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Tell us about your trip to a Grand Circle destination!

From the lens America's Southwest: A Grand Circle Road Trip.





Bryce Canyon ∗ Zion National Park
The Grand Canyon ∗ Arches National Park
Mesa Verde National Park ∗ Canyonlands
Black Canyon of the Gunnison ∗ Capitol Reef
Monument Valley ∗ Great Basin National Park

  • Light-in-me Mar 28, 2012 @ 8:16 pm | delete
    Wow , beautiful pictures and great information. I would love to visit Mesa Verde and Great Basin National Parks!
    Nice job,
    Robin :)
  • equilibria Mar 21, 2012 @ 3:36 am | delete
    If you have kids and visit 4 Corners, definitely have the kids place a hand and each foot in all four states and get a picture. You will all love that picture forever!
  • iSandy Mar 20, 2012 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    Great lens, helped me plan our trip.
  • Rob3 Mar 17, 2012 @ 7:44 pm | delete
    This lens really makes me want to visit so many of these beautiful places, hopefully, one day.
  • Steve_Kaye Feb 29, 2012 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    These are our favorite places. We visit at least one of them every year.
  • sarahrk Feb 12, 2012 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    I have lived in the Southwest and traveled much of it. You have a really good lens here. I really enjoyed it.
  • MelonyVaughan Feb 7, 2012 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    A truly visually stunning lens!
  • LD Gypsy Feb 6, 2012 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    Did a gigantic road trip around the circle in two weeks (2000 miles) several years ago. Wish I had more time, but it was exhausting. Spectacular , colorful scenery...so different from the rest of the country. In most places it is so wild and remote. Be sure to pull over and set out on foot, too. Listen for canyon wrens. For grandeur: Canyonlands NP, Arches NP, Mesa Verde, and Monument Valley. More intimate experiences: Antelope Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Zion NP. It's a pleasure and a privilege to visit Navajo and Puebloan lands; be kind and courteous to Native Americans. I'm now planning a trip to Chaco Culture NHP in spring, and can't wait.
  • ronberry Jan 26, 2012 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    My wife and I spent a couple years out there some time back. While we did make it to the Grand Canyon and Sedona, I always regretted not doing more... Great excuse to go back out there.
  • Nimish Jan 7, 2012 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    I have been to Arches National Park. It is one of the most spectaular place in Utah. This will completely re-write your concept of desert.
  • LaraineRose Dec 17, 2011 @ 5:06 am | delete
    Will Borden, photographer and my husband both loved the Grand Canyon area. We didn't get to the Northeastern parks but are planning trip there next summer. Beautiful country, beautiful lens. Blessed by this angel.
  • jimmyworldstar Dec 3, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    Wow, the canyons and cliff dwellings look beautiful. Imagine having lived back in that time and seeing all that natural beauty around you. I'll have to put this down for the calendar.
  • Northwestphotos Nov 21, 2011 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    Such a great lens! I love landscapes and haven't been to these desert areas yet except for the high desert areas in the Pacific Northwest.
  • KathyZinn Oct 26, 2011 @ 1:58 pm | delete
    Great lens, great snapshots. No vacation is complete without a camera.
  • cffutah Oct 19, 2011 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    the great basin was my favorite reading, all around great lens, 'thumbs up' from this reader to you.
  • happynutritionist Sep 29, 2011 @ 9:01 am | delete
    Had to come back for a visit...so long to get back out west to see these beautiful places. Some are familiar. The best thing I did besides marrying a wonderful guy was marrying a wonderful guy from Colorado who has taken me out there many times over the 32 years we've been married. We're due for another trip:-) Blessed
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Aug 24, 2011 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Sadly no I haven't but I certainly will should I visit their home states. Quite interesting lens
  • KarenCookieJar Jul 30, 2011 @ 8:31 am | delete
    I really hope to see the Grand Canyon some day.
  • NYThroughTheLens Apr 24, 2011 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    Phenomenal lens. So useful and informative. Excellent!
  • CHalloran Apr 23, 2011 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    The entire Southwest is breath taking but, Arizona is probably the most beautiful place on earth... by far! Thank you for this lens, amazing pictures, so relaxing to even look at them.
  • derekawalker Apr 14, 2011 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    Zion National Park is my favorite. Call the station and reserve a day to hike South Fork! It's the best hike.
  • KimGiancaterino Apr 1, 2011 @ 11:29 pm | delete
    We've been to Grand Canyon, but would love to do this trip in our RV.
  • LauraSchofield Mar 31, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    I've spent the night in Jerome and Flagstaff and driven through northern Arizona and New Mexico. I've never been to Utah though and it looks fantastic. This may well be our family's next road trip!
  • Heather426 Feb 11, 2011 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    Yes, I have been to all of them, including 5 times to the Grand Canyon both rims.
    This amazing lens is blessed and will be featured on my Natural Wonder lens along with a few of your other ones:)
  • bakerwoman Jan 20, 2011 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Stop by to sprinkle some angel dust. Wonderful pictures and presentaton.
  • HarmonyArtMom Jan 12, 2011 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    ***Blessed by an Angel***
  • HarmonyArtMom Jan 12, 2011 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    We have been to the Grand Canyon but we would love to take the Grand Circle!
    Thanks for the info and inspiration. Favoriting, lensrolling, and blessing.
    ***Blessed by an Angel***
  • dogodor Jan 10, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    I love all the pretty pics on this lens!!!!
  • Jan 5, 2011 @ 8:51 am | delete
    You have some great pics on this lens, I would love to go on a road trip, to bad I am stay in the Bahamas. Great job on the lens.
  • kansasww Dec 17, 2010 @ 6:02 am | delete
    I have seen many of these places over the years and am now planning a return trip to all of them on an extended road trip.
  • Michey Dec 14, 2010 @ 3:32 pm | delete
    I did some consulting and in that period I spent 3 years in CA, so a Visited a part of them.
    You have a great lens with fantastic pictures and with useful info, Blessing for your lens.
  • monarch13 Dec 11, 2010 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    beautiful lens! Blessed!
  • HughSimpson Nov 30, 2010 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    No but I think you will enjoy my new lense at http://www.squidoo.com/native-american-museum-quality-artifacts which features my friend's high end Native Am bricks and mortar store in Atlanta. Jay has been to numerous mines in the areas here.
  • kimmanleyort Nov 12, 2010 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    Another amazing travel lens. This area is definitely on my must see list. I can't believe that there is so much incredible beauty in just this one area of the country. ** Blessed by a Squid Angel **
  • darciefrench Nov 11, 2010 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    Came back to bless this lens- I love the pictures- breathtaking. Great job!
  • Znakomstva Oct 13, 2010 @ 5:52 am | delete
    Thanks for all the great information. I do have a question though, near the top, you state that the official inauguration date is March 31, 1989. Did you mean 1889?
  • bakerwoman Oct 8, 2010 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    I have been to the spot where the four corners meet a few years ago. My favorite was Utah with its natural rock formations and arches - just took my breath away. Your photos are so inviting and spectacular of some of the other places I have not been to. A road trip now an item in my bucket list.
  • saritajain86 Oct 5, 2010 @ 6:33 am | delete
    Good lens..
  • LindaJM Sep 26, 2010 @ 12:45 am | delete
    I love this part of the country! The vibe there is so mystical...
  • makingamark Sep 22, 2010 @ 9:11 pm | delete
    What gorgeous pics!

