includes the visit to the north rim of the Grand Canyon and then all of the driving back to Atlanta

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a meadow north of the Grand Canyon Zagi fun in the long open meadows on the way in to the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park.  Charlie let me fly the Zagi while he drove. Zagi fun in the long open meadows on the way in to the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park.  Charlie let me fly the Zagi while he drove. Zagi fun in the long open meadows on the way in to the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park.  Charlie let me fly the Zagi while he drove. one of the huge meadows  (bring a high-start or DLG, but be nice to the plants and don't drive on the meadow) if you look closely, there's a fire helicopter with a water bucket of some sort in the middle of the picture if you look closely, there's a fire helicopter with a water bucket of some sort in the middle of the picture if you look closely, there's a fire helicopter with a water bucket of some sort in the middle of the picture north rim lodge rain differential lighting soaring a really cool rainbow came out and everybody took a few pictures IS did the panning on this shot Charlie's truck after driving ~15 miles out into the national forest north of the Grand Canyon to the rim (where the NP begins) Charlie Peter neat rainfall tossing a small rock off (I know) to gauge the distance down by sound delay.  Conclusion: 'real far down' the Navajo bridge to the east of the Grand Canyon the Navajo bridge to the east of the Grand Canyon the Navajo bridge to the east of the Grand Canyon the Navajo bridge to the east of the Grand Canyon badlands at Petrified Forest NP badlands at Petrified Forest NP neat strain gauge used at the petrified forest national park in a building; bolt both ends down with the stuff aligned, watch it move. the drive from ABQ to Amarillo was awesome -- major thunderstorms were to our south and northeast, but we never got more than a few drops of rain.  This image is a long exposure taken handheld from a Ford Escape going ~70mph down the road at night. the drive from ABQ to Amarillo was awesome -- major thunderstorms were to our south and northeast, but we never got more than a few drops of rain.  This image is a long exposure taken handheld from a Ford Escape going ~70mph down the road at night.