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Canyon Sainte-Anne

October 31, 2011 Cliff Hikes, Outside USA
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Trip Date: October 2010

Sainte Anne Waterfalls

Sainte Anne Waterfalls

This wild collection of waterfalls and cascades east of Quebec City, in Quebec Provence, Canada, is quite an unusual attraction. High suspension bridges and overhanging decks allow for some thrilling views of the torrents below.  Our visit to Sainte-Anne occurred in early October, just when the fall colors were at their prime adding more brilliance to this already dazzling place.

Officially called Canyon Ste-Anne, this privately-owned park opened to the public in 1973.  The Sainte-Anne River falls, as they were originally called when discovered in 1965 by a logger that was camping nearby, is situated on the the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River.  The owners built three suspension bridges over the cascades so that visitors can walk over the falls and marvel at the shear force underneath their feet.  One of the bridges is the highest suspension bridge in Quebec province.

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Pumpkin Patch – Anza-Borrego

October 23, 2011 Cliff Anza-Borrego, California, Road Trips 4wd
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Trip Date: March 2009

The Pumpkin Patch

The Pumpkin Patch

Located just east of the Anza-Borrego State Park boundary is a unique geologic phenomenon known as the Pumpkin Patch. Here, you’ll find a patch of land, roughly the size of an average city block, covered with spherically-shaped rocks that are all the size of an average pumpkin.

The surrounding desert terrain is very consistent, with its soft rolling sandy hills covered with creosote bushes. It is the same terrain that you’ll pass for several miles after leaving the pavement of Hwy S-22. To finally reach and see this collection of round boulders strewn in just this small area is really quite a sight to see.
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White House Ruin Trail – Canyon de Chelly

October 13, 2011 Cliff Arizona, Hikes
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Trip Date: June 2011

White House Ruins

White House Ruins

This Virtual Tour takes you on the only hiking trail that goes down into Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly and ends at the White House Ruins located on the canyon floor. Canyon de Chelly is located inside the national monument of the same name – Canyon de Chelly National Monument – and is the spiritual center for the native Navajo people.

The 3 mile roundtrip hiking trail to the bottom of Canyon de Chelly and to the White House Ruins is the only access to the canyon itself without hiring a Navajo guide.  Although anybody can visit the various viewpoints along the rim of the canyons without a guide, if you wish to venture into the canyons by foot or 4wd vehicle, then you must hire an official Navajo guide at the park’s visitor center.

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