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19- Page and Cottonwood, AZ (November 22-28)

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                                           Summary: We got to see the Grand Canyon, the Devil's Bridge, Petrified Forest National Park and we did several hikes in Sedona. Stayed in our first hotel of the trip for a couple of days and a Thousand Trails in Cottonwood, AZ. It was a great week even though we missed our families for Thanksgiving.  November 22 Woke up early to get in a disc golf round at Red Mesa Rim. It was a great course with some amazing views. Definitely a big arm course as it was wide open and their measurements were off. Had a great time and found a destroyer disc with no name or number.  Came back and had breakfast at our Rodeway Inn. Got ready and headed out to the Carl Hayden visitor’s center. There we saw Glen Canyon Dam. It was an impressive feat of engineering with the base of the concrete over 300’ in depth.  It was a quick drive to the bee...

18- Las Vegas, NV (November 15-21)

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                                      Summary: Viva Las Vegas. Had a fun week in Vegas walking the strip, seeing Cirque De Soleil, visited Death Valley, some gardens, a museum and did a fair amount of hiking.   November 15  I woke up early and it was cloudy and overcast in Las Vegas. The girls are taking this day to catch up on their beauty sleep. We came on this trip to find some good and warm weather during the fall and winter, but this week might be a tough one for the weather in Vegas. While it sprinkled on and off, which made for some undesirable conditions, I was still able to go to the three courses in northwest Vegas after I went back to Albertsons to get some water for the day. .  First I drove up to Mountain Crest. It was a nice park-style course and was crowded despite the early start and weather. People were very kind and let me play through though. I got to thr...