Outside the park, we pulled into the airport where the helicopter rides can be had. We signed up for a 50 minute ride over the canyon. There were 6 people (plus the pilot) aboard. I was TERRIFIED when the helicopter took off, but when we flew over the rim of the canyon, I was too amazed to be scared. This was one awesome ride. I’ll only post one picture, as the shots from inside the Canyon didn’t turn out any more amazing than those taken from the rim.
When the helicopter ride was over, we headed down Hwy. 64 E. to Cameron, where we’d been told there was a very cool Native American trading post. At one store, Joel bought an Indian flute, and I found a pretty silver and turquoise ring. We had lunch there – Navajo Tacos. We’d been advised (by Dick, our tour guide from Friday) to get the small one. We should’ve listened to him. They were huge!
We took Hwy. 89, then Hwy. 160 toward Tuba City. The highway runs through some Native American reservations – Navajo and Hopi. It is the most barren place I have ever seen. New Mexico has nothing on this place when it comes to looking like Mars.
We really, really wanted to take our pictures with one foot in one state and one in the other in the “Four Corners” area – Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Unfortunately, the monument was closed for renovations, and we could not get the picture.
A few hundred yards down the road, we entered Colorado. Look at the sign - “…Colorful Colorado” – and then see the “colors” we saw for the next 30 miles or so.
Those Coloradans are such wise guys. ;)
We’re spending the night in Cortez, Colorado.
Love the moon picture!
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