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The day started with a big breakfast cooked by Bob and Mary – always a treat. We headed to the shuttle bus with our rented Adidas Terrex water shoes, socks and pole in hand and took on the Narrows hike. This involved walking 2 miles each way in the Virgin river as it flows, pretty fast, […]

Today, Bob and Mary did the Angel’s Landing hike that has been on their bucket list. Sally chose a more sedate hike. We all spent the day enjoying the beauty of Zion.  Heading up to Angel’s Landing, along the way the trail is only 3ft wide in some sections. The view are incredible and of

Today we took on the 10 mile Wahweap Ghost Hoodoos Trail. We had barely started before we met with a fence and no apparent way to get over it – good job we brought Bob who opened the gate . The hike took us along a dry riverbed, with cliffs on either side which started

Today, we did a tour of Antelope Canyon.The tour consisted of kayaking to the Canyon, followed by a hike in the Canyon. Out and Back. Great views along the way! Our tour guide pointed out many interesting things along the way. On one canyon wall, kayakers have been carving the years at their current water levels.

We are in Page, AZ at the Wahweap Campground with a lovely view of Lake Powell. Today, we did some exploring and went on an amazing tour of Lower Antelope Canyon.  -Mary View from the campsite Horseshoe Bend Horseshoe Bend Hiking the New Wave Hiking the New Wave Hiking the New Wave Hiking the New

 Today we explored the Mesa Verde NP. Drove down to end of park and worked our way around all the points of interest and hikes. The Pueblo Indian created homes in the cliffs. It is fascinating how they built their homes and they still exist today. We also hiked to a place where they had left

While driving on Route 66 towards our next destination, Mesa Verde National Park, we stopped at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook.It was listed on the National Register of Historic places in 2002 and remains a popular site to visit!-Bob Wigwam Mote Wigwam Motel Wigwam Motel Wigwam Motel Wigwam Motel Wigwam Motel Wigwam Motel Wigwam Motel

We spent the day exploring the Petrified Forest National Park. Arrived the night before at a Harvest Host near the south entrance to the park.  In addtition to seeing the Petrified Forest, we hiked on trails visiting ancient Pueblo ruins and viewing the  Petroglyphs at Paper Rock.  Route 66 used to go through the park in the

We left the beautiful White Sands National Park area in extreme heat, with high winds and dust storms. It was interesting to see the landscape change from flat, arid desert with craggy mountains in the background, to a lusher, cooler desert with mesas in the background. On the way we stopped at the Indian Pueblo Cultural

White Sands National Park. Trying some sledding on the “snow”. It is cool to the touch.  Hiked part of the Alkali Flats trail which led up and down through the sand hills. Sooo amazingly quiet and beautiful and hiking barefoot was amazing!!! We had to follow the markers sticking out of the sand to keep