the real question is...

how much prairie underground will be in the house when i arrive at the douthey/correro residence. wait until you see Nancy's black feather dress for the opening! maybe i should look for one of these.
"Fly Like an Eagle...."

Fly Like an Eagle (yes this is the theme song used in the skywalk video after they show you the Indian)

(check out the virtual tour with jams by the steve miller band)

http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/

All personal belonging (including cameras) are not allowed on the bridge. You are asked to use the lockers provided to protect from dropping any items into the canyon or onto the glass (crack!) Photos can be taken from the side of the skywalk. BUT PROFESSIONAL photos of us may be purchased. (I'll also include this into my budget.) I decided to call -  we need to make our reservations (one day in advance) if we do not want to wait in the line and I left a message with the main office (702 943 8923) and am waiting for a call back to find out the cleaning schedule and see if we could tag along, for part of our project, including the skywalk as an earthwork. 

My plan is to sneak onto the walk, either some windex spray or perhaps a few of those ready to go wipes they make (probably the wipes). Jacinda, you will have the difficult job of documentation. Oh how exciting! 

One of our first concerns was about the upkeep of the earthworks. I pictured us towing a lawn mower and yard supplies around cleaning up each one as we went, but this never took off - perhaps due to the lack of grass? This work has tons of potential for cleaning and it is my hope to make this happen. Perhaps turning our fellow tourist into the hired help. 

PS everything I read says not to waste your time by going there!!!

In Between

In addition to visiting the six major earthworks that we've been continuously pining for over the past several months (in addition to the Chinati Foundation), we are equally excited to visit what lies in between.


Golden Spike National Monument


Saltair (wishing it was the original in 1893 not the contemporary)

The Tree of Utah by Karl Momen because it is quite silly and unexpected and fortunately does not resemble a geo-dome so we won't have to stop and photograph it.



Bonneville Salt Flats (not during Speed Week)

Center for Land Use Interpretation
It's hard to tell what is up here at the Wendover Complex but we should certainly investigate!


Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park


The scariest thing I can imagine...

And look! Since we're hanging around Flagstaff for a couple days, maybe we should investigate this.


Here is what is happening at SITE Santa Fe. Too bad the Biennial isn't up.


and finally... Swimming with the fish in Balmorhea State Park.