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Hiking in the Wiregrass Canyon

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116… Marco gets up shortly after 6:00 after another lousy night of sleep. I sleep until after 7:00. It’s after 10:00 when we leave the hotel to drive out to Big Water to get some more information on a walk down Wiregrass Canyon from the Bureau of Land management. We then head 4.6 miles…...

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Wahweap Marina

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116… Basically same as yesterday only that today we have a very nice Javalanche coffee at Wahweap Marina and go for some fajitas to Fiesta Mexicana....

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Enjoying the Lake

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116… At 7:00-ish we get up and at around 9:30 we drive out to Antelope Marina to enjoy a few hours of warming sunshine at the beach. In the afternoon we drive back to Page and enjoy a nice blended cappuccino at the Italian Coffee Place in town. Then we head back to the…...

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Paria Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116,620 We get up at 6:30 and leave the hotel at 8:30. We drive to Paria Bureau of Land management to inquire about a permit to walk to the wave. Unfortunately, they don’t have any left for tomorrow. We continue on Hwy 89 and then turn left into Paria Canyon, a 31 mile gravel…...

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Looking for lake access

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116532 We sleep until nearly 8:00 a.m. At around 9 we start off on Hwy 98 east to find out whether there are any gravel roads leading towards the lake from that side as well. But since we are driving through Indian Reservation all the roads are either closed by a gate or lead…...

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Car Maintenance, Lake Powell

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116457 At 7:00 we get up and Marco is getting ready to go to the garage to get the tire fixed. Unfortunately they find a second tire that is bad as well. So, Marco decides to take the safe route and gets all four tires replaced - a travel expense of USD 250.-. It…...

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Smoky Mountain Rd., Smoky Hollow

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116358 At around 9 a.m. we start off towards Big Water and down Smoky Mountain Road again. This time though we follow Smoky Mountain Road up into the mountains. The scenery of the mountains with all their different colors is of indescribable beauty. The road is climbing steep up until we reach the top…...

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Smoky Mountain Rd., Grand Bench

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116,257 9:15 leaving to Big Water - Smoky Mountain Road for 14 miles. Then we turn right towards Grand Bench and follow the road for about 15 miles of its 27. Within those 15 miles we take some side roads to maybe get to see Lake Powell. The first attempt leads us to a…...

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Grand Staircase Escalante, Cottonwood Rd.

/ 21 years ago

Odometer: 116,100 (ca.) 8:45 leaving Page on Hwy 89 west and turn right into Cottonwood Road of the 46 we drive 21 miles first leading trough moon like landscape then back a valley between two completely different types of mountains. Since there are a lot of phone and electrical cables to both sides of the…...

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