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Remembering The Big Wows.

ByJim Loomis 08/06/202108/07/2021

Looking back on all your travels, there are a lot of the “Big Wows” . . . sights and sounds and incidents that stop you in your tracks and cause you to grab for your camera. The interesting thing is—what’s a Big Wow for me, may go unnoticed by you.  Here are some that have…

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A Perfect Idea: Taking Amtrak To a National Park
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A Perfect Idea: Taking Amtrak To a National Park

ByJim Loomis 03/30/201009/06/2014

Last fall, my wife and I had a very enjoyable trip to the Grand Canyon, and we got there by taking Amtrak’s Southwest Chief from Los Angeles. You connect for the Grand Canyon at Williams, Arizona, and the Chief gets there awfully early in the morning, but it all worked out beautifully. While waiting for…

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Continuing Our Trek Through Hot, Dry Arizona
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Continuing Our Trek Through Hot, Dry Arizona

ByJim Loomis 10/10/200911/07/2014

After leaving the Grand Canyon, we stopped at the Navajo National Monument – 10 miles off the main road and bit off the beaten path, but well worth the extra hour or so. The feature attraction is a stunning view of an ancient cliff dwelling from across the canyon. (You’ll have to enlarge the photo…

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More of the Grand Canyon … and Then Some
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More of the Grand Canyon … and Then Some

ByJim Loomis 10/06/200911/07/2014

There is a very good free shuttle service that moves people from one vantage point to another all along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It’s certainly not as convenient as your own car, but it doesn’t take much imaginatioin to visualize the monumental traffic congestion — nevermind the additional pollution — that would…

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