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Route 66 Museum - Clinton Okla.
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The Alps
From our plane going into Naples, Italy
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Hot air balloons - Plano Texas Balloon fest
Hot air balloons launch from a lake in the dawn hours
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The Blue Whale
Used to be a swimming amusement park, built in the 60's - closed in the 80's and is now kept as a reminder of the sights of Route 66.
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Sailing at sunset
Destin Florida, a sail ship arrives as the sun sets
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South Naples coast line
The coast of Naples Italy.
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A church in Naples
This was taken with no flash, just using the camera on a high ISO setting.
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The Grand Canyon..
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The Grand Canyon Hotel
We relax in front of the fireplace in the Grand Canyon Hotel's lounge.
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Linda in front of an 1880's tractor.
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Yellow fields
here is a house spotted from the train with a field of yellow "snake weed" and Black Eyed Susan's in the field.
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The Grand Canyon
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Linda and I
What a background for a photo shoot!
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Linda getting closer to the view
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More scenic views
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When out west, do as ...
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The Little Colorado Gorge
Just east of the Grand Canyon, the Little Colorado Gorge is on Navajo land, and the Navajo have set up sale booths.. with marvelous prices..
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The trip back to the hotel.
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The twin warriors.. a Navajo revered spot.
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Monument Valley
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Why is it called Monument Valley...
This is why!
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A Navajo Indian guide
Anyone that saw the movie "Wind Talkers" will remember this as the spot that the Navajo remembered and honored his fallen Marine protector...at the end of the movie.
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The Three Sisters
A named stone formation.
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Not to many trees here.
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Sunrise brings out the colors.
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And there are a lot of colors.
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Background for the old John Ford movies.
John Ford used Navajo Indians for all extras spots in his westerns.
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This background works also..
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A Navajo mud hut..
it stays cool in the summer, and is easily heated in the winter.
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Navajo weavers
This Navajo elder takes the wool from a sheep, and makes wonderful Navajo rugs. She has no idea of her age, but she is spry and quick witted. A 4' x 5' rug takes 3 - 6 months and is not cheap. Hear she is brushing and straightening black sheep wool.
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Eastwood Fans
here we have the "Totem Pole" on the left.. you might remember Clint Eastwood climbing it in the "Eiger Sanction" movie.
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The Navajo vision.
The Indians see a warrior.. with a top knot and the hair dropping to his shoulders in this picture.. I see it.. do you?
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more wonderful backdrops for photography.
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What ever it takes...
To get that picture.. laying down on the job is permitted!
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Anasazi Indian Petroglyph's
These rock drawings are estimated to be 2,000 year old Onassis rock glyphs of goats and rams.
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The rock bridge and the tree..
A wind hole in the rock, I had to climb a bit to get the tree lined up!
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This one is called the eye..
Not hard to figure out why...
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Wonderful panoramas..
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The Silverton - Durango RR arrives for the morning run.
This is a Narrow Gage 1880's rail line that started life at the Denver & Rio Grand Railway. It served the silver Mines of Silverton,CO as will Denver Rail Service. It became the Silverton - Durango in 1966..
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