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Beautiful Arizona

The Grand Canyon attracts about an average of 5 million visitors per year (specifically the North Rim). If you’ve been there in person, then you know that even the most amazing photograph doesn’t do it justice… it is, quite simply, GRAND.

Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon, North Rim
View the blog post of this photo here: http://leonids.us/arizona/az-ut-road-trip/

However, the Grand Canyon isn’t the only natural wonder in Arizona that offers spectacular views. Check out these beautiful photos that capture the magnificence of Arizona.

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California Adventure –Nixon Library

We’ve just returned from a family vacation in California –2 days touring presidential libraries & 3 days at the happiest place on earth, DISNEYLAND!

On our first day, our immediate destination upon landing was Richard Nixon’s Presidential Library.

Richard Nixon and wife grave at Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Richard and Pat Nixon’s grave

Model of Nixon Library, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Richard Nixon birthplace placque, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon children photos, , Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Nixon as a child is 2nd from the left.

Saddle in Nixon's birthplace, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Kitchen supplies, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Sink in Nixon's birthplace home, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Presidential seal emblem of Nixon's helicopter, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Helicopter that flew Nixon out on that fateful day.

Leonids on presidential Nixon helicopter, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Leonids, Nixon's infamous pose in front of Nixon helicopter

Nixon campaign buttons, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon campaign buttons, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Let's clean up with Eisenhower and Nixon bucket, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon and Romeny 68 campaign buttons, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon on Air Force One with feet up, to Poland, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Nixon on his way to Poland.

Nixon kissing his dog, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon scoreboard, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon's scribbles, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon bust, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon on cover of time magazines, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
There was another wall plastered with Time Magazine covers of Nixon.

Nixon armored presidential limo. Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Bird pearl brooch from Ferdinand Marcos at the Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Pearl and gold brooch from Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos

Pat Nixon dress at Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Piece of Berlin Wall on display at Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Piece of the Berlin Wall

Recreation of Oval Office when Nixon was president, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Recreation of the Oval Office when Nixon was president

Gold filigree bracelet from Soeharto, Republic of Indonesia, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Gold filigree bracelt from Soeharto, Republic of Indonesia

Gold filigree evening purse from Soeharto, Republic of Indonesia, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA
Beautiful matching gold filigree purse from Soeharto, Republic of Indonesia

Nixon at the 38th parallel between north and South Korea, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

world leaders statues, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon in Vietnam shaking hands with soldiers, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon statue, Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

Who knew about the Nixon taping system. Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

This is our flag. Be proud of it. Sign in Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA

After a full day of traveling & exploring the Nixon Library, we retired to our hotel in Anaheim, the Embassy Suites (North). This is a very fun hotel with its happy hour & roaring lion in the atrium.

Anaheim Embassy Suites lion
This lion’s paw twitched every once in a while & would get up to roar every hour.

Koi pond in Anaheim Embassy Suites
Koi pond

Click here for Day 2 or Days 3-5 of our California Adventure.

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Wickedest Town in the West

Even more wicked than Tombstone back in its hey day.

Jerome, Arizona

We spent the weekend with my boss & his wife in Jerome, AZ.  The wickedness is partially still there in the form of weird hippies but Jerome is now mostly known as “America’s Most Vertical City” and the “Largest Ghost Town in America”.

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