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I may be going to the Grand Canyon.

Heading east on UT 9 out of Zion NP. The highway ascends the cliffs with switchbacks, then goes through a dark tunnel, illuminated only be a few "skylights" through the rock.
 

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Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley AZ near Kayenta
 

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Vermillion Cliffs along highway AZ 89 between N Grand Canyon and Navajo Bridge. Please, don't attempt to gawk while riding.
 

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Paved road in Burr Trail canyon from overlook, SE of Boulder UT
 

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Here's one huge sandstone cliff on the plateau in Arches National Park.
 

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The north rim of the Grand Canyon is at around 7,000 feet, about 1,000 feet higher than the south rim. The landscape is much more tapered. Somewhere down there is the Colorado river.
 

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An old postcard of the lobby of the El Tovar lodge on the S rim of the Grand Canyon. The lodge was built by the railroad to bring in tourists, and was the first to be built at the Grand Canyon. It's about 100 feet from the lip, and just uphill from the old RR depot at the end of the line. The railroad still runs, and the El Tovar has been recently refurbished.
 

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The National Park Service has a great online guide to the Grand Canyon at http://www.nps.gov/grca/

One very useful part of this guide is the "trip planner" section, which has all sorts of interesting and useful information about the Canyon.

pmdave
 
Well, I went all over the place in Arizona.

Half the time, my pictures looked fake. They looked like post cards or something.

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I didn't know this pic would look rad, I was literally just walking by and snapped it. I wish I would have paid more attention:

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My friend, sitting on the edge:

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Never boring:)

I've been so many times through the area and its always great riding. I go again next week on the way to Tucson. Good pictures. My daughter graduates the U.of Az. as a newbie Aerospace Engineer. I'm a happy Dad:). She rides a F650, too:). Thanks for sharing your AZ trip. Its such a fine place to ride....Randy:thumb :usa
 
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