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April 2017
This past week we went
on a trip to sights in Utah and Arizona to celebrate Bert’s 90th
birthday.
Our first day we drove
to Bluff Utah. Bert and Betty, Greg and Sue, Robin and Richard, and David
and Tracey went in an eleven passenger van. It was a bit crowded but I
really enjoyed talking to Richard and David and Tracey who sat around me in the
van--David always has some entertaining commentary and Richard always has
thought provoking subjects to talk about.
We saw the Bluff pioneer
exhibit, explaining Hole in the Rock and other early pioneer things. We
ate at the Nauvoo twins. We went to Edge of the Cedars museum where we
saw Indian ruins and petroglyphs linked to seasons of the year. We also
stopped at Newspaper
Rock and saw the Petroglyphs.
We then drove to
Chinlee. We had an entertaining Denny’s “shareable ice cream”. Sandy and I
ordered a shareable ice cream dish that suffered from border wars.
The next day we went on
a guided tour in Canyon De Chelly. Our tour guide was a Navaho who
pointed out many interesting ruins and petroglyphs. He also told us about
cleansing and healing rituals without going into detail. The name of the
tour company was “Beauty Way” which signifies a harmonious path with nature.
We then left for
Holbrook Arizona and saw the Petrified Forest. We ate at a Mexican restaurant
Sombriaros. This was our first experience with David as a superlative
restaurant connoisseur assisted by Yelp.
We saw Indian ruins by
Flagstaff and ate at yet another superlative “David recommended” restaurant--Oreganos.
We went to Coconno
National Park and saw craters.
We went to Kayente.
Greg and Sue served their mission there and we saw the Ward and
missionary quarters. We then went to Monument Valley which was
spectacular despite an incredible third world road.
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