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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #40b

2,000 mile car tourist trek through southwestern Utah, Northern Arizona and Eastern Nevada, May 2015
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Grand Canyon north rim park roads were closed this time of year, but we wanted to do something different by taking dirt roads south of Fredonia, AZ to a primitive access.
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After several miles of muddy roads, and a short walk, bang, there it was all to ourselves.
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My first exposure to the Grand Canyon. It didn't seem real, more like a giant soft palette painting hanging in front of me.
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A telephoto zoom to some of the deepest sections far in the distance. Hard to process the vastness.
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Heading back north we get a perfect view of the Grand Staircase.
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Vermillion hills at bottom, white cliffs in the middle (including Zion), and pink cliffs (Bryce) on the top row.
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Arriving at Panguitch, UT with some nice sunset colors on Bryce cliffs.
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Up the next morning to view the second half of Bryce Canyon.
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Fairyland Point.
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Swamp Canyon lookout.
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Farview Point.
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Piracy Point.
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