We ended up bringing the Yaris from California to San Carlos, Mexico to load up with the gear we were to have taken on our Pacific crossing. I picked up a tent, air mattress, sleeping bag, and stove in Nevada en route and we bought pots and pans and plates and mugs and all the other things you need to live on a camping trip in various stores around Guaymas.
We drove north stopping at Organ Pipe National Monument, the Grand Canyon, Navajo National Monument, Natural Bridges, Canyonlands (the Needles), and Arches as well as a few lesser known destinations. I will post some pictures from these places in later posts, but here are a few to get started.
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| Grey whale at San Ignacio lagoon |
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| Another grey whale at San Ignacio lagoon |
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| And one more grey whale at San Ignacio lagoon |
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| Lovely double ender anchored at San Juanico - the anchorage where we first met Kurt and Nancy |
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| Nest builder |
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| Wild flowers in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument |
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| Mutant Organ Pipe Cactus |
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| Tree in evening light - Grand Canyon south rim |
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| Silhouetted tree - Grand Canyon south rim |
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| Moon rising - Grand Canyon south rim |
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| View from our campsite Navajo National Monument |
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| Rocks and clouds - the Needles, Canyonlands |
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| An arch - Arches National Monument |
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| Lovely hike at Arches |
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| Contemplating a natural bridge |
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| We did a loop hike at Natural Bridges to see 2 of the bridges from below |
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| Newspaper rock - petroglyphs hammered into the desert varnish |
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| Newspaper rock - more petroglyphs |
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| Narrow leafed yucca |
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| Tree shadows Cedar Mesa |
