"ARIZONA REFLECTIONS"
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PURCHASED THE
DVD
"ARIZONA REFLECTIONS"
THIS GUIDE IDENTIFIES SOME OF THE
MANY
LOCATIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN
THIS VIDEO.
THE GRAND CANYON-NORTH RIM
THE GRAND CANYON IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS DURING YOUR
VISIT TO ARIZONA. THE NORTH RIM IS PRETTIER BY FAR THAN THE SOUTH RIM
AND
OFFERS AN INTIMACY WITH THE CANYON THAT THE SOUTH RIM DOES NOT. CABINS
ON THE RIM AT THE LODGE ARE AN IDEAL WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE WONDERS
OF
THIS MAGNIFICENT SIGHT. PLAN FAR IN ADVANCE AS ACCOMMODATIONS ARE LIMITED.
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/directions_n_rim.htm
THE GRAND CANYON-SOUTH RIM
THE SOUTH RIM OFFERS SO MANY WONDERFUL VIEW POINTS AND IS MUCH EASIERTO GET TO
THAN THE NORTH RIM. IT ALSO OFFERS MANY MORE ACCOMMODATIONS BOTH WITHIN
THE
PARK AND ON THE PERIPHERAL. IT ALSO OFFERS MANY VIEW-SIGHTS
FOR THE DISABLED.
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/directions_s_rim.htm
MONTEZUMA'S CASTLE
THIS EXQUISITE PREHISTORIC INDIAN RUIN BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL
MONUMENTS IN 1906. THE 20 ROOM, FIVE-STORY STONE MASONRY STRUCTURE
IS
TUCKED UNDER A CLIFF OVERHANG. THE SINAGUA INDIANS COMMENCED BUILDING
IT IN THE 1100s AND ABANDONED IT 100 YEARS LATER. THIS IS ONE OF THE
BEST
PRESERVED CLIFF DWELLINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
LOCATED OFF OF I-17, EXIT 289 TOWARD CAMP VERDE.
www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/montezuma_castle/national_monument.html
WUPATKI & WUKOKI RUINS
WUPATKI AND WUKOKI ARE WITHIN A FEW SHORT MILES OF EACH OTHER JUST OFF
THE
ROAD TO THE GRAND CANYON. SIGNS WILL POINT TO THIS 36 MILE LOOP THAT
PROVIDES
THE VISITOR AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT HOW THE SINAGUA INDIANS LIVED CENTURIES
AGO.
TUZIGOOT RUINS
THE SINAGUA INDIANS OCCUPIED THIS 100 ROOM, HILLTOP DWELLING FROM
ABOUT 1125 A.D. TO ABOUT 1425 A.D. LOCATED 40 MILES EAST OF PRESCOTT.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/tuzi/home.htm
UPPER ANTELOPE CANYON
UPPER ANTELOPE CANYON NEAR PAGE, ARIZONA
THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE MARVELS OF CREATION WITH EASY ACCESS FOR THOSE
WITH
LIMITED WALKING CONDITIONS. A TOUR GUIDE WILL PICK YOU UP AT YOUR MOTEL
OR
YOU CAN DRIVE OUT TO THE LOCATION AND PAY ONE OF THE LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS
TO DRIVE YOU INTO THE SIGHT. IF YOU ARRIVE AROUND 9:00AM YOU WILL PROBABLY
HAVE THE ENTIRE CANYON TO YOUR SELF. AT ABOUT 12 NOON THE SUN SHINES
THROUGH A VENT IN THE CEILING PROVIDING A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR PHOTOGRAPHING THIS MARVEL.
LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGE ON I-98.
http://www.navajonationparks.org/htm/antelopecanyon.htm
PETRIFIED FOREST
THE PETRIFIED FOREST AND THE PAINTED DESERT ARE
LOCATED CLOSE TO EACH
OTHER AND DISPLAY A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS AND
CONTOURS THAT HAVE
TAKEN CENTURIES TO DEVELOP. 116 MILES NORTH
OF FLAGSTAFF.
PAINTED DESERT
THE DOMAIN OF DINOSAURS, THIS ARID LAND NOW INCLUDES
LIZARDS, COYOTES
AND BOB CATS AMONG ITS RESIDENTS. IT IS MOST
COLORFUL IN THE VERY LATE
AFTERNOON PRIOR TO SUNSET. MANY GOOD VIEWING
AREAS ARE PROVIDED.
