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Monument Valley 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:50 MDT

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First Stop. Hoover Dam Pictures of the new bridge.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:47 MDT

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Hoover Dam

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:44 MDT

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Felicia and Alan's Cagiva's at the Hoover Dam

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:41 MDT

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Hoover Dam sign with proof the Cagiva's were there!

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:38 MDT

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Closer shot of the support cables and tracks, plus the support pillars for the new suspension bridge at the Hoover Dam.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:35 MDT

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These cables and support rails can carry a few tons, each. Amazing.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:33 MDT

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Day one of our trip. On our way to Las Vegas for a stay overnight, then on to Wendover. Bikes are loaded up.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:30 MDT

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Somewhere outside of Las Vegas, in the middle of nowhere was the desert oasis, water, green grass.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:27 MDT

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It's no mirage, that is a natural lake in the middle of the desert outside of Las Vegas, NV.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:24 MDT

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We were unable to get any closer to the water, because the area was closed.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:21 MDT

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On the way to Wendover, a picture of the Salt Flats, while traveling on the bike. It was oddly cool on this day.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:18 MDT

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Another shot of the Salt flats while traveling on the bike.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:15 MDT

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One last shot with the Camera of the Salt Flats.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:13 MDT

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MV Augusta on the Salt Flats. This bike holds the record for the fastest production bike. Sweet.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:11 MDT

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Nice old Indian I made Felicia take a picture of.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:08 MDT

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Cool old Car (Buggati or an old Rolls) trailering a Full fairinged Triumph.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:05 MDT

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Getting ready to unload the Triumph.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:00 MDT

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Picture of people on the Salt Flats, with the timing tower in the distance.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:58 MDT

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A Harley side car. I found it interesting that it had a trellis frame.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:55 MDT

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Closer look of the Harley powered side car rig and the trellis frame.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:53 MDT

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This has two twin Harley engines.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:47 MDT

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Coming up the the Wendover welcome landmark, Wendover Will.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:42 MDT

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Welcome to Wendover, says Wendover Will.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:39 MDT

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The snore of a Hotel and Casino we stayed at. Next time we will stay somewhere else.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:34 MDT

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Out on the Salt with Bob and Phil (on the Bike). Phil was giddy this day (the only time I saw him happy) in the 3 days I knew him. But he should be, to travel half way around the world to race at the Salt Flats would be a dream come true for many people. Which just goes to show that you should always have a dream and strive to reach it. Good work Phil.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:31 MDT

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Bob on the salt. Bob is a bit less rough then the salt he is standing on.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:29 MDT

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Bob, Phil and Margi.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:26 MDT

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Phil and Margi (sorry if I misspelled your names). Felicia in the background in the red hat, talking Cagivas with another attendee.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:24 MDT

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Bob, Phil and Margi.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:21 MDT

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Warming up the bike, getting ready for a run. Margi's son, Ben is pictured in the back, sitting in the chair.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:18 MDT

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Leaving the World Famous Bonneville Salt Flats, with proof that we rode the Cagiva Gran Canyons on the Salt (but not fast). Felicia is shitting on the 2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:15 MDT

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Self described.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:13 MDT

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Alan's 1999 Cagiva Gran Canyon at the Entrance to the Salt Flats Speedway.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:10 MDT

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Felicia's 2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 at the Enterance to the Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:07 MDT

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Alan with his Gran Canyon. Can you guess where I am?

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:05 MDT

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Felicia outside of Salt Lake in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:02 MDT

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Closer up of Felicia in Little Cottonwood Canyon, outside of Salt Lake City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:58 MDT

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Just trying to get a good shot of Felicia and the bike with the mountain range in the Little Cottonwood canyon. I will get it right sooner or later.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:54 MDT

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Felicia is getting tired of me taking her picture in the Little Cottonwood Canyon.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:51 MDT

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Hey, there's a better shot of the bike and the mountain in the Little Cottonwood Canyon.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:48 MDT

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A bit blurry but a good shot of the view of what we were riding through. Again in Little Cottonwood Canyon, outside of Salt Lake City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:45 MDT

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Whoo hoo! That's a good picture right there! Little Cottonwood Canyon, outside Salt Lake City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:42 MDT

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At the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon at a ski resort. 8745 feet in elevation.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:39 MDT

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At the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon at a ski resort. 8745 feet in elevation.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:36 MDT

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Ski resort view. At the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon at a ski resort. 8745 feet in elevation.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:34 MDT

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One way in and one way out. This area had signs everywhere not allowing dogs on any of the trails. Apparently Salt Lake City and surrounding areas get all of their drinking water for these canyons.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:31 MDT

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That white stuff on the Mountains in Snow, even in the first part of September.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:29 MDT

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At the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon at a ski resort. 8745 feet in elevation.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:26 MDT

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A good ride to the top here. A bit short, but very nice.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:23 MDT

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That is a big mountain with lots of ski runs. Makes me tired just thinking about going down those runs.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:20 MDT

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On the way to park city we stopped at the highest point before dropping down into the town of Park City, UT. 9,746 feet elevation. Wow.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:18 MDT

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I am certain the fuel injection of the Cagiva's was not happy about the elevation!

