| This article is based on years of
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| | without lots of traffic. The town has
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| traveling in and out of Las Vegas to
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| | lots of buffets, gas stations, golf, etc.
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| visit some of the most beautiful places
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| | If you are planning a visit to Zion,
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| on earth. Las Vegas can be a very
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| | staying here is an easy drive up and back
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| inexpensive place to fly into.
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| | for a couple of day trips into the
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| AdventureZoneTOURS, that's what I should
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| | region. Many times I have gone with a
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| have named this article. That's how I
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| | group and we have to reserve quite a few
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| like to travel. I want to be comfortable,
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| | rooms.
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| have great adventure, for a reasonable
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| | As you head north on I 15 you'll see the
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| amount of money.
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| | Las Vegas Speedway home of NASCAR races
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| For our budget, our trip into the Vegas
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| | as well as Nellis Air force base. You'll
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| airport begins on a Sunday thru
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| | probably see or hear air force jets
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| Wednesday. The focus and goal of our trip
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| | flying around or landing as you travel
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| is to get into the great outdoors. But,
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| | past the base. The thunderbirds have a
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| we like to stay the first couple of
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| | presence here, as well as some funky
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| nights in Vegas and then the last couple
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| | looking stealth and unmanned remotely
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| of nights too, with the middle of the
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| | piloted aircraft. Maybe this is where all
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| trip spent touring awesome places in the
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| | the UFO Area 51 stuff comes from. If
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| great Mohave Desert.
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| | you're interested in more information
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| As soon as you get off the plane you know
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| | about the mystery lights in the sky,
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| you are in Vegas and are bombarded by
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| | search for Groom Lake or Area 51.
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| visual entertainment. Everything is
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| | The Valley of Fire State Park is up this
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| bright and flashing, it seems like
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| | way and located only six miles from Lake
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| daytime even at night. Huge screens
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| | Mead, it's 55 miles northeast of Las
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| preview the available shows and
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| | Vegas via Interstate 15 and on exit 75.
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| entertainment in town. As you leave the
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| | Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest and
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| airport you will find all modes of
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| | largest state park, dedicated 1935. The
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| transport available along the street
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| | valley derives its name from the red
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| including taxis, limos & shuttle buses.
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| | sandstone formations and the stark beauty
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| There are a lot of hotels to choose from.
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| | of the Mojave Desert. There are some
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| Many times I have stayed on the strip at
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| | really awesome campsites nested within
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| Tropicana Ave. Returning to the car
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| | the red rock cliffs. This is a great
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| rental lot at the airport is just minutes
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| | place to stretch your legs and do a
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| from this part of the strip. There are
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| | little rock scrambling. It's about a 30
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| many choices for hotels. There are
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| | minute drive from the highway exit. The
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| thousands of hotel rooms and more being
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| | Moapa Indian Reservation runs a store
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| built every day. There are hotels on Las
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| | right at this exit.This can be a nice
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| Vegas Blvd, more just off the strip and
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| | stop for bathrooms; they sell fireworks,
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| some just blocks away from the strip in
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| | have a small casino, tax free cigarettes
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| downtown Las Vegas. Fremont Street has
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| | and liquor in their small convenience
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| been canopied by tens of thousands of
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| | store.
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| lights. The hotel/casinos in this area
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| | If you continue north into Utah on
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| have almost a neighborhood feel. At night
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| | highway I 15 from Las Vegas you can go to
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| The Fremont Street Experience comes alive
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| | Zion National Park. It's just a few hours
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| with lights, and music. It's feels almost
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| | north of Las Vegas and can make a great
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| like a block party.
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| | day trip. April thru Oct. the
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| Will you need a rental car? Many times
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| | environmental friendly shuttle bus
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| your best deal on a rental is going to be
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| | provides transportation in the park.
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| for a weekly rental. Even if you rent for
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| | Other month's autos are allowed in. There
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| just 4 days, the weekly rental is
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| | is a highway Rt 9 that goes thru park of
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| normally a better deal. Normally, the car
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| | the park and is open to traffic all year.
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| rentals work on a 24 hour period. For
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| | If you might be planning a hike into the
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| example if you pick up at 6 pm, your
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| | Virgin River and upstream, talk to the
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| return would have to be by 6 pm of the
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| | rangers first. Our last trip the water
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| day the car is suppose to be returned.
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| | levels were too high and not safe. After
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| Many times I will fly into Las Vegas and
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| | you tour of Zion, be sure to take RT. 9
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| take one of the inexpensive shuttles to
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| | through the tunnels, and the landscape
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| my hotel doorstep. Then the day I want to
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| | totally changes after the tunnel. It's
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| begin my weekly rental, I take a taxi to
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| | like a different planet. The second day
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| the rental location to pick up my car
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| | we visited the Zion Plateau where we
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| being careful to pick it up at the same
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| | found a resort and paid the all day pass
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| time of day that I will be returning it
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| | to ride their ATV's, use their pool, play
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| the day of my departure. You can also
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| | paintball, climbing wall, etc.
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| consider renting your auto at one of the
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| | From here you now need to plan out your
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| downtown off airport rental locations.
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| | trip based on how long you'll be
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| This can save on the airport tax
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| | traveling for. You could head to Bryce
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| surcharges that are added on to your
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| | Canyon Nation Park or you could go to the
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| rental at the airport locations. As you
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| | Grand Staircase-Escalante National
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| choose your car rental, you might find
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| | Monument, Lake Powell, even The Grand
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| that they have a location right at the
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| | Canyon. I normally take Utah highway 89
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| hotel you choose to stay at.