    I sketched my way across Arizona and New Mexico when I visited - and a lot of my sketches have the temperatures marked on them because we were travelling during a heatwave in July! Your points about driving in the desert are very well made. Another useful tip is to turn off the AC if you are loaded down before you start a long steep climb - because you definitely want to make sure you get to the top!
  • Sep 15, 2010 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    This is why I love, and live in, the desert Southwest. The scenery is breathtaking and the natural history is written in the rocks.
  • BevsPaper Sep 3, 2010 @ 6:25 am | delete
    This is a trip that I have always wanted to take. Now I want to go even more. Ringing my little Squid Angel bell with a blessing.
  • GranCanariaHolidays Aug 14, 2010 @ 1:04 am | delete
    Oh my God, the pictures you use is amazing. i love to visit these places. will read more to find out how much it costs.
  • NickOng Jun 22, 2010 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    hey i really would love to see all these places especially Arches National Park , but im abit afraid of driving in the U.S because im a foreigner and im just quite paranoid that something bad might happen to me .. what do you think?
  • kiwisoutback Jul 25, 2010 @ 8:59 pm | delete
    No, I don't think anything bad would happen to you in this part of the USA. This area is very low key and quiet. The only areas of the U.S. that you would have to worry about traveling to are the rough neighborhoods of the big cities, and you'll have plenty of warning before you get into those areas. Overall travel in America is relatively safe.
  • jeffwend Apr 12, 2010 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    I've been the the Grand Canyon, but I have done a bit of camping and traveling along the Colorado river. I love that part of the country
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Mar 31, 2010 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    Once my husband and I retire we plan on spending an entire summer touring one state after another. We go on road trips all the time, but we're on the east coast. It will be fun to head west.
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy
  • WindyWinters Mar 26, 2010 @ 2:58 am | delete
    Breathtaking scenery and awesome photographs. We have traveled through parts of Arizona but I would love to see more...especially Monument Valley. :)
  • skiesgreen Mar 22, 2010 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    Just gorgeous, this is my favorite part of America. If and when I get to the USA it will be the place I visit. The buildings of nature are far superior to those of man. Stunning pics and nicely commented and presented. Top marks, lens rolled and featured on Fun n The Great Outdoors.

