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From: JeffT <monolake84@...>

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> Hi all,
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> Two weeks ago I was in the Four Corners, on vacation.
> First I went to Boulder Mtn in "Children of the Corn" Utah. My
> 4x4 handled it well, but I found that Boulder Mtn is VERY aptly
> named. Even in the smooth looking meadows the roads were
> so packed with nasty rocks that'd make my dentist's eyes "ca-ching"
> with dollar signs (thinking of lots of teeth knocked loose!). At 11,000'
> it was nicely cool, looking off the cliff edge down at the 100-degree but
> beautiful redrock scenery 5,000 feet below. LOTS of neat lightning
> and thunderstorms all over the place!
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> I went down later into the redrock country, toured the dirt 110mile Notom
> Road following the Water pocket Fold, but when it reached 113 degrees with
> my un-airconditioned vehicle (and Black Lab, who hates the desert),
> I decided that the Grand Mesa in western Colorado would be a
> fine place to visit.... and at 11,000', it was!... 75 degrees and great
> views. I stayed at the best camp spot there-- a small grove of evergreens
> right at the edge of the cliff overlooking the city of Grand Junction WAY
> down below. At night the city was lit up not only by streetlamps, but
> also of the multitude of lightning storms!
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> Later on went to the San Juans, did the Lake City/ Silverton 4x4
> thing with the Bronco II (that I bought for $200 some time back)
> along with about 10,000 other crazed Jeepers. A scene right out
> of Mad Max/ Road Warrior! Crowded, but fun though!....
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> Then headed over to the Grand Canyon, north rim. Actually the first
> two days were in the National Fo rest, not Park, camping. I was
> camped just several feet away from the edge of the canyon......there
> are many places in the forest you can do that, just primitive camping,
> although the roads are great-- even a big RV would do well on the
> back roads...I was in 3rd gear most of the time.
> The thunder echoing in the Canyon is 4th-dimensional, you perceive
> it with all your senses, it even seems to vibrate the very ground!
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> Interestingly, there really weren't many bugs on the trip at all.
> At the North Rim, the whole time I was there, there were maybe four
> flies, no mosquitos! Better than home!
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> Of course I took many photos and about 4 hours of wobbly video!
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> Cheers, JeffT
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> P.S-- what was your vacation about/ like????
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