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Activity: Hiking State: Arizona City: Chinle Canyon de Chelly N.Mon. September, 2007 |
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I love Canyon de Chelly,situated in Navajo Reservation,not well known but well worth. I find it intimate because Navajo Indians are still living and working in the fertile valley- due to the stream. The only drawback is that one needs a guide to visit the canyon floor. Next time I rent a horse with a guide. That would be fun! I took the only one trail that is open for the public: White House Ruins.Wonderful 800ft descent: 2.5 miles round trip,steep, rocky thru tunnels, cacti,lizards. Anasazi(the ancient ones)built their houses on ledges above the canyon floor.the 500ft sheer cliff is awesome. |
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Activity: Sightseeing State: Arizona City: Grand Canyon hopi reservation in NE arizona September, 2007 |
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When the Grand Canyon trip was over,the Petersons and I went to see the Annual Social Dance in the Hopi Reservation. We took 89S and then 264E to the Second Mesa where the festivities took place in their kivas. All the Hopis and cute children wore traditional costume,lots of turquoise jewelry, fox hides attached to mens behind, women with cut-out symbol boards on their head. They all danced behind one another in a circle to the sound of drums and men chanting. Wow,with the indians and the mesas, the buttes,the big sun and that sandy arid desert I thought I was in a foreign country.Worth a trip |
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Activity: Camping State: Arizona City: Grand Canyon August, 2007 |
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(continuation of trip). We slept on fine sandy beaches.Each got a tent but because it was so warm most slept on a small mattress under the stars. We had full moon and the shadows and lights it cast on the massive surrounding rocks was gorgeous. The firmament was incredible, the brilliance and the multitude of stars made you reflect on the colossal greatness of the universe. Dear thoughts of Andre and our discussions of the cosmos. The food,the beer, the people were great. Flawless execution of boatsmen. An helicopter picked us up at the bottom and a plane brought us back to Marble Canyon. |
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Activity: Camping State: Arizona City: Grand Canyon August, 2007 |
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With Hatch River expeditions we left Lee's Ferry monday am Aug.25 and returned to Marble Canyon on Sunday Sept1.It had stormed the night before and the water was milk chocolate brown, full with sand. Bizarre.Water is a constant 52F.Except for first rainy day the weather was gorgeous. Trip's leader was John Warme, a geologist prof from CSM and 2/3's of the 32 people were geologists. Got my first lessons in the geology of the G.C. Pretty cool. We had 2 motored boats. Did 188 miles. Rapids were awesome when you sit in the "bathtub" or on the pontoons. Hermit and Lava Falls were exhilirating. |
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Activity: Hotels/Resorts State: Arizona City: Tucson Super 8 - N. Stone Avenue March, 2006 |
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Super 8 Motel, 1248 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. (520) 622-6446 --- under no conditions should you feel to stay here. The rooms were very dirty, the shower had a leak from the ceiling into the bedroom, and (due to all this) there was mold on the bedroom drywall. We cancelled the reservation and drove around till we found a better place. |
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Activity: Bars/Clubs State: Arizona City: Tucson Plush |
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One of the few true lounges in Tucson, this is my favorite spot to go out in town. It has something for everyone, with a cocktail lounge in the front, a wine bar with patio behind that, and a larger live music area in back...also with a patio. Drink prices are amazing and bartenders are friendly and skilled. Crowd tends to be twentytothirtysomething, rather than UofA undergrads. |