaff was used to discover Pluto in 1930. The observatory was built in 1894. The telescope uses a clever system of counterweights to follow the movement of object across the sky...no motors.

Verde Canyon train

Our “gift” for enduring another timeshare sales pitch was this very pleasant scenic train ride near Sedona.

Abandoned cattle pens.

Perkins, end of the line.

Lift off!

We heard a noise like a hose blast. We checked to find this very nearby balloon lifting off. The sound was the “blowtorch” like blast to create the hot air.

Montezuma’s Castle

Really badly misnamed by early settlers. Montezuma was never here and it is certainly no castle. What it is instead is an adobe cliffside village inhabited by the same Anasazi or Sinagua people who inhabited this area 1100 until the 1400s.

28th October 2018

Tim Wilson
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Great potos and commentary as usual
someplace I would like to visit, did you see cousin Ed in flagstaff ?

29th October 2018

imras
Ian & Marlene Rasmussen

Ed
Yes! Had a very enjoyable dinner with he and Margie in Flagstaff.

28th October 2018

Nancy Gansser
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Enjoy every moment!
Great to see your pictures ...... woke up to see everything covered in snow this morning so you clearly picked a perfect time to be away. That being said, we were in Arizona last February / March and woke up on our first morning to see the biggest snowflakes ever - everything was shut down in Flagstaff and we were able to take pictures in Sedona and Jerome with snow ! Also got a speeding ticket but that wasn't one of our better Kodak moments! Have fun - safe travels!

28th October 2018

imras
Ian & Marlene Rasmussen

Snow
Thanks for the response Nancy. Always good to get feedback. Apparently there had been snow at The Canyon the week before & we saw some on the peaks near Flagstaff.

28th October 2018

Lorraine Runstedler
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Tracking the IMRAS
Hey - there you are - Great Pictures - unreal where you guys end up - and of course next month on a Cruise - beating the first snow flake are you! - looking forward to those pictures - take good care you two Lorraine

29th October 2018

imras
Ian & Marlene Rasmussen

Hi Lorraine!
Hope you are keeping well! Good to hear from you...at least this is one way we can keep in touch!

28th October 2018

Anne Robinson
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I love your blog entries Marlene and Ian. I took to Vegas some years and was blown away, not literally. Wonderful pics and captions.

29th October 2018

Steve Cole
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I have been very jealous of the pictures and the account of your latest tour. You seem to havw done justice to the main spots. I loved Sidona and your pics brought back happy memmories but that goes for most of your venues, Loved the wheels.

29th October 2018

imras
Ian & Marlene Rasmussen

Beemer
biggest issue was getting in and out...!

29th October 2018

Lin
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Great pics
Thanks for sharing

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