16 MILES NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF.
http://www.nps.gov/pefo/historyculture/pdi.htm
CANYON de CHELLY
CANYON de CHELLY PROVIDES VISITORS WITH VIEWS OF INDIAN LIFE BOTH PAST
AND PRESENT. IN THE SUMMER , NAVAJO TEND SHEEP AND GROW A VARIETY OF
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. A NAVAJO GUIDE WILL DRIVE YOU INTO THE CANYON
FOR AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT MASSIVE CLIFF DWELLINGS AND PETROGLYPHS
FROM CENTURIES AGO WHEN THE ANASAZI OCCUPIED THIS AREA.
LOCATED 225 MILES EAST OF FLAGSTAFF.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/june/stories/dechelly.html
DESERT SCULPTURES
HORSESHOE BEND
HORSESHOE BEND NEAR PAGE, ARIZONA. THE COLORADO RIVER FORMS ONE OF THE
MOST
SPECTACULAR BENDS, PROVIDING A BREATHTAKING VIEW THAT YOU SHOULDN'T
MISS.YOU
MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION AS THERE ARE NO GUIDE RAILS. LOCATED 4.5
MILESSOUTH OF
PAGE OFF OF US-89 ON THE RIGHT. THERE ARE NO SIGNS. AN EASY HALF
MILE HIKE.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/hobe/home/parkhistory.htm
KARTCHNER CAVERNS
KARTCHNER CAVERNS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA PROVIDES THE VISITOR WITH AN
MPRESSIVE ARRAY OF COLORFUL MINERAL FORMATIONS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED
OVER EONS. KARTCHNER IS A LIVING CAVE, MEANING THAT THE MINERAL
FORMATIONS CONTINUE TO GROW. LOCATED 54 MILES SOUTH OF TUCSON.
http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/kartchner.html
LAKE POWELL
THE MUCH CELEBRATED LAKE POWELL NEAR PAGE, ARIZONA IS A LARGE DISAPPOINTMENT
DUE TO THE EXTREMELY LOW WATER LEVEL. DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE REDUCED
THIS
LAKE TO A POINT WHERE IT IS NOT WORTH VISITING AS OF THIS WRITING.
TONTO NATURAL BRIDGE
MINERAL SPRINGS CREATED THIS WORLD'S LARGEST,
NATURAL TRAVERTINE BRIDGE. VISITORS
CAN VIEW THE 400 FOOT LONG ARCH FROM AN OBSERVATION
DECK OR HIKE THE STRENOUS
TRAIL DOWN INTO THE CANYON. LOCATED 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PAYSON ON ROUTE 87.
http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/tonto.html
LICHEN ON ROCK
LICHEN GROWING IN VARIOUS FORMS ON A ROCK NEAR TONTO NATURAL BRIDGE.
THIS IS
NATURE'S OWN ROCK ART AND WORTH STOPPING TO ADMIRE ON YOUR WAY DOWN
THE TRAIL.
THE SENTINEL 
TEE PEES
A SENTINEL FORMATION & THE TEE PEES ON THE ROAD TO THE
PETRIFIED FOREST
VERMILION CLIFFS
THE VERMILION CLIFFS LOCATED NEAR PAGE AND ON
THE WAY TO THE NORTH RIM OF
HE GRAND CANYON, IT IS BEST VIEWED IN EARLY MORNING
OR LATE AFTERNOON.
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/vermilion_cliffs/national_monument.html
THE WAVE
THE WAVE IS AN ASTONISHING PLACE WHERE THE COLORFUL SANDSTONE IS TWISTED
AND
LAYERED INTO SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORMS THAT YOU WILL
EVER SEE.
TO GET THERE YOU MUST MAKE A STRENOUS 3 MILE HIKE OVER DRY WASHES AND
NARROW
TRAILS WITH NO SIGNS OR MARKINGS. ONLY 10 PERMITS ARE GRANTED PER DAY
AND THESE
MUST BE MADE MONTHS IN ADVANCE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTPS://PARIA.AZ.BLM.GOV.
http://www.astertiki.com/tiki/the-wave-arizona
SENTINELS
THREE OF THE MANY ROADSIDE SENTINELS THAT YOU WILL INCOUNTER
AS YOU TRAVEL THE NORTHERN ARIZONA HIGHWAYS.
