Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Condors at Vermilion Cliffs


Road trip! We drove to the Vermilion Cliffs in northern Arizona to look for condors. What beautiful canyon country. We spent the night in the Kaibab National Forest in the trees at 7,000 ft.  Early the next morning we drove to the condor viewing location at Vermilion Cliffs and spotted some of the big birds! The trip continued through the Navajo and Hopi reservations and on to Taylor, AZ to see the house built by Bob's Mormon great grandfather.

Pictures!



Dogs busy with a backbone
Size chart 
Bigger than Bob! Arrows show location of condors







This is the cabin built by Mosiah Lyman Hancock in 1884. Margaret McCleve, I think she is Mosiah's second wife (he had five in total), raised thirteen children in this tiny house! She was appointed midwife/medical person for the area by Brigham Young and assisted in some 1,400 births. Mosiah's story is a colorful one.




Tractor

 What is it about tractors that is so exciting? Bob is giddy with excitement and the neighbors are begging to take selfies on it. But the wi...