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 Above: The Grand Canyon as viewed from the North Rim Lodge was featured in the Arizona Republic Newspaper travel section.  North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park � |
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Rim Grand Canyon The remoteness of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon makes it a special place.� Only about 10-18 miles separate the North and South Rims as the crow flies. There are two ways to get to the North Rim from the South Rim.�Hike down and back out for a total of 23 miles or drive the 215 miles that separate the two rims.� Significantly fewer people visit the North Rim which is open only 6 months of the year due to snow fall at the 8500+ foot elevation.� The North Rim receives more precipitation and is cooler than the South Rim.� While on the road from Jacob Lake, we saw more than a dozen wild turkeys and numerous deer and bison. Many of the named
rock formations in the canyon are on the North side of the
Colorado River, making them more prominent when seen from the
North Rim.� For all these reasons, the North Rim of the
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� Monsoon
Sunset Late-Summer
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� Colorado River and Lake Powell near Page, AZ |
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In Memory of
Nolan Robert Murray Born April 1, 2009-Died August 13, 2009 He will always be missed but he will never be forgotten Nolan's Photos 1� 2�� 3� |
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Chihuly: The Nature of Glass
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 Above: The Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse in the Beagle Channel near Ushuaia, Argentina was featured in the Arizona Republic Newspaper travel section.  � |
� South America and the Land at the End of the Earth
The photos are divided into four groups:
PLEASE READ Santiago, Valparaiso, and� Puerto Montt, Chile (21 photos) � Pio XI Glacier, Punta Arenas, Chile, and Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Argentina (45 photos) � Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, and Montevideo, Uruguay (30 photos) � |
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US Navy Blue Angels at Fleet Week US Navy Blue Angels (59 photos)
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 American Bald Eagle in Alaska � |
� Alaska Adventure � |
 Calving of Margerie Glacier in Alaska |
Glacier Bay National
Park Margerie Glacier is one of the most beautiful glaciers in the park.� It is about one mile wide, with an ice face 250 feet above the water and 100 feet below the water surface.� The glacier is over 20 miles long and moves down hill about 2000 feet per year or about 6 feet per day.� As it nears the salt water of the ocean, it breaks off which is called calving.� We were very lucky to see several calvings during our visit which usually start with a big crack or bang. Click HERE to see photos of the glacier ���
Click HERE to see
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 Sunset near Pinnacle Peak, Scottsdale |
Arizona
Desert Sunsets
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 Monarch Butterfly Collection � |
Monarch
Butterflies-Winged Beauty This is a series of 32 photos of Monarch butterflies showing the first morning light as the Monarch's awake to their graceful flight and survival.� Butterflies have a relatively short life span. Some species take several generations to complete a migration. The photos in this series were taken over a six week period and required more than 30 hours of on-site photography at the butterfly pavilion.� Over 1700 photos were taken of these fast moving beauties to obtain the ones shown here.� ��������������� FLASH VERSION (32 Photos)������������������ HTML VERSION (32 Photos) |
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Ireland 200 photos from our trip to Western Ireland.� Don't miss the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Westport. |