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:15 MDT

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At the highest elevation we had ever been at on motorcycles. This was the view. Getting ready to go down our first dirt road of the trip to get to Park City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:13 MDT

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Nice view of both bikes, at over 9,000 feet elevation, outside of Park City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:10 MDT

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Another view from over 9,000 feet sans bikes.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:07 MDT

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The dirt road to Park City. Felicia's first time down a dirt road.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:05 MDT

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After making it to Park City, UT and have a snooty ($5 coffee and $2 peanut butter cookie) we left for other parts of the south west. This was a very cold lake that had wind surfers on it in full dry suits. Felicia took this picture with me standing next to the bikes.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:02 MDT

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Wind surfer on the very cold lake, outside of Salt Lake City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:00 MDT

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Another shot of a cold looking wind surfer.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:57 MDT

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A different view without the wind surfer of a lake outside of Salt Lake City, UT.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:55 MDT

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Alan's tri-color Cagiva Gran Canyon at Bridal Veil falls somewhere in Utah.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:52 MDT

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Who doesn't like waterfalls and tri-color Gran Canyons?

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:49 MDT

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Larger view of the mountain and bridal veil falls.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:46 MDT

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Felicia's 2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon at Bridal Veil Falls, somewhere in Utah.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:44 MDT

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The legend of Bridal Veil Falls. I am always amazed at the stories we create to explain things we see.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:41 MDT

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Felicia at Bridal Veil Falls. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:38 MDT

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Another view of Felicia at Bridal Veil Falls, UT. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:36 MDT

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A couple having a picnic on the back of their truck were nice enough to take our picture to prove we were both here at Bridal Veil Falls, UT. September 2008. Oh yeah, the jackets and pants we have on, add 40 pounds on film!

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:33 MDT

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Somewhere in Utah we came across these wind generators. Looked like a photo op to me.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:30 MDT

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Just about a dozen windmills in a valley, somewhere in UT. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:27 MDT

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Moab Utah, Arches National Park. Just as you leave the vistor center. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:25 MDT

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On the tour road of the Arches National Park in Moab, UT. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:22 MDT

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Arches National Park, Moab Utah. Just above the visitors center.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:19 MDT

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Arches National Park, Moab Utah.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:16 MDT

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Arches National Park, Moab Utah. A view of the fault. You mean to tell me that God did not make it this way? hmmm.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:14 MDT

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Arches National Park, Moab Utah. Time to get off the bikes and go for a hike!

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:11 MDT

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The trail. With the way the US economy is going, the other Park street might soon look the same.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:08 MDT

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A better shot of the trail map. Arches National Park, Moab Utah.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:05 MDT

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On the Park Avenue trail. Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:02 MDT

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Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008 The top of the trail. What a view.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:00 MDT

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A description of the rock formations. Of course we have to label them. Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:57 MDT

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A nice view of what seasonal water can do to the stone at Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:54 MDT

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A closer look at the rock, sand and stone, on the Park Avenue trail in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:51 MDT

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Attempting to capture the contract of shapes and colors, under the bright sun on the Park Avenue trail in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:49 MDT

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Towering Rock formation left in the Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008. What does it look like to you?

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:46 MDT

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Felicia and her red hat, on the Park Avenue trail in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:44 MDT

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Fantastic views while walking down the Park Avenue train in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:41 MDT

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Alan standing in a dry creek bed on the Park Avenue trail in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:38 MDT

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Panoramic shot of Alan on the Park Avenue trail in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:35 MDT

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Another attempt to capture the effects of years of water running of the rock and stone of the Park Avenue trail in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:33 MDT

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Back on the bikes and on the tourist road at a view stop in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:29 MDT

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View spot #2 that we stopped at in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:27 MDT

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The bikes and a very large rock formation at Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:24 MDT

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Different view of Felicia's Gran Canyon in Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:21 MDT

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This is Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008. Seems to look a bit like Monument Valley. Towering rock formations.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:19 MDT

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Descriptions of the rock formations in the previous photos.

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:16 MDT

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View of the direction where are heading on the road through Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008

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aksaz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:13 MDT

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Another shot of a current path through Arches National Park, Moab Utah. September 2008