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Mary Jane and Granny and Susie |
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RV Travel to Southwest Canyon Country |
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May 2004 |
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Page Four - More Utah Canyonlands |
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Bryce Canyon National Park |
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Twinkletoes |
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Granny at the Rim Trail |
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pointing at Bryce Canyon Hoodoos |
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Views of Wall Street, a tall narrow passage on the Navajo Loop Trail |
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Hoodoos
Navajo Loop Trail
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Looking through a hole in the wall |
Queen Victoria on her throne |
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Queen's Garden Trail |
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Bryce Canyon erosion continues, making dunes from hoodoos |
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Bryce Canyon Amphitheatre |
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Sunset from Sunset Point |
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Capitol Reef National Park |
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Capitol Reef
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Cliffs surrounding Fruita Campground |
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Fruita Campground
is next to an orchard where mule deer feed
Capitol Dome is in the background on the right |
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Chukar |
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Capitol Dome |
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Mule Deer |
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Sunset from the campground |
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area |
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Glen Canyon cliff views |
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Hite Crossing View |
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White grasses, green sagebrush, and red dirt |
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Natural Bridges National Monument |
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Sipapu Bridge
Natural Bridges are created by meandering streams bending back upon themselves and finally cutting through the rock
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Owachomo Bridge
Erosion gradually wears away the bridge, making it more and more delicate until it finally collapses |
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Cryptobiotic Soil |
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Cryptobiotic soil is a collection of organisms including mosses, lichens, and algae, critical for support of more complex plants. Strands of these bacteria cement the soil together, forming a layer resistant to erosion. If this crust is stepped on, it is destroyed, and erosion will
take over and wash the soil away. It may take years to regenerate. |
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Life in the desert is tenacious |
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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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