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Tagged With: Grand Canyon

Photo Friday: Eagle Rock in the Grand Canyon

Everything about the Grand Canyon amazed us but the Skywalk and the view of Eagle Rock were at the top of the list. Tom got this great shot from beside the Skywalk, since no cameras are allowed on the Skywalk itself. Pin It

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Mountains or Beach: It’s a Never-Ending Quandary

Possibly because he had never seen the beach until we got married – don’t even get me started on how unbelievable this is – Tom is not the beach-loving fanatic that I am. My mom was born in Pensacola, Florida and we spent most vacations there my whole life so to me the proper travel … Continue reading »

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The Engineering Marvel That is the Hoover Dam:Part One

We looked up at the huge dam towering above us, quite magnificent against the bright blue sky, and simply marveled at it. We had just seen one of the most incredible natural feats of nature, the Grand Canyon, by helicopter, from a raft,and from the Skywalk and, even though this dam paled in comparison to … Continue reading »

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The Grand Canyon Skywalk

Read the first post about our Grand Canyon adventure HERE and the second one HERE, both with Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters. Still reeling from the incredible experience of seeing the Grand Canyon from the air in a helicopter and from the Colorado River in a raft, we speedily hopped up to the top of the … Continue reading »

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Rafting the Colorado River

Read the first post about our Grand Canyon adventure HERE.   I’m just going to have to be honest here and tell you that the vision conjured up by the title of this post – white water! dangerous rapids! I totally almost drowned when I was thrown from the raft! – should be tempered with … Continue reading »

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Flying a Chopper Over the Grand Canyon

Seriously, you can’t imagine how cool I felt typing “chopper” above. As if I actually had anything to do with piloting the chopper, other than attempting to climb into the pilot’s lap when he veered a little too close to the canyon’s walls. Absolutely, without a doubt, the coolest thing we did the entire time … Continue reading »

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This is the Opposite of Writer’s Block

I don’t have writer’s block. I have…what is this…writer’s deluge? I am deluged with so many words, so many images, so many activities, so many experiences from the last few weeks that it’s hard to get them organized. The last time I was this deluged with stories was last fall when we spent a few … Continue reading »

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