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The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon

by Calvin Sun | Apr 10, 2015 | Arizona, California, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, United States

 Today’s journey led us to the one and only Grand Canyon.  But before we got there, we woke up this morning to check out more of our wigwams during the day and said farewell to 3 members of the crew: Gareth, Clay, and...
Return To Arizona

Return To Arizona

by Calvin Sun | Apr 9, 2015 | Arizona, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, United States, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  3 months ago Jenn, of Map&Move, and I took a weekend trip to Arizona to do research for what was then a possible Route 66 trip. Today we’ve returned with a caravan of 3 RVs and 11 friends driving along Route 66 from Chicago and reaching...
Monuments To The Gods: Monument Valley, AZ/UT

Monuments To The Gods: Monument Valley, AZ/UT

by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2015 | Arizona, Blitzkrieg!!!, United States, Utah, What Dreams May Come

  Last night in Page, AZ, we stopped by for a drink, live music, pool and a little bout of Western dancing at the Windy Mesa Bar. 2 Chinese Americans, 2 Serbs, and 1 Australian in a group may have made for a curious look, but people were generally friendly and...
Backyard Beauty: Page, AZ

Backyard Beauty: Page, AZ

by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2015 | Arizona, Blitzkrieg!!!, United States, What Dreams May Come

  2 days ago I decided to visit Arizona for a weekend trip right after getting off of work. I was going to link up with a friend, whom I traveled with in Brunei, who was going to continue her cross-country USA trip. When you find yourself at Antelope...

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