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| Sunrise at Lake Roosevelt |
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| Phoenix airport. Leaving Matt and picking up Jessie. |
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| Crossing the border to California. |
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| First National Park that was initially disappointing. But with a surprise ending. |
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| In front of a giant yucca plant. |
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| desert, desert, and more desert |
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| Gorgeous sunset |
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| Finally, after many miles of desert - The Joshua Tree:) |
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| Driving to Lake Roosevelt. |
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| Another very hot day - 105! |
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| Camping right on the lake. |
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| Ethan fishing with the "neighbor". Turns out the neighbor is a pro fisherman. |
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| Home of cliff dwelling indians. Very interesting. I would not have survived here. Temperature was pretty high - 105. |
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| Petrified forest. Visitors take about 1 ton of the forest each month in their pockets. Most feel very guilty and send it back. Can you imagine? One ton a month! |
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| Ravens are common out here but they don't the the heat. Interesting. |
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| Riding through the Painted Desert National Park. |
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| Beautifully decorated lodge in the Painted Desert. It is now a visitor's center. |
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| Making omelets in the ziplock bags over the campfire. Yummy! |
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| On the road again. Back to Lake Powell for a fun day at the pool. |
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| A different view of the Colorado River |
