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• California Condors – Update

  Dec 19, 2021 / 4 years agoNews, Tours

  Another trip to Page, AZ means another stop at Navajo Bridge to check in on the California Condors. This time we see 4 or 5 birds sunbathing and flying. A perfect opportunity for Marco to…

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• The Wave

  Nov 19, 2021 / 5 years agoNews, Tours

  Today is the day!  Permits for "The Wave" are only available via a lottery either online 4 months ahead or in-person at the BLM office in Kanab for the next day. Only 64 people are…

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• Smoky Mountain Road

  Nov 18, 2021 / 5 years agoNews, Tours

  On our second day we want to take it a bit slower and give our legs and backs a break from hiking and heavy backpacks.We take Dennis out to the back side of Lake Powell,…

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• Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch

  Nov 17, 2021 / 5 years agoNews, Tours

  Back in August Marco won the online lottery for a permit to “The Wave” (more about that in our separate Post), and because we didn’t want to drive to Page for just one day, we…

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• California Condors

  Nov 16, 2021 / 5 years agoNews, Tours

  On our way to Page, AZ, we take a detour to the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon to check whether we can see some California Condors.We have been at the bridge before but didn’t know…

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• Critters after the rain

  Aug 31, 2021 / 5 years agoNews

  This year's monsoon in Arizona has been wonderful for plants and critters. The great plant growth allowed for successful reproduction and survivorship of white-lined Sphinx moths (family Sphingidae) also called hawk moth or hummingbird moth…

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