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Originally Posted by eujaynia

Wow ... Tuscany. I'd love to go there someday.

Probably my favorite vacation was backpacking in Europe--quite an experience. I have loved my U.S. travels. There is so much to see here in our own country that is absolutely amazing. Just love out West ... I still haven't made it to Sedona. Sure want to sit in a vortex & communicate with ... well ... what/whoever. *grin* I guess for now, I'll just have to be happy creating my own vortexes to enjoy.

Rebekah

About 10 years ago I took 30 days away from our business and headed out west.

This trip took me almost a year to prepare with all the stops we were planning. Our first stop was in Phoenix, AZ. where we had a house in DC Ranch a part of Scottsdale close to where the Phoenix Open was played every year. It has a new name now that escapes me. Anyway we rented a 38' RV that late April for 10 days and headed for Sedona, and the Grand Canyon.

It was about 100+ in the shade so going north as planned helped. On our way we climbed up a mountain before getting to Sedona and it was snowing with about 2 foot on the ground. We stopped and shopped for Indian jewelry. Since my wife has some Navajo blood, yes it's true her grandfather on her dads side left/escaped the reservation and married her grandmother. They eventually caught up with him and sent him back devastating her.

Anyway the temp was about 30 with the snow as we went along to Sedona. We stayed at a beautiful (the nicest RV camp I have ever seen) and we stayed a few days. Now that I remember it more it was the same time that that A-hole McVay bombed Oklahoma. Then we moved on to the grand canyon for 3 days, only to find the daytime weather at 27 degrees so we moved our stop at Lake Powell early. The weather was warmer at 60, and we did the Colorado river up to 5 gainers. My pants were so wet they hid my accident.

Moving along we headed for where they were filming "Broken Arrow" and then on back to the canyon stopping for lunch at another Indian reservation. If you want to see beauty in our USA, this trip had it.

The canyon was outstanding. We took a helicopter flight down to Havasu Falls and the Indian reservation. The pilot dropped us off for the day.

This part was the funniest. We met the Indian agent and told him my wife was afraid of horses and got stepped on as a kid, so please provide us with ones that are very calm. Well did he fool us. We got 2 horses that were brothers and didn't at first know it. The ride to the falls was great. Upon arrival after sitting on this horse for over an hour when I got off could not straighten up or close my legs, I walked like I had a turd stuck you no where. Finally after spending a couple hours resting and viewing the falls we headed back. Now the ride out took time the ride back was a click of your fingers. We found out the horses were brothers. It would not allow its brother to get past us. Were talking side hill cliffs. They just kept going and we couldn't slow them down.

I bought a hat that went over the edge that an Indian retrieved later. What we finally discoved was that the horses wanted to get back for food and my horse was the oldest.

Now back to Phoenix return the RV and took our rental car on to Vegas. We were to stay 3 days but heard of Mesquite, NV, and a golf course made by Palmer. I played it and was it ever great. The tees to greens had the nicest views. We then headed to Bryce Canyaon and on to Zion National park only to find out they had a huge rockslide and closed it.

We then headed to Salt Lake the Mormon Choir and then on to Yellowstone. We stayed at Jackson Hole and after visiting the park got sick the next day for the whole weekend. I woke up Monday night after crashing on Friday night. We were to play the Palmer course and do snake river. I never got there. I did get to see all the deer and elk horns in downtown Jackson Hole.

Finally we went on to Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitu Springs, the garden of the gods and many more sites in the area.

All in all it was great. We cut the tour short by 2 days and went home early. Sorry for this being so lenghtly but I hade tons to say and left out tons. Especially the time while in the RV on I-10 in Kingston, AZ. getting stopped by the FBI in 4 cars and 2 State Police cars looking for McVay.