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Photos of Grandma Bert and Grandpa Roy's 30-day, 6,300-mile trip to the Grand Canyon and back in May 2014.The albums are indexed approximately in the order locations were visited and not alphabetically.
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Report of the Trip
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The Trip Out
Highlights of the trip out to the North Rim of the Grand CanyonHighlights of the trip out to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
96 images
Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry
Nashvile was your grandparents' first stop on their trip west. Visited 7 and 8 May 2014.
137 images
Memphis and Graceland
155 images
Mesilla (Los Cruces), New Mexico
Mesilla is an old town tourist district within the Los Cruces area. Visited 16 May 2014
28 images
War Eagles Air Musuem
Photos of everything except the airplanes at the War Eagles Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on the Mexican Border. Visited 16 May 2014
48 images
Benson, Arizona
Benson was a small, southern Arizona town where your grandparents stayed for 3 nights as they visited Grandma Bert's sister, 2 air museums and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 17 to 19 May 2014
9 images
Animal Watchers & More
Great Aunt Mary is your grandmother's youngest sister. 17, 18 May 2014
14 images
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was a large state-owned park and museum where your grandparents spent half a day hiking in the desert and looking at exhibits on 19 May 2014.
74 images
Wickenburg, Arizona
Because of a fire along the Interstate to Flagstaff, your grandparents were forced to turn around and go through a wonderful little town called Wickenburg 20 May 2014
13 images
Wupatki National Monument
Wupatki is a large national monument that, among other things, consists of an extinct volcano, the box canyon and Lomaki ruins and the Wupatki main ruins 22 May 2014
44 images
Arizona Scenes
Grandma did the photography while Grandpa drove. Approximately 17-22 May 2014.
30 images
Kanab, Utah
Grandma and Grandpa spent 3 nights in Kanab. It was from here that they visited the north rim of the Grand Canyon as well as Bryce Canyon, a canyon completely different from the Grand Canyon.
51 images
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Your grandfather actually felt the view from the north room is more beautiful, but he cannot really explain why. 23 May 2014
42 images
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon was another site your grandparents had not scheduled for a visit. They were certainly glad that they did.
39 images2 videos
Petrified Forest National Park
The Petrified Forest National Park looks like a place where someone has cut down all of the large trees; however, on closer examination it turns out every one of them has turned to stone, agate, over the centuries. 26 May 2014
65 images
Painted Desert
The Painted Desert is vast, covering much of northeastern Arizona. This album is in two parts: what your grandparents saw during their drive to Utah and the Painted Desert on the "Petrified Forest" side of the desert.
22 images2 videos
Sandia Peak
Just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the peak is reached by the longest cable tram in the world. Visited 27 May 2014
41 images
Albuquerque Museum
The Albuquerque museum, a few minutes from Albuquerque Old Town, had a large outdoor collection of sculptures. Grandpa Roy photographed most of them. Visited 27 May 2014
53 images
Petroglyph National Monument
Petroglyphs galore at Petroglyph National Monument Visited 28 May 2014
30 images
Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Groom, Texas The cross also was not on the itinerary. Visited 29 May 2014.
23 images
Stafford Air and Space Museum
Stafford was an astronaut during the Apollo-Soyuz mission Visited 29 May 2014
18 images
45th Infantry Museum, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Your grandparents had a wonderful guide through this free and excellent museum. He was 89 years old and had fought in World War II. Visited 30 May 2014
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Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City
28 images
Casey Jones Village & Store
27 images
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
17 images