Shilo Inn - Kanab

Sedona is cute, all those beautiful houses and touristy shops, but the drive along Oak Creek Canyon between Sedona and Flagstaff is amazing. We decide to drive into the Grand Canyon from the south entrance, and spend a relaxing day taking shuttle buses to various scenic viewpoints. We leave through the east and head towards Utah, absorbing impressions of red rocky landscapes. What a change from the greens of the Northwest!

... big as houses, and practically swim at points. Lyn also found it really slippery underfoot.<br><br>They were absolutely knackered coming back; Ioan even fell asleep in the car.<br><br>Meanwhile, the kids and I had a day of complete contrasts to them; chilling out at the big pool and diving complex all day!<br><br>Tegz and I had tickets to see Footloose tonight in the Tuachan Centre, which is a fabulous open air theatre ...

... real estate along the chain became limited and prized. The pictures can only suggest the challenge; we were proud we got within 1/8 mile of the summit . . . maybe in our next lives. Before leaving Kanab, UT, we toured the world famous Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, a nation-wide organization promoting rescue, adoption, spay/neuter and education programs. This is a huge no-kill shelter where homesless and abused animals ...

... with crowds of people ambling around while staring up, many languages overheard, people feeding the squirrels, noisy schoolgroups not paying attention while they walk into you, a couple set up by the Virgin River playing flute and didgeridoo, and even some discarded water bottles. Sure, they're staring at sheer sandstone cliffs rising up about a thousand feet rather than buildings on 5th Avenue, but it was sure a bit of a letdown after some of the solitude we've experienced the ...

... standen entrüstet auf und gingen. Im Nachhinein hatten wir riesiges Glück, dass sie grade am Bestellungen aufnehmen war, weil sie unsere ebenfalls aufnahm. Gleichzeitig meinte sie dann, sie würde jemanden schicken, der den Tisch abräumt. Die Zeit verging. Ich meinte irgendwann, dass sie vermutlich abräumen, wenn sie unsere Drinks bringen. Und was passiert? Der Dame am Nebentisch platzt der Kragen. Sie steht auf, packt unsere Teller und stellt sie auf ihren überfüllen Tisch ...

... com) to do some last minute shopping. There was an impressive collection of items for sale but be careful. I found a basket that looked remarkably like a basket made by a Native American artist. It was considerably less than the other baskets I had seen. The reason, it was made overseas so check your labels and remember that you do get what you pay ...

... all day with information about all facets of the Canyon and the Indians who own it, gave us a great insight into the entire region and had us in stitches with his jokes and carrying on. What a Day! There were only six of us on the tour and we ...

... canyon where enormous rocks with names like 'The Court of the Patriarchs' loom large above the roads and paths. There's some gorgeous waterfalls and pools that you can walk to, with much of the water percolating thought the various layers of rock. The morning light combined with the brightly coloured autumn leaves is very atmospheric. Passing the 'Big Bend' towards the end of the canyon we take a walk along the river where the canyon ...

One of the photographers that I hung out with at Erica's funeral is Paula Lerner. I had heard her name when I first got into the editorial photography business, and always imagined her to be this older, brassy New Yorker who'd been there, done that in a predominantly male-dominated world. I wasn't terribly off base, but she's from Boston. I was asked by Erica and Ed to sit on a panel discussion at Photo Plus Expo in New York a few years back when ...