Nevok’s Keep

Would you believe that apparently there is no such thing as a song, at least easy to google, about Phoenix? I did find a song about Arizona by The Scorpions but, well, what can I say, a one night stand in a car is not quite what I want to have as a headline….

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Who would have thought, especially when coming here, I actually am sorry to see Vegas vanishing in the rear view mirror.

It has to be said written though, that after all, both Mel and I did succumb to the gambling virus in Vegas. Only difference between us is that Mel lost everything whereas I quit while I was ahead after having successfully doubled what I took with me on my gambling allowance!

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I have to admit….Las Vegas is having a hard time winning me over.

First of all, the hotel…as cool and trendy as it might be, is not growing on me. It’s just too crowded, too loud, too..desperate to come across as hip? I dunno, but, maybe it is just too much in a way. Inasmuch as the idea is a nice one, the little parts in itself are nice, the big total though is just to blinky, glitzy, noisy for me. I do kinda prefer the MGM Grand from what I’ve seen outside of their rooms…and have to admit that the Bellagio IS rather nice from the inside. Especially the lobby area with the piano bar just outside of it. Maybe I am too old for the NY, NY? Or just too petty burgeois, who knows. And no, don’t comment on it, thank you.

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I was actually rather excited today, as today we’d volunteer for another half day at Best Friends. Incidentally (and heck no, there’s been no coincidence in that but rather meticulous planning from ‘lil ole me), we volunteered again with Balu and his gang (well, true, and Jenn, their caregiver).
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…Bryce Canyon…

A quick sum-up: A big ‘Thank You’ goes out to my buddy Marc for telling me about this place. Soooo worthwhile…

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My job is easy today: Colin already picked the color of the day. It’s amber, like Balu’s eyes. And since my drawing skills are not good enough to do this huge but incredibly cute and friendly dog justice, this little piece of text is it for a great day at Best Friends.

Best Friends

Dogtown

It’s beautifully located here in Kanab, Utah, in Angel Canyon. What I didn’t know is that Kanab is kinda Utah’s little Hollywood. A lot of classic Westerns, both movies and series, were shot here. Some even in Angel Canyon.

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After yesterdays Grand Canyon disappointment, we were not prepared for today’s scenic trip. Lots of red (and other rock), blue Lake Powell, a group of young colts on a hilltop next to the road, only missing their Indian warparty. Alternatively, if I could rename this piece the „sound commentary“, I’d write about the police car we heard… and saw about 20 minutes later, because its echo hurried far ahead through the canyons. But back to business: colorwise, I’ve picked turquoise, after we’ve seen and bought real native American jewelery at Blair’s Training Post. Not like the tourist “junk” we’ve seen in Sedona, but a selection of fine (and expensive) pieces of different tribes with knowledable information about the symbols, the making and the artist.

Alright, about this trip today I can’t write that much. First the facts: We stopped at a trading post in Page, Arizona, and I got a really nice pendant for myself. It’s Zuni origin, the real thing, and a bear. It just gave me that ‘mine!’ vibe… what can I say.

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I was planning to save red rock-red for today, but well, the Grand Canyon is just… grand. Grand as in if the light is not perfect (which it wasn’t) and the air is a litlle bit hazy (which it was), you don’t really see much of the bottom or the other side, even with binoculars. So all the colors I collected today were brownish-greyish-blueish-greenish views of something grand ? too grand to inspire awe or fasciniation in me. Quite disappointing actually…