2001 Utah/Arizona Parks Trip


May 13, 2001 - Scenic highway Utah-128.<br />Colorado River with Fisher Towers and La Sal Mountains in the background. May 13, 2001 - Scenic highway Utah-128.<br />Layered rock and rock faces along the Colorado River. May 13, 2001 - Castle Valley Road off scenic highway Utah-128.<br />Castleton Tower. May 13, 2001 - Castle Valley Road off scenic highway Utah-128.<br />Blooming prickly pear cactus. May 13, 2001 - Castle Valley Road off scenic highway Utah-128.<br />Blooming prickly pear cactus and a juniper tree/bush. May 13, 2001 - Castle Valley Road off scenic highway Utah-128.<br />Castleton Tower. May 13, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Park Avenue in the evening. May 13, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />View along trail to Delicate Arch. May 13, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Baiba, Joyce, and Ronnie on trail to Delicate Arch. May 13, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Delicate Arch. May 13, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Delicate Arch. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />A detail of the west side of Park Avenue in the morning. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Park Avenue in the morning. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Juniper tree at Park Avenue. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Detail of east side wall of Park Avenue in the morning. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Along Park Avenue near Courthouse Towers. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Pattern on the floor of Park Avenue. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Joyce and Baiba in front of the Three Gossips along Park Avenue. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Lupine on Park Avenue. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Flowering yucca. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Park Avenue from the Courthouse Towers end. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />National Park's guide at the Windows section of the park May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Rock formations at the Windows with the La Sal Mountains in back. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />North Window. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />North Window. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Turret Arch at the Windows. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />The arch of Turret Arch at the Windows. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />North and South Windows from Turret Arch. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Along path to Devils Garden. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Along path to Devils Garden. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Landscape Arch. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Wall Arch in Devils Garden. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Joyce on Devils Garden trail. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Partition Arch at end of side trail off of Devils Garden Trail. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Navajo Arch at end of another side trail off of Devils Garden Trail. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Fins at Devils Garden. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Egils near the Double O Arch. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Double O Arch. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Elephant Butte? View from Fiery Furnace viewpoint. May 14, 2001 - Arches National Park, Utah.<br />Fiery Furnace. May 15, 2001 - Newspaper Rock off UT-211 (access road to Canyonlands NP), Utah. May 15, 2001 - Newspaper Rock off UT-211 (access road to Canyonlands NP), Utah. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Roadside Ruin (an Anasazi granary). May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Wooden Shoe from overlook. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Rock column at Big Spring Canyon Overlook. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Joyce and Egils at Viewpoint #1 on Slickrock Foot Trail. The Needles Overlook<br />and the La Sal Mountains are in the right and left background, respectively. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />The Needles from Viewpoint #1 along Slickrock Trail. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Along Slickrock Trail. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Rock jutting out into Big Spring Canyon at Viewpoint #4 along Slickrock Trail. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Along Slickrock Trail. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Claret cactus flowers at Cave Spring. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />Ronnie on ladder on trail at Cave Spring. May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah May 15, 2001 - The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah<br />At Cave Spring. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Sipapu Bridge from the overlook. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Joyce, Ronnie, and Baiba on trail under overhanging rock to Sipapu Bridge. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Sipapu Bridge from trail. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Sipapu Bridge. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Under Sipapu Bridge. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Sipapu Bridge and flash from another camera. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Cotton on cottonwood tree. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Katchina Bridge from overlook. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Owachomo Bridge from overlook. May 16, 2001 - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.<br />Owachomo Bridge. May 16, 2001 - Moki Dugway (UT-261), Utah.<br />View from the top. May 16, 2001 - Moki Dugway (UT-261), Utah.<br />View from the top. May 16, 2001 - Overlook at Goosenecks State Park off UT-261, Utah.<br />The San Juan River. May 16, 2001 - Overlook at Goosenecks State Park off UT-261, Utah.<br />The San Juan River. May 16, 2001 - Mexican Hat, Utah. May 16, 2001 - Mexican Hat, Utah. May 16, 2001 - Monument Valley, Utah.<br />Approach from the North. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Our guide for the day. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Baiba and Joyce at some Anasazi ruins. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Petroglyphs. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Honeymoon Arch, Mystery Valley. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Anasazi structure under an arch. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Looking through an arch at our Goulding's Tours truck. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />The arch from the truck as we are about to leave. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Natural lines and manmade stepping depressions in the sandstone face. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Anasazi ruins at the base of a cliff. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Pictographs of hands. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Gray Whiskers Butte? May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Left and Right Mittens from the visitor's center. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />The Three Sisters or WV (welcome visitors). May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Navajo child. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Native on horseback below Merrick Butte. