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July 2016

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Grand Canyon National Park North Rim – Arizona

We had the opportunity to enjoy the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, an amazing part of this stunning US National Park, during our journey through the West. When you look into the chasm of the Grand Canyon National Park North or South Rims you feel overwhelmed by this great spectacle provided by Mother Nature. […]

Glenn Canyon National Recreational Area – Lake Powell – Arizona

It was time to relax by the waters of Lake Powell inside Glenn Canyon National Recreational Area. This is one of the many leisure areas in the US that is chosen by tourists and locals as a place to relax and park their RV’s for few days. We didn’t have any RV, so instead, we […]

Bryce Canyon National Park – Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park has one of the most colorful canyons in the US. We originally wanted to camp for one night inside the park when we visited the canyon. It was not possible, but we were still impressed with how colorful the canyon was. Our visit to Bryce Canyon National Park started a little […]

Monument Valley – a treasure guarded by the Navajos

Monument Valley is a treasure guarded by the Navajo Indians in Utah. Those rock formations are simply amazing and it is certainly a place to be visited. In the morning we had been visiting Arches National Park and we decided that we could continue our route towards the south of Utah. On the way we […]

Horseshoe Bend – Arizona

The Horseshoe Bend is certainly one of the most impressive views on Earth. The Horseshoe Bend is a meander in the shape of a horseshoe that the Colorado River flows through and it is a viewpoint near Page and Antelope Canyon. If you are in the area you cannot miss it … We didn´t. This was […]

Lower Antelope Canyon

This slot canyon called Antelope Canyon is one of the most photographed in the world … and now we understand why 🙂 . It’s a true wonder of nature, and of course Ruth found it amongst all the must-see places (as well as 1000 more like it!) 🙂 Because the last few days had been […]

Arches National Park – Utah

According to geologists, Arches National Park is over a salt bed which is responsible for creating the arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins and eroded monoliths.   This salt bed was deposited across the Colorado Plateau 300 million years ago when a sea flowed into the region and eventually evaporated. over millions of years, residue from […]

Very Large Array in New Mexico

This is written on the Bracewell Sundial at the Very Large Array: “I measure the hours by our nearby star, while the dishes around you look light-years afar”. Those words may have a deep meaning about the discoveries that have been made at this huge scientific center in New Mexico. It is miles from the […]

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, heritage from an ancient Indian culture

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site was an unplanned stop on our way to Socorro, the city where we would spent the night before to go to Very Large Array the next morning. While we were having lunch on the road we starting check on the map to find anything that could be replaicing our visit to […]

San Juan Skyway Loop, scenic highway

We woke up early in the morning and drove to the town of Durango, where we were supposed to join the scenic San Juan Skyway Loop. This place was not in our initial plans, but as we had to make some adjustments to our route to the Arches National Park, Ruth did some research and […]

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