Arizona

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A land of vast see able differences all of which have beauty

First you must start with the Grand Canyon of which I have written about much

Two rims separated by the deepest of valley's with a raging river at its center

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We have experienced in detail the top of both rims

We have enjoyed sunsets and sunrises and camped and stayed at a rim cabin

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No matter how you experience the Grand Canyon it will be unforgettable

There is nothing quite like it anywhere in the world that we have seen

We have driven out through Kayenta and Tuba City once getting gas portioned with water

That caused a brief delay as we had to have our gas lines cleaned

We have experienced Monument Valley and could easily see John Wayne riding toward the sunset

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South out of Flagstaff you drive a winding road through wooded forest land into Sedona

We visited the wonderful Chapel designed by Marguerite Brunswig Staude not Frank Lloyd Wright

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It is magnificent and a real holy place in the middle of a mystical land

We have driven up the narrow winding road to the top of a plateau with barely enough room to make the curve

We have driven south to Nogales and then into Mexico to buy medicine we could afford nowhere else

Once a long time ago Linda, my sister Maggie and I went nightclubbing in Nogales

We have stopped at casinos and mission churches on the way to Nogales

Going from Tucson toward California next to Mexico with the wind howling at you

We even have been to Colorado City where plural marriage is practiced openly

We spoke with some women there who were cordial but not overly friendly

We saw the walls around homes and the suspicious looks from people living in the city

One of the neatest things we ever did as a family was to tent camp in a "wash" in the middle of the Painted Desert

Linda and I got up around 4 in the morning and just looked at the stars while our daughters were snoring in their tent

The Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert are beautiful places

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Later with Gigi, Grant, Zach, Sadie and Portia we stopped and walked down into Painted Desert and had a wonderful time

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Snowy mountains, flat steaming hot deserts, tall cactus, incredible valley's, great wooded forest

Arizona offers much in diversity and people

We once got sick on a hamburger bought in Prescott

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We watched Spring Training one glorious week in Phoenix which I will never forget

Arizona is a state filled with many memories most of which are good

We visited my mom and dad when Dad was stationed at Luke Air Force Base

Seems like you can see the Flagstaff Mountains for hours as the sun slowly sets in the west

So many roads and each filled with beautiful picturesque scenery!

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John