{"id":4172,"date":"2022-05-07T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T15:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2022-06-01T23:01:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T03:01:13","slug":"same-place-different-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/same-place-different-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Same Place, Different Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

For almost twenty years I’ve been flying to the Phoenix area in April or May to drive Mom’s car back to Michigan while she takes the quick way home by plane. I like driving and this is convenient way to retrieve her car and to spend few days sightseeing.<\/p>\n

My wife Kris and I have quite a few grandkids. We thought it would be a treat for one of them to ride along and visit some of the “wonders of the West” on a road trip back to Michigan. This was also a great opportunity for Grandpa (me) to spend a few days together one-on-one. One of the grandkids and I would fly to Phoenix for a day or two to visit and then we’d be ready to hop in Mom’s car for the return trip.<\/p>\n

For six different years<\/u> you can see that I stopped to show them one of the most scenic places in America. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park<\/b> is part of the Navajo Nation in the northeast corner of Arizona near the town of Kayenta. In the valley is a 17-mile drive along which you’ll gaze at dozens of jaw dropping sandstone cliffs and buttes. I tried to stop in the same general area to record each grandkid with Merrick Butte<\/i> or West Mitten<\/i> in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\nEzra 2011
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\nEden 2014
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\nEzra and Eden 2014
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\nLogan 2015
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\nEzra 2015
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\nLyon 2018
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\nIzora 2019
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\nAdeline 2022
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I treasure these pictures so that I have made 20″ x 30″ poster size enlargements of each of them.<\/p>\n

They represent great memories for me and hopefully for each of these grandkids as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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