any personal input on any of them???
I listed them because they are all great places to visit. Part of
the reason i put the links in was so that you could have a look at
the places and get a feel foir whether or not you woudl find them
of any interest. That said...
Here's a few...
Bryce Canyon Natl Park (southern Utah):
http://www.nps.gov/brca/home.htm
Bryce, and the smaller Cedar Breaks in So. Utah are two
otherworldly parks with incredible orange, white and yellow rock
towers in them. Really a fantastic site.
Zion is one of the majestic, sweeping natiional parks that is a
must see if you are in the lower Utah region. Really worthwhile.
Canyon De Chelly is not very well known, but is a great place to
see as well. Its huge rolling rock walls lead down into the river
valley below, where there are amazing indian ruins built into the
rock walls, and even some working farms in the river bed (as I
recall). the hike down in is pretty easy (also, as i recall).
Really a beautiful and looming place.
You might be able to see portions of the painted desert as you
scoot around the state. you may want to focus on places that are a
bit more focused (it's a huge drive to see all of the formal
Painted Desert area. Learn more about it from the linked pages.
Smaller place with indan ruins. Not spectacular by any means, but
an interesting place.
Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon (Slide Rock!) (central Arizona):
http://www.go-arizona.com/Slide-Rock-State-Park
Sedona is world famous for being the place to retire in AZ (ha!).
It's a really beautiful place in what they call Red Rock country.
Fantastic photo ops in the area, that is for sure. Slide Rock is a
lot of fun for kids as they can slide down the slick rocks of Oak
Creek Canyon over and over again. The ride down the slippery rocks
is quite something! Sedona the town is very sort of artsy fartsy,
but that can be fun in measured doses.
Arcosanti (central Arizona):
http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/arcosw98.htm
-- This is architect Paolo Soleri's habitat for humanity being
built in the Arizona desert. You can tour the place for a small
fee. It is quite interesting to see what they have made out of the
dirt and scrub of the Arizona desert. Many of you may have at one
time or another seen the Soleri Bells which are sold to help fund
the building of the project
(
http://www.smithgalleries.com/Soleri%20Wind%20Bells.htm ).
I'm sort of partial to Arcosanti. It's on Orme property (the
school I referenced), so I have known about it since it was begun.
It's an interesting place to go spend an hour if you are passing
through.
Is any of that any more helpful?
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best,
shudder
