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Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon- June 14th

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June 15th 2009
Saw two really cool things yestarday. First, I went to Monument Valley which is about 45 miles down the road from Bluff. Lots of cool red buttes. After that, I decided to go on to the Grand Canyon as the weather was not too hot. Very cool. I wasn't really excited about seeing the Grand Canyon, probably because of my fear of heights. The place was really cool, though, and the overlooks weren' ... read more

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