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     Jerry_haughton  |
DAY 21, cont.  no? well look CLOSER!  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  here ya go. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  i included some people in this shot to help give a sense of scale. there's no way to adequately describe the Grand Canyon, nor any way to capture the magnificence via a puny little camera - this place scoffs at such futile endeavors. speaking of people, there were way too many for my liking - i struggle sharing a religious experience like this with even a few humanoids, much less a crowd. i grabbed several pix and quickly moved on. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  this is more like it. down the road a piece there was a small trailhead with no cars parked nearby. after looking both directions to make sure the coast was clear i deftly slipped the 'Strom around the boulders that had been carefully arranged to prevent such an undertaking as i was undertaking (JB2, you'd have been SO proud! ) and proceeded to put my adventure-touring motorcycle to good use. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  hmmmm, doesn't say anything about a permit for trail riding... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont. my efforts were rewarded with the view represented in the next three photos, and BEST of all i had it all to myself:  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
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DAY 21, cont.  seems i'm not the first person to ride their adventure-touring motorcycle down the New Hance Trail... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  sorry, i was feeling whimsical. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  hmmmmm, the trim on the dumpster is the same color as the 'Strom. coincidence? i think not. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  my sister Lisa was into purple. whenever i see purple wildlfowers in my travels i think of her. i took this shot to say hello. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  JB2, without you along i'm reduced to taking "thumbs up" self-portraits! (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  at Desert View, at the very SE corner of the Park. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  it may not surprise you to know i'd ridden several hundred yards down a "pedestrian only" walkway to get these last two shots. nobody seemed to mind. hey, i may be on a Suzuki but i'm still Ferris Bueller, after all. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  the canyon, a little less Grand, as seen from US 89 south of Page. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  hard to see in the pic but i'd had to four-wheel drive it to get the bike up to this spot - the view seemed to warrant a photo, and spur of the moment i whipped a left and did some modest hill climbing to get up here. (i know JB2 is grinnin' as he reads this. ) so, didya notice the little green things by the front tire? (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  neither did i until i got the bike stopped... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  at the Navajo Bridge Visitor's Center. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 29, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  the Navajo Bridge Visitor's Center. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 29, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  The historic Navajo Bridge. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 29, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  the old bridge... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 29, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  ...and the new bridge. i snagged the photo below from the internet, to give a better idea how cool this place is.  "The new Navajo Bridge in Grand Canyon National Park is the only crossing of the Colorado River for a stretch of 965 km (600 miles). The $15 million steel arch bridge carries traffic across Marble Canyon, 143m (470 feet) above the Colorado River. The 1929 Navajo Bridge remains a pedestrian bridge. High strength steel was used in the new bridge in order to be visually compatible with the historic bridge and its setting." (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 29, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  looking back across the valley floor i'd just ridden (took FOREVER!), from US Alt 89 north of the Canyon, east of Jacob Lake. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont. the next four shots were taken from the same location. off-roading (yet again! ), and was enjoying the multi-layered view.  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  #2 (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
DAY 21, cont.  #3 (Message edited by jerry_haughton on November 28, 2004) |