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| | if I am going to Lake Powell and on the
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| Las Vegas has plenty of entertainment to
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| | return just to see even more scenery I
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| enjoy, with shows that change from month
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| | return towards Las Vegas using Arizona
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| to month. There are many free things to
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| | ALT highway 89.
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| do as well. The water show at the Beligio
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| | Heading south on Utah highway 89 from
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| is cool and interesting if seem by night
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| | either Zion or Bryce you'll see a turn
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| from the Eiffel Tour. Everybody likes the
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| | off for Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
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| free volcano at the Mirage, the lion's
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| | Here pinkish sand worn off the sandstone
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| habitat at the MGM, The show in front of
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| | cliffs was deposited by the winds
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| TI, Mardi Gras style show in the Rio and
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| | creating 3,000 acres of sand dunes.
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| on and on. This article is about getting
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| | Continuing along highway 89 is the town
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| out into the great outdoors, so I'll
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| | of Kanab, Utah. One popular visit in the
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| leave the entertainment search up to you.
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| | area is the Paria and Johnson Canyon
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| There's always plenty to see and do.
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| | Movie Set where over 300 movies and TV
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| On to your AdventureZoneTOUR! Now, let's
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| | shows were filmed.
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| find adventure!
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| | This area is called the Arizona Strip. We
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| The Valley of Fire
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| | visited The Glen Canyon Dam which created
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| Zion National Park
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| | Lake Powell. Lake Powell has 2000 miles
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| Bryce Canyon National Park
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| | of shoreline and canyons etc. We rented a
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| The Grand Canyon
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| | speed boat for the day at the Marina. As
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| Lake Powell
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| | you look for boat rentals, you need to
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| Antelope Canyon
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| | decide if you want to rent at the marina
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| Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
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| | where the boat is in the water or another
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| Grand Staircase-Escalante National
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| | rental where you may have to tow or
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| Monument
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| | arrange for the boat to be launched. You
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| One of the first things I do as I'm
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| | may choose to not have a hotel/condo and
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| leaving town is to find a big grocery
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| | stay on a houseboat. The sun is strong
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| store or the local shopping mart. I buy a
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| | and lots of sunscreen and sun block
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| cooler and load up on water, fruit, soda,
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| | should be used. Many people visit Rainbow
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| chips, snacks, napkins, plates, forks and
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| | Bridge and it is the world's largest
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| deli items. Many times we'll have an
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| | natural bridge.
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| inexpensive breakfast or lunch along the
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| | Antelope Canyon is a Page, Arizona
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| way. We'll have a great restaurant
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| | photographer's opportunity. This is the
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| dinner.
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| | most spectacular slot canyon I have been
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| There is where the Mojave, Sonoran and
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| | to. You'll find that all tours require a
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| Chihuahuan deserts are within striking
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| | Navajo guide and there is an upper and
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| distance of your entry point of Las
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| | lower canyon. The tours are separate. You
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| Vegas. Some of these areas can be very
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| | can join a tour in Page, AZ or drive the
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| hot in the summer, but if you plan well
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| | few miles to the Navajo Nation. There is
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| and hit the higher elevations, it can be
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| | a cost for parking at the Navajo tour
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| very comfortable. Remember this area of
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| | site, as well as for the tour itself. Our
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| the world can be wild and dangerous. Take
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| | tour was in an open safari type vehicle
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| all the precautions necessary. This is
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| | for a few miles into the desert. As you
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| the Mohave Desert, you'll need water. You
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| | get there you see just a dark crack in a
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| do not want to get stuck in the sand, or
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| | huge cliff. It is an amazing slot canyon
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| have your auto break down in a remote
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| | carved by water and wind over millions of
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| area. There are places your cell phone
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| | years. The sandstone colors are awesome
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| will not work. If you hike into any
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| | and many people are touched by this
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| remote areas, learn about them first and
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| | natural cathedral that the Navajo's have
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| obtain necessary permits. There are a lot
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| | treasured for years. When the sun is
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| of slot canyons that are very beautiful.
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| | directly over head, beams of light can
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| A slot is a narrow passageway thru cliff
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| | then shine into the canyon.
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| lined canyons. This was carved into the
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| | I like to return back towards Las Vegas
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| sandstone by water. Beware! If it is
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| | using AZ alt 89 out of Page, AZ. Be sure
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| raining 100 miles away from you, you may
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| | you make the turn on alt 89 or you will
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| not know it and the slot you could be in
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| | continue south towards Flagstaff, AZ.
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| is where the water will run. I have heard
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| | Taking this route will bring you past the
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| several stories of people being carried
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| | Vermilion Cliffs. As you continue on
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| away and drown because of lack of
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| | highway alt 89 you'll get to Jacobs Lake,
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| planning. When you are in a narrow
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| | this is the turn off if you are
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| canyon, there is no place to escape. Be
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| | interested in visiting the North Rim of
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| smart and be careful. Take lots of
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| | The Grand Canyon. I timed my last trip so
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| pictures.
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| | we could overnight at the Lodge. We
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| Heading north there is another great
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| | showed up late afternoon, watched the
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| little casino city right at the border of
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| | sunset, stayed in a cabin right near the
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| Nevada called Mesquite, NV. I have found
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| | rim. We ate at the dining room with an
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| the hotel room rates to be down right
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| | awesome view. You'll need reservations or
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| cheap. Mesquite has everything that I
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| | you'll be out of luck.
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| need as a base of operations. The rooms
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| | From here you'd just return back to
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| are acceptable, the Casinos are modern
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| | highway 15 and your trip back to Las
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| and fun with pools and even arcades,
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| | Vegas.
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| bowling alleys and movie theatres,
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