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Monument Valley on highway 163

Monument Valley to Four Corners

March 18, 2020March 14, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

After spending some time in Monument Valley, we were headed onto the next part of our trip: The Four Corners Monument, which is the spot where the borders of the 4 states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico meet. …

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Categories Road Trips, Utah Tags arizona, bluff, colorado, four corners, goosenecks state park, hovenweep, mexican hat, montezuma creek, monument valley, new mexico, utah, valley of the gods
Four Corners Monument

Visiting the Four Corners Monument

March 16, 2020March 21, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

Do you like unique geographical locations and want to stand in 4 US states all at once? Then you’ve got to visit the Four Corners Monument one day! It’s the only location in the US where the borders of 4 …

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Categories Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Parks & Places by State, State & Local Parks, Utah Tags arizona, colorado, four corners, navajo, new mexico, utah, western usa

Monument Valley Camping and Places to Stay

March 16, 2020March 7, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

We decided to spend a night and go camping in Monument Valley after driving from the Grand Canyon on our western National Parks road trip. It’s a beautiful place in the middle of the desert on the border of Arizona …

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Categories Arizona, Parks & Places by State, State & Local Parks, Utah Tags arizona, campgrounds, camping, monument valley, utah
sunrise monument valley

7 Top Things to See and Do in Monument Valley

March 7, 2020February 28, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

Looking for what to do if you’ve got a day or afternoon to spend in Monument Valley? I was there in October of 2016-a great time to visit as it wasn’t too hot or cold. Here are some of the …

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Categories Arizona, Parks & Places by State, State & Local Parks, Utah Tags arizona, goulding's, monument valley, navajo, utah

Driving From Las Vegas to Grand Canyon South Rim By Car

March 7, 2020March 31, 2018 by Sylvan Mist

The drive from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon South Rim by car is approximately 4 hours long. You pass through the barren desert landscapes of Nevada into much greener pine forests in the mid northern region of Arizona. This was …

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Categories Arizona, Nevada, Parks & Places by State, Road Trips Tags arizona, boulder city, grand canyon, hoover dam, kingman, road trips, route 66, williams

Driving from Grand Canyon to Monument Valley

June 29, 2019January 23, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

Today was the end of an awesome 2 days spent at the Grand Canyon. I didn’t want to leave, and wished we had at least one more day to check out a couple overlooks we missed, stroll along the rim …

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Categories Arizona, Parks & Places by State, Road Trips Tags arizona, grand canyon drive, kayenta, little colorado river gorge, monument valley, on the road, tuba city, utah

Route 66 Williams, Arizona, Near The Grand Canyon!

February 15, 2019November 4, 2016 by Sylvan Mist

If you’re going to the Grand Canyon South Rim, and driving up from the south, or driving from Las Vegas like I did, a great place to stop at is on Route 66, Williams, Arizona. The small town of Williams …

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Categories Arizona, Parks & Places by State, Travel Reviews Tags arizona, grand canyon, kaibab national forest, railway, route 66, train, williams

Tusayan Ruins – An Ancient Civilization at the Grand Canyon

June 22, 2018December 8, 2016 by Sylvan Mist

Visiting Tusayan Ruins Did you know there were ruins at the Grand Canyon? Before going there I didn’t! Actually there are literally tons of archaeological sites in and around the canyon. In fact the little map brochure I got said …

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Categories Arizona, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Parks & Places by State Tags ancestral puebloans, arizona, grand canyon, museum, tusayan ruins
The Grand Canyon

Mather Point – Amazing First View of The Grand Canyon, South Rim

June 16, 2018November 29, 2016 by Sylvan Mist

I had wanted to see the Grand Canyon ever since I saw pictures of it in my “Children’s Atlas of the World.” Yeah I had one of those. I was a geography geek ever since I was little, what can …

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Categories Arizona, Grand Canyon, National Parks Tags arizona, grand canyon, mather point, national park, view

Things to do at Lake Mead

March 30, 2018October 18, 2016 by Sylvan Mist

If you’re visiting the Hoover Dam, you might also want to stop and see the US’s largest water reservoir that it’s attached to: Lake Mead. Water from the lake goes to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada. It’s impressive …

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Categories Arizona, National Landmarks, Nevada, Parks & Places by State Tags arizona, desert, hoover dam, lake mead, nevada

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