    Norma
  • Infonitum Feb 15, 2010 @ 9:17 am | delete
    I lived in New Mexico for several years and had the opportunity to experience some of these places, but not all of them. I'd love to go back for a Grand Circle trip. Beautiful!
  • OhMe Dec 9, 2009 @ 9:42 am | delete
    I think Utah is so beautiful so would like to take the Grand Circle Road Trip some day. Another great traveling lens. Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • ruilevi Nov 26, 2009 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    What an amazing place!...great lens with beautiful pictures,5*!
  • hlkljgk Nov 6, 2009 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    amazing lens! blessed
    can't wait to drive the grand circle
  • EverythingMouse Oct 12, 2009 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    As always a brilliant lens. I will hope to use this as a guide next year for my road trip. These are all areas I want to see. Squid Angel Blessings to you
  • mitchking Sep 21, 2009 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    You did an excellent job of covering this area. I lived in Telluride for 10 years and loved the diversity in the mountains and desert in the Four Corners region.
  • Sep 5, 2009 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    My goodness one could put this lens in a pipe, smoke it and drop over from enlightenment. Stunning. Love Darcie
  • Kolibri Aug 18, 2009 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    Fantastic Lens! Please check out my lens: "Granite Dells - Prescott Arizona" and consider using it in your lensroll. Thank you. Susanne
  • QueSea Jun 28, 2009 @ 9:01 am | delete
    Wonderful photographs. This is an inspiring lens.
  • clouda9 Jun 14, 2009 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    Just by visiting this lens I feel that I have been on a road trip...drop dead gorgeous photography and all around design. 5 *'s and a big high five!
  • sittonbull Jun 5, 2009 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Truly wonderful lens/guide to the four corners. High on my bucket list to spend more time there. Big fan of Louie Lamour who staged many of his novels there and actually lived there. I've been to Bryce, Zion and the Grand Canyon... Aspen, Grand Junction and the Colorado National Monument...passed through Flagstaff on a motorcycle 38 years ago, but it's an area I'd love to spend more time in. Well deserved purple star- congratulations!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jun 1, 2009 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    The one trip we took to the four corners was spectacular and your photos bring back all the wonderful memories of those days.

    Happy Birthday!
  • Jun 1, 2009 @ 10:45 am | delete
    5* for the nice lens and lovely photo's and a happy belated birthday to you. :D
  • chefkeem Jun 1, 2009 @ 10:30 am | delete
    Impressive work, kiwi! Blessed by a Squid Angel today. :-)
  • Cassandrology May 26, 2009 @ 4:56 am | delete
    Awesome lens, wow its great I like all of that destination that you featured here from window rock to the cedar breaks national monument, but I like the most is the Antelope Canyon amazing this is my first time to see a a beauty made by nature like this. Hope to visit this destination someday.

