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• Smoky Mountain and Cottonwood Road

  May 24, 2009 / 17 years agoTours

  No risk, no fun….Odometer: 50,652Time: 07:15Checked out of the Travelodge and drive away from the cloudy sky over Page towards Big Water. We try Smoky Mountain road again and today get through the riverbed and…

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• Exploring the area around Page

  May 23, 2009 / 17 years agoTours

  Odometer: forgot it againTime: 10:00We check out of Debbie’s Hide A Way and explore the area, starting with the Antelope point. Later we check the road to the Smoky Mountains on the other side of…

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• Page, AZ

  May 22, 2009 / 17 years agoTours

  Odometer: forgot to check itTime: 06:00 amIt’s still raining and it doesn’t look like it would stop soon. At times it is pouring down heavily (as we find out from the evening news we got…

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• Petrified Forest, Painted Desert and Monument Valley

  May 21, 2009 / 17 years agoTours

  Odometer: 50,094Time: 08:00Weather: mostly cloudyWe are only about 20 miles from the Petrified Forest National Park away and so it is an easy drive to get there. We take some of the suggested walking tours…

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• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

  May 20, 2009 / 17 years agoTours

  Odometer: 49,648Time: 08:00 amWeather: mostly sunny and still hotFrom Gila Bend south on HWY 85 all the way almost to the Mexican Border the road leading there is offering some spectacular views of blooming Saguaro…

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• We are on the road!

  May 19, 2009 / 17 years agoTours

  Today we have started our trip….Odometer: 49,312Time 10:00 amThis morning we spontaneously decide to pack our stuff and hit the road. The car had been serviced last week and is ready and there is no reason to stay…

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