12/21 Drive to Las Vegas
12/22 L.V to Zion park,2.5 hours,160miles to south entrance
riverside walk (1 mile paved road, 1.5 hours) 4:00pm: drive to Page. 120mile. 2.5hours.12/23 Page Morning: 8:15am: Canyon X and Antelope Canyon tour (5.5 Hours) Afternoon: 2:30 to 4:30pm: Antelope Canyon sunset Boat tour. Then: Walk around Page city. (Natural trail around Page)
12/24 Morning: 6:30am: Horseshoe bend. Glen Canyon Dam, lake Powell. 11:30am: Drive to Monument valley: 120 miles, 2 hours. Drive through park: 14 miles, 2 hour. Drive to Moab: 170miles, 3 hours Night: Best Western Canyonlands Inn (Nice)
12/25 Christmas Morning: ScenicByway-128, Castle Velley. Then: Arches national park.3:00pm Hiking 1 hour to Delicate Arch, wait for sunset there. (Brilliant)
12/26 Morning: ScenicByway-279. (推荐) Then: Canyonlands NP: North: island in the sky. 4:00pm: go out of NP, go to Dead horse Point overlook, wait for sunset. (Disppointed) 5:00pm: Drive to Blanding.
12/27 Drive to Bryce canyon. Total: 330 miles, 7hours. Morning (9:00am): Blanding to Natural bridges 11:00am: UT95 (scenic drive), 100miles to Hw 24, 30mile to Capitol Reef NP 4:00pm: Hw12. to Bryce canyon: 121 miles. (3h) Night: Best Western Ruby's Inn. (nice)
12/28 hiking Bryce canyon. Morning: Hiking Sunrise Point to Queen’s Garden Afternoon: Hiking Morry Cave trail.
12/29 Friday:
Go home. Pass an outlet or pass Death valley?.
Las Vegas 夜景: 最引人入胜的是Bellagio的音乐喷泉, 水柱随着歌剧的腔调时而蓬勃高昂,时而婉转低扬,那摇曳生姿的型态颇象少妇的万种风情,在闪烁的霓虹灯辉映下流转.音乐到高潮时,水柱万箭齐射,壮观!
Bellagio Fountain.
晚间观看Jubilee歌舞表演, 它的舞台布景很有特色. 噱头虽为topless, 但看点是华丽的服饰和精彩的百老汇舞蹈, LD评论,Jubilee并不色情, 因为没有挑逗. 相比之下,回程那一晚看的”O”, 只不过把杂技,跳水等裹以Fancy的水上舞台布景, 虽然挺好看,但不值那么高的票价.
Flamingo的Buffet差强人意, 只有冰冷的大虾, 蟹腿, 坚韧的牛排, 熟烂的BBQ猪排和Suisi, 点心. 还不如Todai.
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十几栋别墅小楼掩映于棕榈树丛中,Parking就在楼旁,大赌场和客房不连.进房间不需穿过烟雾弥漫,人声嘈杂的Casino,也不会迷失在大赌场的兜兜转转中. 它的房间宽敞, 更象Studio, 小厨房还带有电炉,很适合带孩子的家庭.煮个豌豆尖肉片汤面做早餐,温馨.![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/352878413_1717fc9ddb.jpg?v=0)
第二站, Zion. 从阳光明媚的L.V.开到Zion,一路上是广袤的沙漠, 不时看见几棵Joshua树挺立在低矮的荆棘从中, 枝节象手臂一样顽强地伸向天空, 似乎在向上帝祈祷, 人们就以圣经中先知Joshua的名字为它命名.沙漠的尽头,一列笔直的山脉横在眼前, 正琢磨没路绕行呢, 开进了山中,这一段穿山越岭的路,弯曲回旋,我战战兢兢地, 只能开50多迈,眼睛偶尔刮点风景, 山色已转向红色. 进Zion谷地时,阴云密布, 雄奇的崖壁顶端云雾缭绕,山色空濛. Riverside trail 上积了一层3,4 inch的雪, 溪面有的地方结了薄薄的冰,水声潺潺.
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因为下雪,Angel trial关闭了. 其它 trial很滑,我们每个trial只走了一段.开出Zion,一段九曲回肠的路引着我们钻进狭长的隧道,出了隧道,倚山而上, Canyon View trail,风景奇佳. 赶去Page的路上,夕阳下的牧场,牛群悠然自得
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