USA Ski Adventure 2009/10
USA09/10 - Las Vegas Day 2 - The Grand Canyon
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Ed the co-pilot
Scott on the plane
Pip ready to fly
Ready to taxi
Taking off
Over the desert
Boulder City and the airport
Boulder City
Boulder City
Boulder City... again
Lake Mead
The Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam
Over the mountains
Lake Mead
The hills leading up to the Canyon
Snow on the ground – oh god... it must be cold outside.
Snow! (But we're not dressed for snow!)
Out the window, looking down on the high ground
Coming up on the edge of the Canyon (making a turn)
That's a serious cliff-face
Nice! (Too bad it's all overcast)
Coming in to land
The pilot and co-pilot
At the Grand Canyon West Rim Airport
As above.
Pip cold. Shall we do some aerobics?
In the helicopter
Ready for takeoff?
Lift off
The desert landscape on top of the canyon
More landscapes
Heading for the rim
Over the edge!
What a job!
The land drops away pretty quick out here...
Making our way into the canyon
The river at the bottom – our final destination
What a crazy place...
On the ground (a little relieved?)
The view from the bottom
Out of the helicopter
Scott, Pip and Ed by the Stars & Stripes helicopter
Pip at the bottom of the canyon
Scott at the bottom of the canyon
Heading down to the river - the vegetation changes a little down here
Following the leader
On the river
Downstream
Upstream
Setting off
Up the canyon - while the river flows down at 12mph
Pip driving the boat
What a backdrop
A very cool place. But actually warmer down here!
Scott drives the boat
Back towards the ”dock“
Beyond where the tour would show us
Looking up
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Another helicopter makes its approach - busy place!
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A bit of a menacing cliff
Ed, Pip and Scott on the front of the boat
Peaceful with no engine running
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The frog - all part of a practical joke
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Ed, Scott and Pip again
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Pip enjoying the ride
Heading back for the land
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Another tour boat heading out
Heading back up the hill
Stairs from the river bank
Making the ascent
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Our tour guide in front of an incredible bit of land
Pip (and some French tourists)
Pip and the canyon
One final look back towards the canyon
Looking up
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Reboarding the helicopter - watch your heads!
Pip just a little excited
Preparing for takeoff
Immediately after takeoff
Heading up
The view
Um... let's go up, not through
Wow!
Hey... shouldn't you be flying this thing?!
A nice outlook
A considerable way up... but still lots to go
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Over the ridge
Looking back down
Back to flat ground. What a change!
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One final look back down to where we were
Coming back to land at the airport
Some competitor helicopters
Our helicopter
Jumping onto the bus
Close to the edge... and no handrails to stop stupidity
A nice view!
Pip, still a little cold
Now that's a little warmer! Lunch at 10am?
Ed eating lunch. Something taste funny?
What a location for lunch... too bad there's no heating
Towards the edge
Looking around
The lunch spot
Over the edge
Even closer to the edge
This is crazy!
It's really a long way down. Even if the camera doesn't do it justice
Down, down, down
Looking around
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Scott by the edge. Really by the edge.
Ed by the edge
Another area of the edge
A cool view... too bad the fog is beginning to set in
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Ed, taking action shots as the snow falls on the canyon
Ed on the edge again
Snowing at the airport
Significant snowfall here at the Ranch (still at the canyon)
...and it's still snowing!
Snow cactus
Pip. Unimpressed.
Walking towards our luxury schoolbus
On the bus. Yuck.
Not happy Jan.
Finally off the school bus, but not much of an improvement
Desert vegetation
Where we came from
Across the landscape
As the sun sets over the mountains
A cool sky
Nice sunset!
Very nice
Arg... major traffic jam!
Oh well... let's look at the scenery again
Walking may be quicker...
More sunset
And again.
Another cool sunset view
OK. Last one, I promise
Finally back in Vegas, looking at the MGM Grand
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