Grand Canyon - my final stop on the tour! A great way to end this great adventure! The canyon was a little on the hazy side, I must say. Had a very nice campground with easy access to the South Rim and all the amenities. Did a helicopter ride and a mule ride half-way down to the Colorado River. Here are some pics:
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Grand Canyon - my final stop on the tour! A great way to end this great adventure! The canyon was a little on the hazy side, I must say. Had a very nice campground with easy access to the South Rim and all the amenities. Did a helicopter ride and a mule ride half-way down to the Colorado River. Here are some pics:
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Zion National Park, Utah
Three peaks know as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
I believe this is "Jacob"
A tranquil place...
Friday, June 29, 2007
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Nearing arrival at Bryce
This is the first viewpoint...the pic doesn't do it justice!
More beautiful views
A "city" of hoodoos
One of the locals...
How's this for a sunset?
Monday, June 11, 2007
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
After leaving Goblin State Park, Hwy 24 ran through a beautiful gem of a park called Capitol Reef National Park (http://www.nps.gov/care/). Before I tell you about the park, I have to mention that the drive from Goblin over to this place was one of the most spectacular on the trip! Really beautiful desert scenery. Really a must if you're traveling this park of the country.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Goblin State Park, Utah
Dead Horse State Park, Utah
This is a really small park: there's really one one spot to look out at, but what a sight! At sunset, this place is so beautiful. I can't tell you how nice this place was; the pictures do not do it justice. So, if you come out this way, make sure you leave about an hour near sunset to check this place out!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
The Monitor and the Merimac
A butte in the distance
One of the highlights of the park
A tall spire
A nice scenic shot
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Arches Nation Park (revisited)
Well, Arches was so beautiful, I had to go back. Plus, I really wanted to see the centerpiece of this place, Delicate Arch, pictured above. If you go to my photosite (www.tomsphotosonline.com), you'll see that there was actually a wedding going on at Delicate Arch. It's a bit of a hike to get there, too!
Balanced Rock (right)
How's that for a balanced rock?
One of the "windows" in the "Windows" area of the park
Double Arch...really spectacular (and huge!)
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Arches National Park, Utah
How beautiful is this?
After visiting Monument Valley, Cathy, Mom, and I traveled north to Arches National Park, just north of Moab, Utah. It was a beautiful sight as we neared Moab, with high, rugged cliffs on our left illuminated from behind by the waning sun. We arrived at Arches a little late in the day and saw as much as we could in about 2 hrs time.
The entrace to the park was spectacular, with incredibly high, sheer rock walls all around. Our favorite place, I think, was an area called Park Avenue, which was a little valley surrounded by tall, sheer rocks all around. I really encourage you to take a look at both of my Arches photo pages, accessed by going to: www.tomsphotosonline.com. Unfortunately, even those photos don't do this place justice. It was really very beautiful.
We drove though the park and saw as much as we could. We didn't have time to see the most famous Arch, called Delicate Arch (although on a second trip through for me, I did see it).
Here is a rock formation called Balanced Rock (oddly enough):
This thing was huge!
This area is known as The Garden of Eden. I thought that the mountains provided quite a nice backdrop.
The following picture is looking south from an area that contains Double Arch:
This formation is called Three Gossips:
A final shot looking at one of the nearby mountains:
I didn't get any good shots of any arches in the park because I was time constrained. However, I did make it back to Arches a few days later after dropping Mom and Cathy off in Salt Lake City, Utah. More to come...