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Mary Jane and Granny and Susie |
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RV Travel to Southwest Canyon Country |
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April-May 2004 |
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Highlights |
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A six-week trip of 4600 miles to the Four Corners and back ... |
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Collier
State Park, Oregon |
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... from the Klamath Lakes Complex down along the High Sierras
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to Death Valley in Eastern California ...
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Klamath Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Oregon and California |
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White Pelicans |
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Death Valley National Park California |
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Death Valley Sand Dunes |
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... to the fiery heat of Red Rock Canyon |
and Valley of Fire in Southern Nevada ...
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Joshua Tree, Red Rock Canyon |
Valley of Fire |
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Nevada |
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... to the dramatic high Canyon Country of the Four Corners ... |
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Zion National Park Utah |
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Grand Canyon National Park North Rim Arizona |
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Bryce Canyon National Park Utah |
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Capitol Reef National Park Utah |
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... to the Navajolands in Arizona and Colorado ... |
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Left and Right Mitten, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Utah and Arizona |
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Arizona
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Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
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and the return through Wyoming and Idaho to the Great Northwest ... |
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Flaming Gorge
Utah and Wyoming |
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with Susie
the RV dog |
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The last night at
Charbonneau Park near Pasco
Washington |
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encountering mostly beautiful weather ... with temperatures from 102˚ in Southern Nevada down to 22° overnight at Bryce Canyon in Utah ... |
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... elevations from 282 feet below sea level to passes over 10,000 feet ...
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Badwater Basin, Death Valley |
Snow in the Sawtooths, Idaho |
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... and gas prices from $1.77 to $3.09 per gallon ...
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Grand Canyon North Rim |
Panamint Springs, Death Valley |
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Map showing the route south through Oregon |
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down eastern California to the southern tip of Nevada |
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then around the Four Corners Canyon Country |
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and back through Wyoming and Idaho to the Northwest |
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See the links below for many more photographs of the six-week Spring RV Trip including: |
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Highlights |
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Overview and highlights of the RV trip to Canyon Country |
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Oregon & California |
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Klamath Marsh & Klamath Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Complex |
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Mono Lake, California |
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High Sierras, California |
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Death Valley National Park, California |
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Nevada |
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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada |
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada |
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Utah and Arizona Canyonlands |
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Zion National Park, Utah |
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah |
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Grand Canyon National Park North Rim, Arizona |
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More Utah Canyonlands |
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah |
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah |
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah |
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Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah |
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Arizona and Colorado Navajolands |
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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah and Arizona |
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona |
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Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado |
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Utah and Wyoming and Idaho |
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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah and Wyoming |
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Bear Lake and Gray's Lake, Idaho |
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Sawtooth Mountains and Salmon River, Idaho |
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