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Woman spinning thread. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />A men's hogan. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />A group of French tourists listening to a Navajo sing and beat the drum. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Totem Pole and the Yeibichai. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Ronnie and Baiba looking at the Totem Pole. May 17, 2001 - Full day tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.<br />Left Mitten and more. May 18, 2001 - Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah.<br />Sunrise at Monument Valley from our balcony at Goulding's Lodge May 18, 2001 - Marble Canyon area, Arizona.<br />Marble Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs beyond from an overlook on US-89. May 18, 2001 - Marble Canyon Area, Arizona.<br />View north from Navajo Bridge over Marble Canyon. May 18, 2001 - Marble Canyon area, Arizona.<br />Colorado River at Lee's Ferry. May 18, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Views from Bright Angell Point at sunset.<br />Deva, Brahma, and Zoroaster Temples in the background. May 18, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Views from Bright Angell Point at sunset.<br />Deva, Brahma, and Zoroaster Temples in the background. May 18, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Clouds at sunset. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Colorado River from Walhalla Overlook. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Cliffs near Walhalla Overlook. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Indian ruins (Walhalla Ruins). May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Joyce at Walhalla Overlook. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Telephoto (120mm) shot of the Colorado River. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Looking down from Cape Royal into canyon leading to the Colorado River. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Wotan's Throne. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Ponderosa pine forest along Cape Final Trail. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />View from the end of Cape Final Trail: Siegfried Pyre? May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Ronnie, Joyce, and Baiba at the end of Cape Final Trail. May 19, 2001 - Inperial Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />View S in a downpour. Mt. Hayden in the foreground. May 19, 2001 - Inperial Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />View S in a downpour. Mt. Hayden in the foreground. May 19, 2001 - Inperial Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Burned forest along Point Imperial Trail. May 19, 2001 - Inperial Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Imperial Point Overlook. May 19, 2001 - Inperial Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.<br />Mt. Hayden and beyond. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.<br />Sunset from Transept Trail just below the Lodge.<br />Deva, Brahma, and Zoroaster Temples and parts of the North Rim. May 19, 2001 - North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.<br />Sunset from Transept Trail just below the Lodge. May 20, 2001 - Bright Angel Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.<br />Deva, Brahma, and Zoroaster Temples in early morning light (and shadows). May 20, 2001 - Bright Angel Point, North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. May 20, 2001 - Off North Rim Road, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. May 20, 2001 - Entrance road (UT-9) from the east to Zion National Park, Utah. May 20, 2001 - Entrance road (UT-9) from the east to Zion National Park, Utah. May 20, 2001 - Entrance road (UT-9) from the east to Zion National Park, Utah. May 20, 2001 - Entrance road (UT-9) from the east to Zion National Park, Utah. May 20, 2001 - Entrance road (UT-9) from the east to Zion National Park, Utah. May 20, 2001 - Entrance road (UT-9) from the east to Zion National Park, Utah.<br />The Bee Hives and the Sentinel? May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />North Fork Virgin River from foot bridge to Lower Emerald Pool Trail. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Water dripping down over the wall from Middle Emerald Pool to the Lower Emerald Pool. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Columbines. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Mysterious plants growing on the wet wall. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Water dripping down over the wall from Middle Emerald Pool to the Lower Emerald Pool. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Middle Emerald Pool ledge with water fall and a ponderosa pine. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Far wall of Zion Canyon reflected in Middle Emerald Pool. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Flowering cactus along Kayenta Trail. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />North Fork Virgin River from the Grotto footbridge. May 20, 2001 - Emerald Pools hike, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />View downstream of the river and the shaded west side of the canyon. May 20, 2001 - Hike along the Pa'rus Trail, Zion National Park, Utah. May 20, 2001 - Hike along the Pa'rus Trail, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Mule deer. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />More mysterious flowers. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Quickly Zion Canyon fell below us. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Hidden Canyon Trail zigzagging up above its junction with the Observation Trail. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />A cedar by the edge of the trail. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Looking down into a narrow gorge. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />The hikers: Ronnie, Baiba, Joyce, and Egils. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Joyce, Baiba, and Ronnie on the trail cut out of the vertical wall. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Joyce in the warm glow of the canyon. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Zion Canyon in the distance. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />View from near the top looking south. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Flowers at the edge of the trail with Zion Canyon below. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Zion Canyon from Observation Point. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Joyce taking in the view at Observation Point. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Indian paintbrush. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Heading back down through the narrow part. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Heading down. May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Near the bottom the trial is now in the sun and very hot (but we are going down). May 21, 2001 -  Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Hike to Observation Point along trail by the same name.<br />Zion Canyon looking north with North Fork Virgin River and the park road. May 21, 2001 - Weeping Rock, Zion National Park, Utah. May 21, 2001 - Weeping Rock, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />The Great White Throne though the dripping water. May 21, 2001 - Riverside Walk, Zion National Park, Utah<br />North Fork Virgin River above Temple of Sinawava, the trailhead to the walk. May 21, 2001 - Riverside Walk, Zion National Park, Utah<br />North Fork Virgin River above Temple of Sinawava, the trailhead to the walk. May 21, 2001 - Riverside Walk, Zion National Park, Utah<br />Two river walkers finishing their hike in the river. May 22, 2001 - Springdale, Utah (just south of Zion National Park).