Month: June 2010

Canyoning

Let’s make this an easy post: the Grand Canyon is both a canyon and definately grand! On Saturday we’ve visited and seen pretty much everything there is to see and visit apart from the Desert View Drive. This included an epic flight on a helicopter over the south rim towards the north rim over one of the widest and most

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Indian summer

After a very early start this morning (05:30!) we left our lovely and cosy hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona at around 7:15 to be on our way around 8 am after the necessary groceries. We were heading for the Grand Canyon, but we planned a few stops to do some sightseeing. The journey led us from Scottsdale to Verde where we

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The eternal blowdryer

Whoever went to California, probably knows the phenomenon: an ever present high temperature low humidity wind, which basically acts as a blowdryer stripping anything in its path from its moisture. Today we have been in its grip for over 4 hours. Luckily, we were prepared and bought a huge tray of bottled water to keep us hydrated. The route was

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