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A bird on the South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon
A bird on the South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon

June 2018 Road Trip:
Canyons & Arches

Jun 8–16 · 9 days · with my brother David · 5 national parks · ~3,869 miles · 73 videos
Rim to river and back at the Grand Canyon, then Arches, Canyonlands and Great Sand Dunes. All videos taken by my brother's cell phone have [D] in the title.
Travel: [Day 1]Fri Jun 8Drive to Clinton, OK · no videos
Drive to Clinton, OK · no videos
Petrified Forest N.P.: [Day 2]Sat Jun 9Glenrio, then Tiponi Point in Petrified Forest on the way to the Grand Canyon
Glenrio, then Tiponi Point in Petrified Forest on the way to the Grand Canyon · 6 videos
Grand Canyon N.P.: [Day 3]Sun Jun 10Rim to river and back with David: down South Kaibab, up Bright Angel (~16 mi)
Rim to river and back with David: down South Kaibab, up Bright Angel (~16 mi) · 13 videos
[Day 4]Mon Jun 11Rest day after the big hike
Rest day after the big hike · 2 videos
Arches N.P.: [Day 5]Tue Jun 12Desert View Drive, Monument Valley and Goosenecks, then on to Arches
Desert View Drive, Monument Valley and Goosenecks, then on to Arches · 15 videos
[Day 6]Wed Jun 13Tapestry and Broken Arch, then Delicate Arch; a campfire at Devils Garden
Tapestry and Broken Arch, then Delicate Arch; a campfire at Devils Garden · 18 videos
Canyonlands N.P.: [Day 7]Thu Jun 14Mesa Arch, Grand View Point, Green River Overlook, Needles Overlook; on to Durango
Mesa Arch, Grand View Point, Green River Overlook, Needles Overlook; on to Durango · 14 videos
Great Sand Dunes N.P.: [Day 8/9]Fri Jun 15/16Wolf Creek Pass and Great Sand Dunes, then Ellis, KS; home the next day
Wolf Creek Pass and Great Sand Dunes, then Ellis, KS; home the next day · 5 videos
 
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