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Phoenix light rail from the airport
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Hyatt Regency hotel
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approaching Sedona on the way to the Grand Canyon
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I saw many of these pink jeeps, offering tours of the area
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Cameron Trading Post
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Desert View Watchtower
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lookout point at east end of South Rim
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from inside the watchtower
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elk
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Mary Colter's Hopi House
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about to take the free shuttle to Hopi Point for the sunset
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Hopi Point, clouds got in the way of good sunset photos
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very hot in the Canyon! But 7000ft at the rim, so not bad there
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got up at 5am and walked to the rim for sunrise
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my lodge
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the lobby and restaurant for Maswik Lodge were in here
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took a taxi to the heliport
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I did the longer route, called Imperial
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several helicopters left at once for 8am tours
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my helicopter
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I rode shotgun!
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about to pass over the rim
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Colorado River
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rafters
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arriving back at the heliport
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the free shuttle
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walking down the Bright Angel trail
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1.5 mile house; only had time for this, but it was so hot anyway
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Lookout Studio
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the train goes roundtrip from Williams, Arizona every day
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mules that can take people down into the Canyon
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last look from outside El Tovar Lodge
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the next morning, back in Phoenix at the Desert Botanical Garden
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Chase Field viewed from my room at the Hyatt
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US Airways Center viewed from the revolving restaurant of the Hyatt
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at Chase Field for Diamondbacks vs Brewers
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the pool in right field
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roof opened just before the game started
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but there was still A/C inside so 100 degrees outside feels like 80 if you sit close enough to the concourse
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Peralta vs. Goldschmidt
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legends race - Matt Williams, Randy Johnson, Mark Grace, Luis Gonzalez
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Matt Williams running past my seat
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walking around in the late innings
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in L.A. at Union Station after taking the Flyway Shuttle from LAX
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subway, not that busy at 5:30pm on a Tuesday
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went with Jung Mee to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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then we took a bus to a Mexican restaurant - this is a flaming margarita
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my hotel
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Jung Mee at the Getty the next morning
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nice gardens
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society garlic plant
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cactus garden and downtown view
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Van Gogh's Irises
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Church of Scientology in North Hollywood
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at Dodger Stadium for Dodgers vs. Rockies
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cast of Girl Meets World
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nice view from our seats
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panorama shot
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Clayton Kershaw finishing his no-hitter
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the next morning, hike up to Griffith Park Observatory
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famous Hollywood sign
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Observatory
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downtown
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Jung Mee
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Mann's Chinese Theatre
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Bäco Mercat for lunch
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California Science Center
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Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center
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L.A. Coliseum, hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984
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Tommy Trojan on the USC Campus
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Doheny Library
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Bovard building
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Thai seafood soup near Jung Mee's place; Thai Town and Little Armenia are next to each other
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on the flight to SF
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Inn at Saratoga
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Ben's and Kirsten's wedding
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dinner served here
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Anna, Vadim, me, Kirsten, Ben, Liz, Josh
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