Near Lake Roosevelt in central Arizona, you can find the Tonto National Monument. If you visit in March you will find the plants abloom. The cliff dwellings are impressive too. The Apache Trail is a treacherous but scenic drive.
sandstone and cacti
animated saguaro
safe house
Lake Roosevelt
all twisted up
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McKittrick Trail in Guadalupe
Hello moon
cactus shells
McKittrick #2
Saguaro cacti
straight up
petrified giant
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A few black and whites from this mesmerizing canyon in Navajo Nation. This historic monument has the ancient cliff dwellings, the Navajo fortress, and spider rock.
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White Sands … Blinding Sunlight … Beautiful Images
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Hiking at noon in the desert isn’t the brightest idea. But we had plenty of company. This 4.8 round trip hike takes you through a canyon, along a creek, and has a 1930s cabin. 
Refreshing
A trio of b/w images.
A variety of plants
Limestone shelf
Slate in a field of limestone
El Capitan
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My friend said Carlsbad Caverns are as stunning as the Grand Canyon. She might be right. This is a high quality US National Park.
The Bat Amphitheater 
Top notch landscaping 
Speleothems
Stalactite with Popcorn
Stalagmite
The elevators were out of order. I felt bad for a lot of people.
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My 23rd U.S. National Park. Big Bend has a rugged desert, stunning canyons, and an interesting group of mountains – the Chisos.
We didn’t see bears or mountain lions. But we saw plenty of roadrunners, coyotes, bats, jackrabbits, and lizards. 
My friend in Texas taking a picture of me on the Mexico side. A short walk across the Rio Grande.
The Santa Elena Canyon
The Chisos Mountains in the distance.
Rio Grande River
Santa Elena Canyon and the Rio Grande River. Mexico on the left United States on the right.
Ancient lava flow crumbling into the white chalky limestone. Tuff Canyon.
Tuff Canyon
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Wandering around the city. 
The Alamo – a public park
Riverwalk 
Saint Patrick’s celebration 
The courthouse 
Freetail brewery
Floating lights. 
Dinner
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Freshly "Pic'ed" 