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Trailer Village RV Park site
#I-55 Grand Canyon Village, AZ Who would've thought that the spring break week we visited the Grand Canyon would've provided record high temperatures and gorgeous, sunny weather? |
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Grand Canyon National Park Kaibab National Forest "Self-timer, do your thing!" |
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Yavapai Point "Ooooo, Daddy, here comes our first sunset at the Grand Canyon!" |
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Bob Picture #1 (inside joke) |
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Canyon View Information Plaza
Visitor Center "That's one big hole, Dad! 277 miles long, 8 to 18 miles wide, and averaging 1 mile deep! Wow!" "Yup!" |
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Maricopa Point The Orphan Mine Originally used to mine copper and silver, the mine surrendered some of the richest uranium in the Southwest during the Cold War years. "Not so close to the edge, you guys!" |
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Hopi Point "Wow, Daddy, it's really, really windy out here!" "Yup!" |
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Mohave Point "Hey, Sissy, you're gonna' like this picture!" |
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"Awwww, look at the Love Birds!" "Yup!" |
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Pima Point Bob Picture #2 (inside joke) |
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Hermits Rest "Hey, Daddy, isn't this the place where Grandpa shot the old film footage of you when you were here when you were just 5 years old?" |
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"Yup!" |
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Hermits Rest Lodge "Now this, Dear, is a FIREPLACE!" "Yes, Honey, and now it's time to head back to the campsite and start your own fire to fix supper!" |
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Desert View Drive Pipe Creek Vista "Look, Dad, this overlook is the exact place where the photo on my playing card case and playing cards was taken! Cool!!!" |
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Yaki Point "Help us, Bubby, we're falling!" |
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"No can do, I'm falling myself!" |
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"Oh, you all are just toooooo dramatic! Relaaaaaaaaaaaax..." |
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Grandview Point "I'm not falling. But I would like to jump!" |
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Moran Point Bob Picture #3 (inside joke) |
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Desert View The Watchtower "Hurry up, Dad, we want to see the views from the tower!" |
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"I can see the Colorado River!" |
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"This place is just spectacular. I never get tired of looking at all the different views. You just can't believe how vast everything is until you see it in person. I have to say, Honey, you did an excellent job planning this trip! And to think that last year at this time at home, we were digging out of the 3 feet of snow that fell! And now it's sunny and warm and JUST PERFECT!!!" |
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"Yup!" |
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Bob Picture #4 (inside joke) |
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IMAX Theater Tusayan, AZ "Look, Dad, they have one of the boats used in the IMAX movie we saw in the part that showed John Wesley Powell exploring the Grand Canyon and running the rapids! Cool!" |
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Rim Trail "Wow, what a beautiful morning to hike the Rim Trail!" |
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"Look, Daddy, the clouds
moving in make the canyon look much different than what we've seen the
past several days!" "Yup!" |
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"Oh my, that sure is a long way
down!" "Look, Mom, you can see the Bright Angel Trail and the rest houses!" |
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"Hello!" |
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Bob Picture #5 (inside joke) |
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Hopi House Grand Canyon Village "Can we climb the ladders, Daddy?" "Nope." |
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Lookout Studio Grand Canyon Village "Can you see us, Dad? We're standing at the railing!" "Yup...barely!" |
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April 2004 Air Museum Planes of Fame Valle Grand Canyon Airport, Valle, AZ "This, Bubby, is the Lockheed C-21A Constellation that was Gen. Douglas McArthur's transport during the Korean War. Pan American Airlines really made the Constellation famous." |
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"All these old jet fighters are
cool, Dad!" "Yup!" |
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"Well, well, well, look what we
spotted in Williams, Arizona...an orange Bronco for sale that looks almost
EXACTLY like the orange Bronco that Daddy had when he and Mommy started
dating, ages ago! Does that bring back a lot of memories, Daddy?" "Yup!" |
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Twisters Soda Fountain & Cafe Historic Route 66, Williams, AZ "Can you see us, Daddy, by the pink car?" |
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"So this is what a real soda
fountain bar is like?" "Cool!" "Yup!" |
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"I love all the decorations,
Daddy!" |
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"Yup, there's tons of stuff!" |
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Meteor Crater RV Park site #31 Meteor Crater, AZ "Hey, Dad, looks like we have the place all to ourselves!" "Yup, the RV Host said last week they were full with other spring breakers. Perfect timing!" |
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Meteor Crater Observation Deck "Hey Bubby, look through this one to check out the old drilling structures at the bottom of the crater!" "I'm looking at the 6' astronaut replica, but I can only see him through the scope!" "Wow, it feels like the wind is blowing more than 60 mph!" |
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"Look, Daddy, the Museum Guide
told me this is the largest piece of the meteorite that's been recovered.
They found it two miles away and it weighs 1,400 pounds!" "Wow!" |
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"Through the magic of 3D Landscapeography, I'm now standing at the base of the 550 feet deep and one mile wide crater!" |
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"Hey, Dad, it's cool all the
NASA stuff they have here on display!" "Yup!" |
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Petrified Forest National Park Near Holbrook, AZ "Hey, Dad, these tree stumps are really hard! Hard as ROCKS!!! He he he he!" |
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Rainbow Forest Museum "We didn't know there were dinosaur bones here, too!" |
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Crystal Forest "Look, Dad, there's petrified tree pieces as far as the eye can see!" |
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The Tepees "Look at all the colored stripes!" |
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The Painted Desert Pintado Point "The view from this overlook is magnificent!" "Yup!" |
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Grandma & Grandpa's Campground
site #1 Rociada, NM Who would've thought that in just a few short hours we would go from a glorious week of sunny record high temperatures to rain, sleet, hail, and snow, snow, snow? "Welcome to waking up in New Mexico in April at 7,500 feet!" |
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"The electricity and the phone
are out, we have whiteout blizzard conditions and just one shovel, so,
Dear, isn't the view out the second floor bedroom window just wonderful?" "Yes, Honey, but we need to leave this morning to get home! Can we make it?" "Yes, Dear, we have our mighty Suburban that can tow the trailer through nearly anything! |
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"Woooo hooooo, don't you just
love the snow, Son?" "Yup, Dad!" |
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"Goodbye Grandma and Grandpa!" "Drive careful, now!" |