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Never heard of Antelope Canyon?
You might not know it by name, but you're likely to recognize it.
On Windows 7 look for it in your bundled Wallpapers.
On Mac OS X look for in your bundled Desktop Pictures.
I've repeatedly seen those and other pictures of this beautiful naturally-sculpted sandstone
canyon reshaped by wind and rain
for years I've thought, "I want to go see it myself."
Today was my chance.
| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 8:40 am | Departed Tuba City | 258 |
| 9:58 am | Arrived Lower Antelope Canyon | 182 |
Range/Distance ratio: 0.97
Conditions: Downhill, 99°F
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Located within and managed by the Navajo Tribal Park, this
unique site can only be seen by guided tours because of the confined and limited space of the canyon
and the danger should there be a flood.
I reserved with
Ken's Tours months in advance.
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I could not be more pleased with the tour.
It began with a decent down ladders and steep staircases into
the lower end of Lower Antelope Canyon.
The kids had no problem working our way through the winding slot canyon.
On this 400-meter tour,
we could see and touch a blend of orange, pink, and purple hues on these
wave-like shapes frozen, for today, into solid sand.
These are the kinds of sites I wanted my family to see.
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After the two-hour tour it was time for lunch.
We found an flavorful Mexican restaurant in Page, Arizona, two miles west.
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| Horseshoe Bend
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A short distance south, on the way back, was the trailhead to an overlook of
Horseshoe Bend, an extremely curved valley cut by the Colorado River.
| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 2:02 pm | Departed Page, Arizona | 168 |
| 2:12 pm | Arrived Horseshoe Bend | 161 |
Range/Distance ratio: 1.4
Conditions: 99°F
Be careful where you step because behind us is a 1000-foot sheer drop!
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The kids were getting tired and the temperature was hot, so after a few pictures we headed back.
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| Destination Charging at Moenkopi Legacy Inn
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| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 3:02 pm | Departed Horseshoe Bend | 160 |
| 4:10 pm | Arrived Moenkopi Legacy Inn | 65 |
Range/Distance ratio: 1.37
Conditions: Uphill, 99°F
The drive back was easy in this remote area.
When we arrived a white Model S was there to become a neighbor to mine, both of them charging tonight.
Meanwhile the kids were eager to drop into the pool.
We took our time enjoying the water in this heat, then
had a pleasant dinner before bedtime.
Cost to Charge: $0
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Dean E. Dauger holds a Ph. D. in physics from UCLA, where his group
created the first Mac cluster in 1998. Dr. Dauger is the award-winning
author in multiple American Institute of Physics' Software Contests and
co-authored the original, award-winning Kai's Power Tools
image-processing package for Adobe Photoshop.
After founding his company,
Dauger Research, Inc., its debut product,
Pooch, derived from Dr. Dauger's experience using clusters for his
physics research, was soon awarded as "most innovative" by IEEE Cluster
and continues to revolutionize parallel computing and clusters worldwide
with its patented technology.
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