Arriving in Williams we were surprised to find an IMAX theatre, showing ‘the world’s most watched IMAX film’ which was a 45 presentation of the history of the Grand Canyon, which looked magnificent. On arriving at Desert View point, with the Watchtower presiding over the actual Grand Canyon it looked a bit less impressive as [...]
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Monument Valley – Kayenta, Arizona, United States
The next day was left open to explore the interesting hikes and well stocked souvenir shops. Some got up to see the sunrise, some climbed the mountains and some did laundry. I stayed in bed and ached. The local supermarket had a fresh sandwich counter, where for $5.49 I picked up a 12″x8″x6″ hoagie, which [...]
Zion National Park & Angels Landing – Springdale, Utah, United States
Driving from Las Vegas to Zion takes you from Nevada, through Utah, into Arizona and back into Utah, which involves time changes and time consuming vehicle checks. Waking early we headed to Zion National Park and went straight towards Angel Landing. This is a peak reached by dozens of switchbacks followed by a long hike [...]