<br />Baiba, Joyce, and Ronnie on the front porch of O'Toole's B&B. May 22, 2001 - Springdale, Utah.<br />A new development. May 22, 2001 - UT-9, Zion National Park, Utah.<br />Leaving the park on the way to Bryce. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Overlooking the left side of Bryce Canyon proper from Sunset Overlook. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Heading down into the hoodoos. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />A castle like arrangement of hoodoos. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Joyce on the switchbacks about to enter an alley of hoodoos. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Ronnie strolling through Wall Street. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Tall pines among the hoodoos. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Looking back up at the rim (maybe Inspiration Point is at the extreme left). May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />ET is rearing its head above the hoodoos. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Baiba about to enter a narrow section of the trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />The Queen on the left. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />A hoodoo separated from its parent. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Time for a break, Baiba and Joyce (notice the mandatory hats). May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Ronnie. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />An odd couple. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />View of the south rim side of the canyon. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Hike along Navajo Loop Trail and Queens Garden Trail.<br />Boat Mesa or Sinking Ship formation (?) and Powell Plateau beyond. May 22, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />The sun had just set. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />View of back lit hoodoos from Bryce Point, the trailhead. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Most of Bryce Amphitheater from Bryce Point May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />The floor of Bryce Canyon. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />The light is really the reflection from the rim wall. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Joyce, Baiba, and Ronnie about to enter a tunnel in a row of hoodoos,<br />among them the "duck". May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Baiba, Joyce, and Ronnie waiting patiently while I futz around with my camera. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />See p.103 of "Ansel Adams in Color". I saw Ansel Adams' version later. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Some take the easy way through the hoodoos. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Wall of Windows. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Ponderosa pine? May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />A corkscrew evergreen. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 23, 2001 - Peekaboo Loop Trail Hike, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />Joyce and Baiba treking in the hot sun near the end of the hike. May 23, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />A raven. May 23, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />A chipmunk. May 23, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.<br />A mesa in the distance seen from the end of the Bristlecone Trail<br />(with binoculars, we could see Monument Valley, about 120 miles away). May 23, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 23, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 23, 2001 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. May 24, 2001 - Kodakchrome State Park off UT-12, Utah.<br />Just a quick stop here; unfortunately, no time for hiking. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Powell Point. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Hike in Escalante State Park's petrified forest trail. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Hike in Escalante State Park's petrified forest trail. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Hike in Escalante State Park's petrified forest trail. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Hike in Escalante State Park's petrified forest trail. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Hike in Escalante State Park's petrified forest trail. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Between petrified forest and Capitol Reef N.P. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />A recreated kiva at Anasazi State Park in Boulder, Utah. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Those Anasazi must have been short.<br />Ronnie and Joyce. May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />Anasazi State Park in Boulder May 24, 2001 - Scenic Byway UT-12, Utah.<br />View from Point Overlook at over 9000'. May 24, 2001 - Sunset Point, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. May 24, 2001 - Sunset Point, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.<br />Baiba, Joyce, Ronnie (and a photographer and his dog) looking at the sunset. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />Joyce and Baiba dwarfted by the gorge. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />Baiba, Joyce, and Ronnie in the gorge next to a capitol. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />Egils fooling around. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />Joyce on the trail to the water tanks. Note the capitols. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />A water pocket and a dome (capitol). May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />Another water pocket. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah<br />Water pocket at end of trail. May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah May 25, 2008 - Hike in Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah May 25, 2001 - Scenic Drive, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. May 25, 2008 - Mount Nebo Scenic Byway (FR-015), Uinta National Forest, Utah.<br />Southernost Wasatch Range with Mount Nebo as the highest peak May 25, 2008 - Mount Nebo Scenic Byway (FR-015), Uinta National Forest, Utah.<br />An aspen forest. May 25, 2008 - Mount Nebo Scenic Byway (FR-015), Uinta National Forest, Utah.<br />Mount Nebo close-up. May 25, 2008 - Mount Nebo Scenic Byway (FR-015), Uinta National Forest, Utah.<br />Mount Nebo close-up. May 25, 2001 - Salton, Utah.<br />Great Salt Lake. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Curbside stream. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />The Mormon Temple. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Columbines atop the Conference Center. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Atop the Conference Center. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Atop the Conference Center. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Organ in the Mormon Tabernacle. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Assembly Hall and statue of seagulls - the seagull is Utah's state bird<br />since it ate the insects (locusts?) that threatened to destroy the Mormons' crops. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Statue of a man and a woman pulling a cart with their child and goods<br />- the way many Mormon's arrived into Utah. May 26, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />Organ in the Assembly Hall.