Saturday, November 17, 2012

US - Antelope Canyon



Glen Canyon Dam


The annual Balloon Regata event in Page.


We joined Lower Antelope Canyon tour - $26 for adult (in cash, no electricity there, so they don't accept credit cards.) This is the entrance to the slot canyon. 


Spiderman eyes?


Woman with long hair?


Tour guide playing a double flute.


Eagle head?


Antelope Canyon is not a national park, it is Navajo (Native American) owned & operated.


Climbing up.


The end of the tour.


We walked the Hanging Garden Trail.
  

Lake Powell


Viewpoint named Horseshoe Bend.



Leaving Page, brown & white colored hills along Highway 89. 
During this trip, our GPS was constantly trying to lead us off into the wilderness.  All along the route to the north rim, it kept telling us to turn on little dirt roads, or at places where there were no roads.  On this leg of the trip, it got smarter.  It had us turn on Johnson Canyon Rd, which was a small, paved road.  After about 15 miles though, it turned into an unpaved dirt road for the last 20 miles.  It eventually got us to the highway, but it took much more time than if we'd taken the longer route, staying on the highway the whole way.   With the bad road, no cell phone coverage, almost no traffic on the road, and no houses, we were very glad we had a new rental car (less than 9000 miles on it when we started out.)

After that, we had trouble finding the hotel we planned to stay in that evening, because Bryce Canyon City only became a city recently & wasn't included in our GPS maps.  GPS is good, but always trust the road signs more.
We stayed a night in Bryce Canyon City.

Friday, November 16, 2012

US - Grand Canyon at North Rim


On the way to the North Rim Grand Canyon.
Controlled burning.



 View from the North Rim



Viewpoint named Bright Angel Fault.
Five Rock Layers are visible







The smoke made it look like heaven.


Vermillion Cliffs Highway
We stayed a night in Page, AZ.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

US - Zion National Park


Our Canyons trip started from Las Vegas airport and ended at the Phoenix airport.


A bright red rental car for 8 days.


First entrance is Zion National Park.
We bought an Annual pass for $80 for all National Parks.


Riverside Walk


One of the viewpoints named Weeping Rock.
Water weeping from the rock.



Zion-Mount Carmel Highway


 What is this hole in the cliff for?


Oh.. when we were in Tunnel, those holes in the cliff are the windows to let in light.



 Yeah, we can see the patterns in stone.


We stayed a night in Kanab, UT.
Holiday Inn Express (room rate included tax $100.74), very nice hotel.


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

US - Las Vegas



A night in Las Vegas
Bill's Gamblin House upgraded us to a suite instead of the room we booked when we checked in, it was nice.
一夜的拉维加斯
原本定Bill's Gamblin的是普通房,确被升住进套房,非常宽大。


世界级的赌城


Musical fountain at the Bellagio Hotel
音乐喷池


灯红酒绿


Full moon night.
月圆夜


Romance
添加浪漫


 There was a film crew shooting that night.
Several times people jumped from helicopters, coming down by parachute over the fountain and landing on the main street, which had been closed to traffic. 
Pretty cool!
一组摄影队,几次有人从直升机用降落伞越过喷池着陆在大街上。


酷极了!


Indoor decorations for Halloween.
室内的万圣节装饰。


有一广场设置着四面佛坛。
不知她是否有所求?


我无所求,只是敬拜。 
Before heading to the hotel, I found $20 on a walkway outside of the mall.
I must be lucky.
走不远,竟拾到$20钞票。真好运。


Anyway, I donated the $20 to fundraising for hurricane 'Sandy' for the person who lost the money.
我为失主把$20捐给美东的风灾了。


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