39.09 Arizona, Eastern California and Nevada: Glorious hiking in an always exciting part of the country and world: part 2.
The spires, Cathedral Rock, taken from a unique position, Sedona, close to sunset. Jenni dwarfed by canyon walls, Fall Canyon, Death Valley. Jen approaches the first climb, Big Dune, Nevada. We set out from our motel in Bullhead City, Arizona heading toward Nevada which happens to be across the Colorado River, a mere few minutes yonder. What a fascinating river it is. We’ve observed it in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and probably elsewhere but certainly in multi-places within the states mentioned. A few days ago, we overlooked it at the Grand Canyon—this river sure gets around. At times, we feel sorry for it as humans are forever damming it and ‘stealing’ its water. We’ve seen it at our favorite, Lake Mead, at Hoover Dam, Davis, Lakes Powell and Havasu, Imperial, Parker and Glen Canyon dams. The river pauses at many other places, too. We have to drink to survive, of course, nevertheless, we do feel a tinge of embarrassment for these appropriations. We chose to wa...