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Based on the helps and feedbacks from fellow Flickries, I update my trip plan. If anyone find the plan helpful, please visit TripVilla.com. I create my plan there with more details that I gathered, such as sunrise/sunset time, hiking trail, camping, lodging, restaurants, etc.

Daily Schedules:

Day 1: Atlanta to Las Vegas
Flying from Atlanta to Las Vegas takes about 3 hours. We'll be arriving in Las Vegas at 1pm.

Day 2: St. George to Page
In the morning, after visiting St. George Utah Temple (on 250 East 400 South), we will be on our way to Zion National Park.

Day 3: Page
We are going to visit Page and its surroundings, include Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, and Glen Canyon Dam.

Day 4: Page, Arizona to Cortez, Colorado
In the morning, we are going to see Sunset at Horseshoe Bend, and spend whole morning at Upper Antelope Canyon. Then drive toward Cortez, Colorado. We are going to stop by at Monument Valley in the evening.

Day 5: Cortez to Moab
The fifth day of our trip will be a slow paced day. We will get up late, maybe around 10 am. We may spend a few hours in the morning at Mesa Verde Nation Park, then head back to Moab. Eat dinner at Moab, do shopping and store up more supplies, then h...

Day 6: Moab and surroudings
The highlight of this day is Arches National Park. We are going to shoot Sunrise in the morning at Mesa Arch. We need to reach the parking at Wolfe Ranch at 3 pm. There will be a 1.5-mile hiking trail to the delicate arch. Also there is another 0.5 mi...

Day 7: Moab to Bryce Canyon National Park
From Moab to Bryce Canyon NP, it is about 260 miles (6 – 7 hours drive). We will pass Capitol Reef NP by noon, then continue west, reach Bryce Canyon NP in the evening.

Day 8: Bryce Canyon NP to Zion NP
From Bryce to Zion NP, it is only 70 miles. We will spend the morning at Bryce and nearby, leave to Zion around noon. At Zion NP, we are going to catch the tram and go all the way back to the park - then work our way forward to the entrance.

Day 9: Zion NP back to Las Vegas
We will probably spend a few hours at Zion and its surroundings in the morning, then head back to Las Vegas around noon. After check in the hotel, we will take an afternoon nap. Get up around 7 pm, get out the hotel and enjoy the night life in Las Vegas.

Day 10: Leave Las Vegas, fly back home
Fly back home. :)

I am going to visit Colorado plateau the first two week of August. I am so excited about the trip, especially seeing so many great pictures of the west on Flickr.

Any comments, advices or tips about anything or everything will be greatly appreciated.

The details of the sculptures on the side wall of Notre Dame were very impressive.

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We rode the tour bus heading towards Columbia Icefield that lies between Banff and Jasper National Park in Canada.
The glacier is about 100 to 365 metres (328 to 1,197 feet) thick.
The bus has these huge wheels that each is about a man height.

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This was taken at road side in Banff National Park, Canada
It is scanned from a slide.

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