The Grandest of Canyons, Southern Style

Day Ten of our National Parks Tour takes us to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, the last National Park of our trip.

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At the Grand Canyon South Rim

After doing the tourist-with-camera thing, we head for Sedona, Arizona, on our last night before heading for California.

A side note about Sedona: on Friday, to celebrate my arrival in La Quinta, Sarah leaves for a three-day yoga retreat in Sedona. She’ll be joined by Cindy, their yoga instructor (Stephen) and a bunch of other devoted yoga fanatics. What a great spot to do yoga, or just about anything else.

To see more of the sights we saw along the way, check out today’s Photos-of-the-Day (PODs), below.

Wanna see the actual route from today’s ride, using Google Maps? click here.

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And now, today’s “Previous Blog Trivia Question:”

Q: What newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of a mid-air collision over the Grand Canyon in 1956, killing 128 people?

A: The Salt Lake Tribune, my first employer after graduating from the University of Utah (full disclosure: I was not involved in the Pulitzer-winning coverage).

Q: For extra credit — Besides the Pulitzer, how else was the Grand Canyon plane crash recognized?

A: The crash site, in 2014, was designated a National Landmark, one of 2,450 sites across the country with such status.

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Gotta go.

Vroom, Vroom.

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Checking out the view.
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Busy day at the park.
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Strawberry cheesecake on a stick, in the park.
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On the way to Sedona, taking a break at a Flagstaff Dairy Queen.
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Two-fisted satisfaction: DQ double dipping.
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One at a time for me.
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Thai dinner in Sedona.
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And a cigar to cap off a great day.