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Sedona, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley

Started by peleuba, 01/24/2012 03:40PM
Posted 01/24/2012 03:40PM Opening Post
Here are some pictures from a recent (Nov 2011) vacation to Arizona. In the past, I've tried to get to Sedona every other year or so to visit my astronomer friend Milt Wilcox - who unfortunatley passed away back in the Spring of 2010. I came to love the area and the very dry climate. I grew up in rural Maryland, and now live in southern PA with my two young sons. I envy those that live in Colorado and the desert southwest.

For this visit, I wanted to take my two sons and do a little sight seeing. They have never been to the southwest nor seen the Grand Canyon. It was kinda neat - it was early November and Sedona got an inch of snow while we were there and the Gran Canyon got about 8".

All photos were taken with my trusty Nikon D70 set to Auto or in some cases Landscape mode.

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:42PM #1
Sedona - standing on Submarine Rock

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:43PM #2
Red rock above Sedona

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:44PM | Edited 01/24/2012 03:45PM #3
Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona.

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:46PM #4
Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon #2

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Grand Canyon #3

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:49PM #7
So, there really is a river down there!

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:50PM #8
Some more Canyon

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Posted 01/24/2012 03:51PM #9
East end of the Grand Canyon

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