Yellowstone and a few others
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:33 am
The parents are in the midst of making the move to Tucson, so I had to forgo any overseas trips this year so I could help. A couple of weeks ago, we headed out to Craters of the Moon National Monument, followed by 4 days in Yellowstone. Drove back to Salt Lake & headed out the next morning for Flaming Gorge for another 3 days, this time kayaking and rowing.
These are all taken with a new camera I'm still testing to see if I really want to keep it.
Craters of the Moon:
Truly the ass end of nowhere. And quite hot in the summer.
Lots of lava tubes & lava created caves to explore, both on the trails & off.
Afternoon moon.
Yellowstone:
Looking out at the Grand Tetons. I made a number of panoramas, but they were too massive to view on a screen, and shrunk down to fit won't do them justice.
All the traffic was stopped & the roads were blocked. All one can do is fall in line with the rest of the tourists and take a typical tourist shot.
The obligatory Old Faithful shot.
We had enough time to stop at every single stop/roadside attraction in the park. I was impressed with this one of a petrified redwood tree. Hard to imagine redwoods once covered so much of the west.
We only had time to take one hike off the beaten path. Only about 6 miles, but a backcountry ranger we met on the trail said grizzlies were spotted in the area only a couple hours before. Armed with 5 seconds of bear spray each, we pushed on.
Flaming Gorge (the Utah portion of it):
She rowed, I kayaked.
Hanging out on the porch of a cabin we stayed at.
On the way back to Salt Lake, we stopped & had a look at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, for a few hours.
These are all taken with a new camera I'm still testing to see if I really want to keep it.
Craters of the Moon:
Truly the ass end of nowhere. And quite hot in the summer.
Lots of lava tubes & lava created caves to explore, both on the trails & off.
Afternoon moon.
Yellowstone:
Looking out at the Grand Tetons. I made a number of panoramas, but they were too massive to view on a screen, and shrunk down to fit won't do them justice.
All the traffic was stopped & the roads were blocked. All one can do is fall in line with the rest of the tourists and take a typical tourist shot.
The obligatory Old Faithful shot.
We had enough time to stop at every single stop/roadside attraction in the park. I was impressed with this one of a petrified redwood tree. Hard to imagine redwoods once covered so much of the west.
We only had time to take one hike off the beaten path. Only about 6 miles, but a backcountry ranger we met on the trail said grizzlies were spotted in the area only a couple hours before. Armed with 5 seconds of bear spray each, we pushed on.
Flaming Gorge (the Utah portion of it):
She rowed, I kayaked.
Hanging out on the porch of a cabin we stayed at.
On the way back to Salt Lake, we stopped & had a look at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, for a few hours.
