Final full day in Zion! Made it up to Angel’s Landing – did the first set of chains and then decided that was enough. If you look closely over my left shoulder in the first pic, you’ll see the line of people going up the mountain holding chains. That’s what I did! Afterward, hiked several trails and saw two waterfalls. Ready for my shower and nap!
Taylor Creek Trail, Kolob, Zion National Park. Ah…! 🙂
“Hiking” the Narrows in Zion National Park. Met my goals: slowest person hiking today and did not fall in. Only solo female I saw (and saw maybe three much younger solo men). What a day! Time for wine and ibuprofen!
Time to leave whimsical Bryce Canyon, seeing Mossy Cave and its waterfall, Red Canyon arch, and a buffalo herd on my way to Zion.
Curating my photos of Bryce Canyon National Park from over 150 to my ten favorites took almost as much time as hiking several of the park’s trails! These two-dimensional photos do not do justice, though, to the live three-dimensional experience of this hoodoo-rich delight.
Kodachrome sites: here are some of the AMAZING non-spire sites of MAGNIFICENT Kodachrome!
Kodachrome spires: these are only ten of the over 60 spires in Kodachrome State Park. Spending the past two days hiking and exploring this park has been one of the highlights of my trip so far!
Hiked along the Escalante River to see two natural bridges and a cliff dwelling. Ah…! 🙂
Windy with magnificent views: HWY 12 from Capitol Reef to Escalante, via Boulder Mountain, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Anasazi State Park. Addie and I are having a great time!
Capitol Reef National Park: AMAZING!
A driving kind of day with many types of scenery. Stopped to see cliff dwelling at Butler Wash and ruins at Mule Canyon. Drove scenic HWY 95 and then through Capitol Reef on the way to my campsite-with-a-view. Now time for yoga and relaxation before hiking in Capitol Reef tomorrow!
Natural Bridges National Monument! Photos in age order: youngest Kachina Bridge, mature Sipapu Bridge, oldest Owachomo Bridge. Fabulous hike, amazing scenery, beautiful day!
Lloyds Lake with Abajo mountains in the background.
After a lazy morning relaxing “at home” (in Addie!), I explored absolutely AMAZING Mesa Verde National Park! Petroglyphs, cliff dwellings, ruins, and canyons…WOW! I mean, WOW!
Spruce Canyon
Cliff dwellings – they are near the mesa’s top but hidden from view if directly over them!
Cliff dwellings 🙂
Cliff dwellings – simply amazing!
Cliff Palace (access to the palace was closed today but I saw it from across the canyon)
Petroglyphs 🙂
What a phenomenal day! Beautiful scenery, different landscapes, surprising cultural sites – started with a morning coffee walk among the red rocks. Monument Valley (arch at my campsite!), Mexican Hat Rock, Goosenecks State Park (San Juan River meandering through the rocks), Bluff Fort, Hovenweep National Monument. Ah…! 🙂
