Las Vegas - Grand Canyon Vacation - Oct 2006      by Steve and Mary Cain
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Hoover Dam       Flagstaff condo       Grand Canyon       Sedona AZ       Meteor Crater      
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North Arizona Route Map


Our touring routes.

Hoover Dam between Arizona and Nevada

 

P6443 21OCT2006 Steve and Mary Cain vacationing at Hoover Dam between Arizona and Nevada. The white rock edges above lake Mead indicate that the water level is about 100 feet below the highest lake level.

 

P6440 21OCT2006 Hoover Dam on border between Nevada and Arizona. Lake Mead is above the dam which is fed by the Colorado river. I believe the dam is about 700 feet high and built between 1931 and 1935. Steve and Mary Cain were vacationing at the Grand Canyon.

 

P6442 21OCT2006 Lake Mead just at Hoover dam. Mountain is on Nevada side of lake. White bank above lake indicates that the lake is about 100 feet below its highest level. Steve and Mary Cain were vacationing here.

The Condo in Flagstaff Arizona

 

P6447 22OCT2006 Fairfield timeshare unit where we stayed in Flagstaff AZ. Photo shows our rental car (2006 Mercury Grand Marquis). We drove this car 1754 miles on our vacation.

 

P6446 22OCT2006 Mt. Elden in Flagstaff AZ. This is the view from the front porch of our condo. Elevation is about 9250 feet. Steve Cain hiked up this mountain today. It took 2 hours to climb and 1 hour to come down. The vertical climb was about 2000 feet and the trail was about 2.5 miles long.

 

P6459 23OCT2006 Grand Canyon Out Post about 30 miles south of the Grand Canyon (intersection of US 180 and AZ 64).

 

P6458 23OCT2006 Steve and Mary Cain enjoying a friendly poker game with "good ole" Arizona boys at the Grand Canyon Out Post about 30 miles south of the Grand Canyon. Notice that Slick (on right) is keeping a close eye on Slim (across the table). As a matter of fact, neither fellow made a move during the entire game!

Grand Canyon National Park in north Arizona

 

P6448 23OCT2006 Steve and Mary Cain at entrance to Grand Canyon in northern Arizona off state hwy 64. This was their first trip to the Grand Canyon.

 

P6449 23OCT2006 Grand Canyon north rim in northern Arizona. Elevation at rim is about 8000 feet and is about 8 miles distant. The Coloraro river flows in the bottom from 3000 feet to 2500 feet elevation.

 

P6450 23OCT2006 Grand Canyon north rim in northern Arizona. Elevation at rim is about 8000 feet and is about 8 miles distant. Notice the section of the rim with a flat top in the upper right. This feature is called "Wotans Throne" at 7500 feet elevation.

 

P6460 23OCT2006 Steve Cain on the edge of a cliff at the Grand Canyon. Mary volunteered to stay on the rim to take the picture instead of going out on the cliff.

 

P6457 23OCT2006 Interesting area on the northern rim of the Grand Canyon. The gap in the middle is called Angels Window and the flat spot below the date is called Wotans Throne. Many professional Grand Canyon photos include this view.

 

P6456 23OCT2006 Cliff on south rim of the Grand Canyon (elevation at top of cliff is about 7000 ft). Mountain in distance is Cedar Mountain, elevation 7053 ft.

 

P6454 23OCT2006 Steve and Mary Cain on the south rim of the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. The far side of the canyon varies from 8 to 25 miles distance.

 

P6453 23OCT2006 Mary and Steve Cain on south rim of the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. They were on their first tour of the Grand Canyon. They hiked 5 miles along the top of the south rim.

 

P6452 23OCT2006 Mary and Steve Cain on south rim of the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. They were on their first tour of the Grand Canyon. The view in the distance is the northern rim of the canyon. Notice the section of the rim with a flat top in the upper right. This feature is called "Wotans Throne" at 7500 feet elevation. Wotans Throne can also be seen in aerial photo P6445.

 

P6451 23OCT2006 Mary Cain looking at the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. This is the first time she has seen the grand canyon.

 

P6455 23OCT2006 Humphreys Peak, elevation 12633 ft(highest point in Arizona) viewed at dusk. Mountain peak is snowcovered. Photo taken from US 89 about 20 miles north of Flagstaff as Steve and Mary drove back to Flagstaff from the Grand Canyon.

 

P6479 27OCT2006 Mary Cain in the Grand Canyon hiking on the South Kaibab Trail. The trail goes through several cliffs like the one shown.

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4NOV2006 Added tour route map.
30OCT2006 Added more detail about the meteor crater under photo 6462.
29OCT2006 Added this revision record. Changed meteor crater photo P6462 for wider view. Added photo of Mary hiking on cliff in Grand Canyon. Split web page into 2 pages to reduce number of photos loaded at one time. Added Las Vegas photos.