Travel Photo Diary

Day 12 - Grand Canyon Watch Tower
I suppose I should keep going with this(we're only about half way :))
These images are from the next morning. Until this time I did not realise my DSLR had been damaged the night before. It was reporting what I thought was battery error(error 99) and eventually got worse. It turns out is was a shutter error, and error 99 it just the largest error the camera can show. Anyway, between the camera playing up and our youngest playing up, my morning was not as photographically productive or enjoyable as it might have been. We did a tour to the watch tower which was quite interesting.


The watch tower.
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Desert View Watch Tower by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

The view from inside. The paintings on the wall were cool.
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Paintings Inside the Watch Tower by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

and

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Inside the Watch Tower by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

A slightly over done HDR.
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HDR Grand Canyon by ~AntZ~, on Flickr


Gnarly Tree - I saw much more for this when I shot it.
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IMG_1108-2_HDR.jpg by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

We finished the day in Williams, where we rode the Polar Express like on the movie.

Next stop, Vegas Baby ;)

enjoying this thread Antz - Nice new additions

I am enjoying this trip as well!

Me too ... just found the thread.

Keep going! Great stuff.

OK time to catch up on a few more pics from my holiday.

After we left the Grand Canyon, we stay at Williams where the do a Polar Express Train ride where kids ride a train to the North Pole wearing pyjamas (Those of you with kids will understand :) )
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Polar Express by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

Some how this guy got on board.
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Santa on the Polar Express by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

The next day was a short drive to the Hoover Dam

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P1080003.jpg by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

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Hoover Wall by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This is where the power is generated.
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Turbines of The Hoover Dam by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

...and I just had to post this one. This is my youngest and its very hard to get a non posed pic of him, but then again some of his poses are classic.
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I'm a Charmer, Just Like My Dad :) by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

I haven't commented for a while, but have been following this thread with each update. I have been enjoying your trip, so thanks for sharing

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Originally Posted by Runmonty

I haven't commented for a while, but have been following this thread with each update. I have been enjoying your trip, so thanks for sharing

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Thanks Runmonty.

Our next stop was Las Vegas. We had a great time in Vegas, but I think we could have had more fun with out the kids. The architecture there was amazing. Like many things in the US, everything was huge.

This is the Bellagio, it is famous for its spectacular light and fountain show, but I thought it looked more interesting in B&W.
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P1080098.jpg by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

Everything has a theme and this is a copy of the Eiffel Tower.
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IMG_0210-2.jpg by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This one is New York, New York, with a real working roller coaster.
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New York New York..jpg by ~AntZ~, on Flickr


The famous Vegas sign
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IMG_0412-3.jpg by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

Trumpeter Statues at Caesar's Palace
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Caesar's Palace Trumpeters by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

One of the many interesting buildings
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Aria, Las Vegas by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

So after Vegas was a big drive to Wolf Creek, Utah near Salt Lake City. The snow was the worst since 1940. The locals were so apologetic, but compare to what we were used to snow was great and we were able to ski just fine.

This is the view of the village, somewhat less white than it should be.
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Powder Mountain Village by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This one of my daughter and I just highlights why I love my Canon s100.
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Me and My Girl by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This one too was shot on the move with my s100
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My Ski Bunnies by ~AntZ~, on Flickr
Stay tuned for more from Wolf Creek...