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Here's some videos from this leg. These will all take you to YouTube -- I RECOMMEND that you use Full-Screen for better viewing! Once loaded onto YouTube, when NOT in Full-Screen, the icon to put you into Full-Screen is on the video playback at the lower right and looks like this

Thursday, 9/26/24. Riding out to Zion National Park.

Friday, 10/4/24. Just showing off the RV and Trailer a bit.


Friday, 10/4/24. A little more showing off the RV and Trailer.


Friday, 10/4/24. Showing off the views from Yavapai Point in Grand Canyon National Park.


Friday, 10/4/24. More views from Yavapai Point in Grand Canyon. Of all the views I captured and display here, I think Yavapai Point is the one not to miss!


Still Friday, 10/4/24. This stop is called Grandview Point.


Still Friday, 10/4/24. More views from Grandview Point at Grand Canyon.


Saturday, 10/5/24. Came back to Grandview Point in Grand Canyon to take this DRONE footage!


Still Saturday, 10/5/24. More Drone footage -- This time back to Moran Point in Grand Canyon.


Still Saturday, 10/5/24. More Drone footage, this time at Lipan Point.


Still Saturday, 10/5/24. More Drone footage from Lipan Point in Grand Canyon.


Saturday, 10/5/24, Lipan Point in Grand Canyon.


Still Saturday, 10/5/24. Views from Moran Point in Grand Canyon. VERY picturesque!


More from Moran Point in Grand Canyon on Saurday, 10/5/24.


More from Moran Point.


Tuesday, 10/8/4. We took a guided tour out into Monument Valley, the only real way to see the sights here. The road is pretty mych IMPASSABLE unless you are in the 4-wheel drive vehicles owned and operated by the local Navajo Nation.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


More on the 10/8/24 guided Monument Valley Tour.


Wednesday 10/9/24. En Route to Albuquerque for the Balloon Festival!


Friday, 10/11/24. At the Albuquerque Balloon festival show, Evening Edition.


Still Friday 10/11/24. Showing the many, MANY vendor offerings at the Evening Balloon show.


"Opening Ceremony" for the Evening Balloon show.


More parts of the Balloon show Opening Ceremonies.


Time to start Balloon inflating!


An announcer on a VERY loudspeaker encourages a "Light Burn".


Announcer announces "All Burn!"


Now "Flicker!"


More lit views.


More lit views.


Saturday, 10/12/24. I took a test ride out to the "Ten3" restaurant where we will have dinner tonight.


We took the 15-minute tram ride up from about 7,000 feet to 10,300 feet elevation outside of Albuquerque to have dinner at "Ten3" restaurant. PHENOMENAL ride, views, and probaby THE BEST meal either of us had EVER had in a restaurant. Ever. Might have been the biggest check total for a dinner of two either of us had ever seen, too!! Here are some views on the tram ride.


More views on the tram ride.


More views on the tram ride.


More views on the tram ride.


More views on the tram ride.


Still Sautrday, 10/12, and we are at dinner at Ten3 Restaurant at the top of the tram ride. Phenomenal views and sunset!


More views of the sunset from Ten3 Restaurant.


On the tram ride back down after dinner. Lights of Albuquerque are gorgeous.


Now Sunday morning, about 5:30 a.m. The drone show is really better than you can capure in Video!


More early-morning views of the drone show before balloon opening ceremony and liftoff!


More early-morning views of the drone show.


More early-morning views of the drone show.


Still Sunday morning, 10/13/24. Let the Opening Ceremony begin!


Balloon liftoffs begin.


Lots of balloons in the air now.


More balloons take to the sky. Much like Grand Canyon, this is difficult to photograph and show any of the "live" grandeur.

One more monster-sized dude gets inflated before heating the enclosed air.


Last Liftoff.




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