• Capital Reef National Park,  National Parks

    A Quick Post

    Icicles on a fence from an irrigation system that had run all night.
    Icicles on a fence from an irrigation system that had run all night near Loa, Utah

    It’s Tuesday night and ready for bed. I wanted to share a bit about this road trip I just finished. This impulsive idea turned out to be an eleven day adventure. I covered 2,680 miles. I saw the Great Sand Dunes National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capital Reef National Park, Escalante National Monument, Colorado National Monument and a half dozen cool mom and pop coffee shops. I played the tourist rather than a photographer so most photos are more about pressing the shutter. I camped 6 of the 11 nights, spending 3 nights in Phoenix with my parents. I saved money due to my senior status as all the parks were free and the camping sites were half price. Now we can’t even get in. 🙁 A couple of nights were cold as a cold front moved through the area. One morning it was 29 degrees and the next morning it was 25 degrees. The above image was taken the morning it was 25.

  • clouds,  landscape

    The Beauty Above Us

    Mesa Verde

    “Bright, cool exhilarating. Clouds about five percent. Another glorious day of rambling, sketching and universal enjoyment. ” John Muir

    I’ve noticed John Muir likes to describe what each day is like in his Wilderness Journals by giving each day a percentage of clouds. So not only was he a botanist but he looked upward to see what beauty was above him.