What a sight to see!

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We’re torn between covering miles and taking in sights.  Couldn’t pass up the Grand Canyon…
We arrived in time to catch the sun’s rays setting on the canyon.
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…and then tucked in for a shivery night.
Goodnight moon.
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Temperatures fell below freezing and we wished we had spent a little extra and plugged in our heater!

In the morning we took a little hike down into the canyon to a favorite point–‘Oooh, Ahhh Point’  it’s called.  Most of the other hikers were headed for the bottom of the canyon, an overnight venture.  We were just in it for the views and a little exercise after so much sitting…
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This little squirrel almost appears to be afraid of heights ( :
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If you look closely you can see the trail zagging back and forth down the canyon wall…
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This tower was the last sight to see.  It was built in the 30’s as an overlook of the canyon.  You can climb to the top up a spiral staircase.  I love peeking out all the little windows.  Today it was thronged with so many visitors speaking so many languages that the tower of Babel seems a fitting name …
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And always, at every sightseeing spot, there are curios and souvenirs to buy… These sheep caught my eye.  They’re a product of the Navajo nation.  I’ll let the picture be my souvenir…
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And that was a sampling of the  sights we saw this day. I’ll quit with this one–a plaque mounted on a studio wall overlooking the canyon. And I add an ‘AMEN’.
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–Linda

27oo miles and counting…

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We bid farewell to my beloved Catalina mountains on Tuesday morning.  Texas here we come!
But first the cool boulder land of the Dragoon Mountains south of Tucson…
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What a nice thing rest stops are– a place reserved for emptying bladders and filling stomachs and taking pictures!   The early pioneers never had it this good…
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IMG_1020 Joshua trees are in abundance  in New Mexico!

Ahh the great moment for Rachel… We cross the Texas border!
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Just beside the highway passing through El Paso is Mexico…
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We reached our destination for the day (Hueco Tanks State Historic Site,  east of El Paso) only to be turned back.  Too late to camp.  Sigh.
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So while we regrouped we snacked in the car listening to the yip of coyotes across the plain…
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Then we headed on into the night, arriving by night at another Park just in time to claim the one remaining campspot.  Up in the Guadalupe Mountains the night sky was brilliant.  We did some stargazing before tucking in for the night.
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Morning light revealed our location more fully…
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IMG_1064 Yucca.

We got up and at ’em early– heading for Carlsbad Caverns…

Don’t Fence Me In


The wildflowers are subtle here and you have to look close but they are all the more radiant for the wilderness that surrounds them…
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This one’s camouflaged!
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Twins!
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“The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the Word of the Lord remains forever, and this word is the good news that was preached to you.” I Peter 1:24-25
Hope you had a wonderful Easter!!