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Arcos e islas en el cielo
Madrugamos para evitar las famosas aglomeraciones en el parque nacional de Arches, donde la gran cantidad de arcos de piedra suele atraer a mucha gente. El día amaneció algo nublado, con lo que quizás no hubiera sido necesario madrugar aunque cuando estábamos de vuelta la cantidad de vehículos que entraban era importante. Entre la hora y las nubes …
11e jour : Grand Canyon - Monument Valley
Splendides panoramas au menu du jour.
Démarrée sous une pluie battante, la découverte du Grand Canyon s'annonçait... compromise.
Mais, avec un peu de patience, c'est sous un ciel mitigé mais lumineux que nous avons contemplé ce paysage grandiose. Waouh !
Pour le dessert, gourmands comme on est (surtout les filles !), on a choisi un …
Monument Valley is no Bluff
The Antelope slot canyon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_ Canyon) is within 15 minutes driving from Page, but again, we decided to not overdo things and pointed the automobile towards Monument Valley instead. I guess I'll just have to come back to the area a 6th time to check out the famous slot canyon then. Too bad :-). Monument Valley ( …
A New Experience
... are two theories. One is that it was created by a meteorite, and the other is by pressure from the salt that was deposited there when it was a sea millions of years ago. I think it was a meteorite, but whichever way it was created, it was really pretty. After we snapped a couple pictures we headed back to the car and down the road to the Grand View Point. We stopped at a couple of the scenic overlooks on the way with wonderful ...
Practice hike for Rim-to-Rim: 9 miles w/ packs!
... We were very tired, but happy that we made it and felt good. If we can do this, then we can also do the Grand Canyon! Once we got back to the RV we left Natural Bridges and then we went to a campground. Once we got to our campground we ate dinner and then went to bed. I had a really fun and tiring day, and slept very good. ...