ABQ - Lake Powell - St. George - Dinosaur tracks - Bryce Canyon - North Rim - Prescott - ABQ

April 5-9, 2000

The Avion trailer is packed and hitched and we are ready to start our trip to Utah and Arizona

Glenn Canyon bridge 700' above the Colorado river

Glenn Canyon Dam and Lake Powell

People assembling at an excavation site in St. George to see the dinosaur prints just discovered within the past month.

Carol posing by an overturned block of sandstone with the reverse impression of a dinosaur foot print.

Hand and "foot" The raised hatch pattern is the reverse image of cracks in the mud.

The family that owns this property was in the process of excavating away the top of the small hill to make way for a construction site. They had removed about 15' of soil when they encountered a layer of sandstone. The dinosaur tracks were discovered when some of the sandstone blocks were overturned.

The family is now taking turns staying at the excavation site to protect the findings from vandals.

A snowy landscape enroute to Bryce Canyon.

Bryce Canyon

Looking down Navajo Loop trail that enters the dark narrow passageway called "Wall Street".

Carol in "Wall Street" Portions of the shaded trail were wet clay or snow packed. We debated which were the more slippery :-)

A Ponderosa

A multitude of switch backs in Navajo Loop Trail

Carol looking happy because we have almost finished the loop and are approaching the top.

A deer near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Carol photographed this curious wild turkey out the window of our car.

We were impressed by this huge fireplace at the National Park lodge.

Our first visit to the more remote North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Only 12 miles as the crow flys from the South Rim but over two hundred miles and 5 hours by car.

Round trip was 1,843 miles, the longest yet in our Avion. Averaged 14 miles/gallon overall. The biggest problem was clever Jerry left the 30 amp power cord with 'special connections' at home. We used candles the first night then rigged up a 15 amp extension cord with both ends male for the balance of our stay.