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day 22: Springdale to Flagstaff, 18 September 2023
photos: Marcus rowe - gerardbrown.co.uk
Steve and Jenny Verrall, 1965 Porsche 911
Clint Smith and Martin Jones, 1925 Bentley 3/4½
Andrew and Ann Boland, 1936 Ford V8 Convertible
now dotted with flowers emerging phoenix-like from the
ashes of the forest floor.
A Time Control at the imposing Cliff dwellers lodge gave
the crews an early buffet lunch. next we crossed the Colorado
river, that had slowly chiselled its way through the rocks and
meandered far below us. The section that followed was a
real treat, a long regularity through the ancestral lands of
the navajo people, taking us deep into this rarely accessible
area. Two more passage Controls this afternoon offered the
crews a little respite from the heat. firstly at the Blue Canyon
Grill, where the crews grabbed whatever refreshments they
could. Here Steve and Jenny Verrall were seen standing by
their porsche, bonnet raised, wielding a set of spanners.
By the time the rally left the last passage Control at the
ancient wupatki pueblo, there was only 58km to go before
reaching the night halt, at the little America Hotel in
flagstaff. This evening we found ourselves sharing facilities
with a priests’ convention.
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