Grand Canyon
June 1993 | ||
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| It's truly a religious sight.... | ||
Contrast
June 1993 | ||
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| This is actually a merged photo of Bernd and me standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon.... Now, who is the wuss? Okay, okay.... | ||
Jump!
June 1993 | ||
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| This image isn't fake and the reality of it was even worse. The ground was about 400 meters below Bernd and for a while I thought I might have to spend the rest of our holidays alone... | ||
Starring into the distance....
June 1993 | ||
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| Bernd to the right.... | ||
Phase 3: GRAND CANYON
10 May 2002 | ||
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| While PW and Fraenk had gotten up at 5am and were sweating through the canyon, we had an easy day, lots of sun and stretching out.... | ||
Think Pink
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Me wearing Karin's sunglasses.... | ||
Inga and Nikon
10 May 2002 | ||
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| After I had seen Inga's amazing photos of India, I lent her my Nikon which I haven't been using since I have gone digital.... | ||
Think Turquoise
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Berndi squinting against the sun.... | ||
Rule No.1: Don't feed the animals
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Vreni our rebel trying to break some rules by making squirrels fat and diabetic... | ||
Xanadu... Xanaduuuu-huuuu-huuuu
10 May 2002 | ||
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| At first a surprise.... 10 seconds later we were all singing and screaming along with it.... | ||
Bernd, myself and our friend from the little people....
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Vreni is the size of a chipmunk on this one..... | ||
Sun, sun, sun.....
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Us all hanging around, enjoying the sun and our company.... | ||
Colors
10 May 2002 | ||
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| The amazing colors of the Grand Canyon.... | ||
Picnic at Hanging Rock
10 May 2002 | ||
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| We found a passage to get up on this remote rock.... Tourists were looking at us from the distance trying to figure out how we got there.... We just rested, had the wind blazing in our faces and enjoyed the view.... | ||
Woman of Courage
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Vreni letting her legs hang over the abyss... | ||
Angsthase
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Well, as you can see, compared to Vreni I am a bit more scared of heights... Or rather that something in me takes over and tries to be Spiderman.... | ||
Me, on my 50th birthday
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Not really, but would be cool... Anyway, I was doing quite fine and took a few photos without him realizing... But this biker must have known digital cameras and how you can hold them without looking in the direction.... He actually stuck his tongue out at me after this.... | ||
Indian Decor at Desert View
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Inside view of the tower at Desert View.... | ||
Painted Desert
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Scenery as seen from Desert View... | ||
Like a blister in the sun....
10 May 2002 | ||
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| like a lizard, Vreni as seen from the tower at Desert View.... Still no success at tanning.... | ||
J's Seven at Desert View
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Us all at Desert View.... | ||
J's Seven and the Grand Canyon
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Just before we were heading out to meet our two lost souls..... | ||
J's 9 Reunited!
10 May 2002 | ||
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| After they headed through the Grand Canyon, PW and Fraenk joined us back up again for a view of the sunset.... | ||
Watching the sunset
10 May 2002 | ||
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| Markus looking down on the Grand Canyon where he had been hiking all day.... | ||
Cigarettes
10 May 2002 | ||
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| No true idea what they were laughing at, but somehow I am sure it was me.... | ||
Rot-Weiss-Rot
10 May 2002 | ||
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| The colors of the first three faces form the Austrian national flag.... Our last dinner together before we split up the fellowship.... | ||
American TV
10 May 2002 | ||
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| The bar in the hotel was absolutely terrible, so we opted for staying inside, watching TV and drinking beers.... | ||
Mapping the trail
11 May 2002 | ||
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| PW trying to map and get his way.... | ||
Grand Canyon
31 August 2004 | ||
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| After a long drive, we arrived in time for the sunset at Grand Canyon.... | ||
Red Rocks
31 August 2004 | ||
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| When the sun got lower.... | ||
Dusk
31 August 2004 | ||
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| setting in... | ||
Only a few minutes left....
31 August 2004 | ||
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Daybreak
1 September 2004 | ||
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| After a night out here, the next day was foggy, but turned out colorful.... | ||
Grand Canyon Colors
1 September 2004 | ||
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| A lil bit of Photoshop has to be admitted for this one... But the original was good enough! | ||
When In Arizona
21 March 2005 | ||
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| Visit the Grand Canyon.... Especially if you need to sit down and do some thinking.... | ||
Grand colors
21 March 2005 | ||
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| Trying to come through the fog... | ||
East of the Canyon
21 March 2005 | ||
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| Was the best view on that day.... | ||
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