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11 days | 8 National Parks, 2 State Parks, 4 States | Mesa Verde & Petrified Forest

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Day 10: {{ Mesa Verde NP }} Highlights Cliff Palace Overlook Cliff Palace Hike & Ranger Tour The first picture was from the overlook to the Cliff Palace. We were able to get tickets to the guided Cliff Palace tour, which was a nice hike with challenging (but very doable) ladder climbs and, as Addison… Continue reading 11 days | 8 National Parks, 2 State Parks, 4 States | Mesa Verde & Petrified Forest

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11 days | 8 National Parks, 2 State Parks, 4 States | Zion National Park

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{{ Travel Day | Zion Planning }} Highlights *Today we took the long journey from the southern rim of the Grand Canyon, through the Painted Desert… *Picnicked for lunch in Page, Arizona, and then we continued onward to Zion National Park in Utah. We decided to go ahead and enter Zion NP to get a… Continue reading 11 days | 8 National Parks, 2 State Parks, 4 States | Zion National Park