Sunday, December 14, 2008

A few images from our FYB SPIRIT Of The SOUTHWEST Tours, autumn 2008!

hello friends! check these out!!

...then kindly stay tuned... after Xmas we will release a more detailed posting of our enchanting trip to the fascinating American Southwest...

until then, please enjoy a few of the visual highlights of our 6 week adventure...

oh! and... we hope your holidays are wonderful!

hugs... A + S

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the virgin river in zion

bryce canyon

bryce sunrise

rare sighting of a california condor (apprx. 9 ft. wingspan!!!)... angels' landing, zion!

wild horses in mesa verde

our 73 year old navajo guide Ray Redshirt leads us astray near 'amanda ruin'

Ray gets steeped in the spirit at the rarely visited 'amanda ruin' - so nicknamed because amanda was the first in our group to spot it on a distant sandstone fin...

pictographs in canyon de chelly

desert bighorn sheep in zion

red tail hawk above hovenweep

zion

zion

bryce

canyon de chelly

zion sunset

thanks for taking the time to take a peek!!