    Thanks for this great info. and sharing the pictures.
  • ChineseKitesforKids May 16, 2009 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Whoaaaaa! What incredible pictures you have here! Makes me want to pack up the kids and go right now! 5 stars!
  • seedplanter May 16, 2009 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    I can see why that pretty purple star graces this lens. What a beautiful trek you laid out for us to enjoy! I lived in Arizona when I was very young for just three years, but I have fond memories of my parents talking about the Southwest, We also traveled through those areas coming or going on trips many times.

    Gorgeous photos! Makes me want to pack up and go.
  • JaguarJulie May 12, 2009 @ 10:57 am | delete
    In response to your comment about cracking the top ten, let me say that it is indeed remarkable #1 to have a purple star, let along a second purple star for this remarkable lens. Many of us only have the one purple star. And, to even be able to be honored with a Top 100 lens, now that in and of itself is quite remarkable. Congratulations on all of your fabulous accomplishments! ;)
  • mukunda22 May 11, 2009 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    This is such a panoramic representation of the Great Natural Wonders of These United States--

    Thank you for this work of art!! and congrats on the Purple Star!!
  • BigGirlBlue May 10, 2009 @ 5:56 pm | delete
    Incredibly breath taking. Congratulations on the purple star!
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 9, 2009 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    Congratulations on the well-deserved purple star!
  • CoolFoto May 8, 2009 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    Great use of new Photo Gallery module and congrats on Purple Star!
  • Susan52 May 8, 2009 @ 4:48 pm | delete
    Congratulations on the well-deserved purple star!
  • genglo May 8, 2009 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star!
  • JaguarJulie May 4, 2009 @ 7:01 am | delete
    Quite an inviting lens that I'm sure if my hubby saw all these wonderful pictures, that would be our next vacation trip! Well done my dear.
  • fotolady49 May 3, 2009 @ 7:45 pm | delete
    Wow, this is a superb lens. 5* The southwest is one of my favorite parts of the US. I've been to several of the parks and to the Four Corners National Monument but I learned something new from your lens. I never knew that there was an actual official Grand Circle Tour - how neat. It would be fun to do the tour and see the parks that I haven't been to yet. And of course if I had the time go back again to visit the ones I've been to already, as a photographer, I would love to revisit all of them.
  • lakeerieartists May 3, 2009 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    Just posted about this lens on http://howlingsquidreview.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-wouldnt-want-to-look-through-this.html. Can you add a comment to talk about how you created some of the effects? Thanks. :)
  • lakeerieartists May 3, 2009 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    What always amazes me is the differences in the colors of the rock and land in that area of the country. Truly beautiful lens. Angel blessings. :)
  • Jimmie May 3, 2009 @ 7:40 am | delete
    Wow! The West is so beautiful! A wonderful compilation.
    You're officially blessed!
  • poddys May 2, 2009 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Absolutely brilliant lens, makes most others look sad by comparison. 5***** totally deserved. Ok where's the Purple Star for this one? It needs to be on the list... Lensrolled to my Arizona lens.
  • mysticmama May 1, 2009 @ 11:10 am | delete
    Wonderful...beautiful...amazing...wow...5*
  • mulberry May 1, 2009 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Wow, tons of great information. I've been several of these places but certainly not all of them. I would just love to do some exploring there.
  • Susan52 May 1, 2009 @ 9:09 am | delete
    Wow, beautiful lens! I am so thankful to live in such a beautiful country, which you show here so well.
  • Ramkitten Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:23 pm | delete
    Another great one, Kiwi! I always enjoy your lenses, both for content and the visuals. Not to mention the topics.
  • The_Health_Lady Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    I love what you have created! I live in Utah & haven't been to have of the places that you spotlight - now I've got to go.
    Just a bit if trivia - last week they mentioned on the news that that the 4 corners is actually off a bit & might get moved.

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