Inside the Natural Arches park

Big Driving - Zion - Cortez

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July 6th 2008
Huge amounts of driving over the last few days but it has been really rewarding. Up to 2500 miles now in 12 days of driving. After the relative cool temperatures of Zion (90's) we moved onto Monument Valley which was another great place to be, but incredibly hot(100+). Not much in the way of horticultural delight but the scenery was brilliant as expected. Stayed in campsite for a couple of nights, ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley

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