Endless maze and cornucopia of memories with family and friends, from birth and beyond. My labyrinth is my brain. A brain that will open everytime you click the maze.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Grand Canyon West
Lab Tech Summer Place: Amazing Arizona
GRAND CANYON WEST & SEDONA
We finally reached Grand Canyon West Eagle Point after driving through 14 miles of unpaved road. Man, that was tough, driving our butt off!
Grand Canyon West opened March 28, 2007 to many nature lovers. It's managed and owned entirely by the Hualapais (The Grand Canyon Resort Corporation) who are a native people of the Southwest. The Hualapai Nation stretched from the Grand Canyon southward all the way to the pine forest of San Francisco peaks. They are primarily nomadic but skillful traders.
The conical tipi lined with buffalo hide is a design of spirituality intended to reflect nature's perfect form. It's shaped to withstand the high winds of the Plains. Resting inside the tipi was Brave Little Baby after the ordeal of walking with very shaky knees the phobic Grand Canyon Skywalk. The smoke hole at the top of the tipi allowed ventilation from the fire built and prayers of thanks to pass the Spirit World after a safe walk tour of the Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge. We did it!!!
Hopi Tribe house is distinguished by the stonework. The building technique allowed the Hopi to disassemble or expand upon the existing structure. Just like what we saw in the beginning of the Beatles LOVE show Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. It's used for shelter, work, storage, and ceremonial practices.
We had "all you can eat" buffet lunch at Guano Point overlooking the High Point Hike and Colorado River.
What a wild wild west experience at the Hualapai Ranch! We did not expect the handsome sheriff to catch tresbandidas (Sofie, Susan, and Most Wanted Me) and put us in jail. It's good we're done with wagon wheel ride.
We continued our trip to Sedona with our Scottsdale most excellent host, Ellen.
Camelback Mountain 
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