Southwest
Destinations
The Southwest is dominated by the Colorado Plateau. Here, tectonic
activity has pushed a huge section of of the southwestern up thousands
of feet above sea level. Eons of erosion from water, wind and ice,
along with continued uplife and an arid climate have resulted in
geologic formations that are both beautiful and fascinating. More
recent human history -- both Native and European-American -- adds
a layer of cultural interest to the plateau. The national and tribal
parks of the Grand Circle allow visitors to immerse themselves into
these stunning landscapes and experience the culture of the people
who live (and have lived) here.
Below the plateau, the region is dominated by desert, which offers
a beauty of its own. Stately Saguaro cactus stand sentinel in southern
Arizona. The volcanic Valley of Fire stuns visitors in southern
Nevada. And rising up out of the desolation, Las Vegas is a modern
playground that exists in defiance of seemingly uninhabitable landscape
that surrounds it.
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RESORT DESTINATIONS |
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Las
Vegas |
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The last 20 years have been transformative for
Las Vegas. Once the site of smokey card rooms and
seedy lounges, Las Vegas has become a family-focused
destination resort with something for everyone.
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NATIONAL AND TRIBAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS |
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Bryce
Canyon National Park |
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...Spend some time among the thousands of hoodoos
that are the iconic features of Bryce Canyon National
Park, and you'll likely form your own more personal,
and perhaps spiritual definition of "hoodoo."
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Lake
Powell, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend |
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...Once you enter Antelope Canyon, you find yourself
immersed in a swirling geometry of sandstone and
light, sculpted by millenia of flooding, and continually
altered by the shifting sunlight.
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Lake
Powell
Antelope
Canyon
Horseshoe
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Monument
Valley Navajo Tribal Park |
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Monument Valley is a place that holds a certain
allure to people worldwide. A sacred place to the
Navajo, who still inhabit the valley today, the
valley offers a certain peacefulness; a quiet power
that most people can't, or don't wish to put into
words.
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Monument Valley photos on our Facebook page. |
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