SEDONA
SEDONA IS AN OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND FOR HIKERS, BACKPACKERS AND PICNICKERS.
BEAUTIFUL ROCK FORMATIONS IN VARIOUS SHADES OF RED, PINK, ORANGE AND
PURPLE ARE FREE FOR THE GAZING. LOCATED 60 MILES EAST OF PRESCOTT
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/sedona/index.html
OAK CREEK CANYON
OAK CREEK CANYON STRETCHES FOR 16 MILES BETWEEN FLAGSTAFF AND SEDONA
AND
OFFERS A BEAUTIFUL RESPITE FROM THE HEAT OF THE DESERT .AS YOU HKE
ALONG
THIS OASIS IN THE DESERT YOU ARE TREATED TO SMALL WATERFALLS CASCADING
INTO SHIMMERING PONDS.WILD FLOWERS AND GREENERY FLOURISH AS BIRDS FLIT
HERE AND THERE IN THE TREES ABOVE. YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY ENORMOUS,
RED, RUGGED CLIFFS THAT EXTEND HUNDREDS OF FEET ABOVE.
LOCATED NORTH OF SEDONA ON STATE HIGHWAY 89A.
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/sedona/index.html
PETROGLYPHS (ROCK ART)
NATIVE AMERICAN ROCK ART AT THE V-V RANCH NEAR SEDONA.IS THE BEST PLACE
IN ARIZONA TO OBSERVE ROCK ART UP CLOSE. HERE YOU CAN SEE HUNDREDS
OF
PETROGLYPHS. IT IS AN EASY WALK ALONG A HALF MILE TRAIL. IT IS BEST
TO ARRIVE
THERE 9:30AM WHEN THE GATE OPENS TO AVOID THE MANY VISITORS.
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH FROM EXIT 298 ON I-17 30 MINUTES FROM SEDONA.
http://redrockcountry.org/recreation/cultural/v-bar-v.shtml
DESERT BLOOMS
IN THE SPRING WILD FLOWERS PAINT THE SONORAN DESERT IN A PROFUSION OF COLORS
SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE
SO MANY ANIMALS AND BIRDS ARE NATIVE TO ARIZONA SUCH AS HAWKS, MOUNTAIN LIONS, COYOTES, JAVILINA, BOBCATS, CHIPMUNKS AND CONDORS. THE SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION RESCUES INJURED AND WOUNDED ANIMALS AND REHABILITATES THEM. THEIR MOTTO IS: SAVING LIVES ONE LIFE AT A TIME. CALL 480-471-9109 FOR A TOUR.
MONUMENT VALLEY
MONUMENT VALLEY ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION NEAR THE UTAH BORDER
HAS
BECOME THE MOST FAMOUS SPOT IN NAVAJO COUNTRY DUE TOTHE NUMEROUS
WESTERN MOVIES SHOT HERE. VISITORS CAN DRIVE THEIR OWN CARS AROUND A 12
MILE DIRT ROAD FOR A
CLOSEUP VIEW OF THESE MAGNIFICIENT CREATIONS.
LOCATED 205 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF.
http://www.go-utah.com/utah/monument-valley/tribal-park.html
I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED AND
WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY
"ARIZONA REFLECTIONS".
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL ALSO ENJOY
KILAUEA & RAINFORESTS
OF HAWAII
IF
YOU LOVE HAWAII
YOU'LL
LOVE "HAWAIIAN
RAIN FORESTS"
AND"KILAUEA VOLCANO".BOTH
ON THE SAME DVD. THIS DVD RECEIVED THE
NATIONAL 'TELLY' AND THE NATIONAL 'AURORA' AWARDS
FOR EXCELLENCE.
TWO COMPLETE VIDEOS ON ONE DVD
FOR YOU MAUI LOVERS THERE IS "HALEAKALA-HOUSE OF THE SUN"
IT'S AS THOUGH YOU ARE STANDING ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
HALEAKALA - HOUSE OF THE SUN
STANDING ON THE RIM OF HALEAKALA IS LIKE STANDING
ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
THIS DVD ALSO RECEIVED THE NATIONAL 'TELLY' FOR
BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY.
PHOTOGRAPHED & PRODUCED
by
'EMMY' AWARD WINNER
PHIL G. GIRIODI
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