Nevada National Monument
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Tanya and Ghislaine
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The Campground in Zion (Utah)
Zion National Park: The Canyon
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Zion South
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Emerald Pools Trail
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Zion: The park changes character ...
... on the East side ...
... striations
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Kaibab Plateau: 3000 meters (9000 feet) high
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Grand Canyon (Arizona)
... Yes, Really Grand !
Views from ...
... North Rim Visitor Center
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Good Campsite
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Grand Canyon: Cape Royal
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The South Rim far away
Colorado River ...
... 1700 meters (5800 feet) below ...
... a tributary
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Sunset
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Vermillion National Monument (Arizona)
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Tanya and Al
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A Navajo Indian
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A nearby Restaurant ...
... quite nice
Colorado River: Calm ...
... boisterous near Lee Ferry
Page: A Bold River Loop
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Lake Powell (Utah and Arizona)
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Navajo National Monument (Arizona)
A Navajo Tipi
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The Landscape ...
... around the Cliff Dwellings ...
... Betatakin
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Monument Valley (Arizona)
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Monument Valley: The Campsite
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Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) ...
... AD 850-1150
Pueblo Chetro Ketl
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Ancient Balconies
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Small Kivas ...
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... the Large Kiva
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The Trail of the Petroglyphs
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Pueblo Bonito ...
... the largest Pueblo
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... up to 5 Stories
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Pueblo Kin Kletso ...
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The Trail Climbs ...
... and Climbs ...
... penetrates the cliffs ...
... up to the Tableland
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Pueblo Bonito
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The old Anasazi Route ...
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... the Staircase built into the Cliff
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The Way Down ...
... very narrow
A Fossil
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Pueblo Chetro Ketl
Lunch after all the cliffs !
Visitor Center
Mesa Verde (Colorado) ...
... Spruce Tree House Cliff Dwelling
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In the Kiva
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Blue Jays everywhere
Cliff Palace: The largest Cliff Dwelling
First Pithouses ...
... and later Cliff Dwellings (AD 1190-1280)
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