Today, we toured the Lamar Valley on the lookout for animals, and we found them! We just started driving into the park from the west entrance and spotted two Sandhill cranes and a chick next to the crane on the left. It looks like a fuzzy, rusted spot. Next is a coyote den with aContinue reading “Visiting Yellowstone part 5.”
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Visiting Yellowstone Part 4.
We leave the park today and head to Virginia and Nevada City in Montana. These two towns are what remains of the gold rush in Montana. The view of the mountains and valleys while driving along US 287 to the towns, the snow-covered mountains in June, and the sunlight hitting the valley. Virginia City hasContinue reading “Visiting Yellowstone Part 4.”
Visting Yellowstone Part 1
Traveling to Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone is mainly in the state of Wyoming, but it spans into Montana and Idaho. It’s huge at 3,472 square miles, 2.2 million acres or 900,000 hectares, larger than European countries. So it is Big. There is lodging in the park, but it books early, and due to preservation laws,Continue reading “Visting Yellowstone Part 1”
Dead Tree
I love dead trees in photos. I’m not sure why, but they’re beautiful to me. I also turn them into black-and-white images, which show off the texture of the wood.
Black, White, and Cold
The jagged landscape of Antarctica. The sky was gray with incoming snow, so I turned the photo back and white to focus on the rocks. The seagull is a nice touch for scale, so glad it came flying by. Does anyone see the three penguins in the bottom left?
Visiting Utah
Part Eight Today’s trip was to Arches National Park at “The Fins,” where the rock formations are flat triangles, hence the name “Fins.” It’s a short drive from Moab, but the clouds overtook the sky, so no night photography and the sunset was a bit drab in color. Sometimes, the weather works against you, IContinue reading “Visiting Utah”
Visiting Utah
Part Six Headed out to Canyonlands National Park for sunset and the Night Sky. A couple was standing out on the edge, taking wedding photos. I would be too worried to do that; a strong wind could push you off the edge, and a bird could poop on you; it seems like a bad idea.Continue reading “Visiting Utah”
Visiting Utah
Part Five The next leg of the trip is driving from Bryce to Moab, a small town near loads of national and state parks. The only non-potty or food break was Kodachrome State Park. For those of us whose first camera was digital, I will explain the name. Kodachrome was the first color film createdContinue reading “Visiting Utah”
Visiting Utah
Part Four I made it to the hotel, stretched out my legs, had dinner, and then a five-minute drive to the Sunset Point at Bryce National Park. The Sunset Point is a long, curving path with lots of room to capture the view. Make sure to check out the path to the canyon, I foundContinue reading “Visiting Utah”
Visting Utah
Part Three It was time to leave the Bison behind and continue to Bryce; once you leave Salt Lake City, the road opens to 80 MPH, and you can just hit the cruise control and listen to some road trip music. After a lunch break, it is time to leave the Highway/Interstate/Motorway for Scenic RouteContinue reading “Visting Utah”
Visiting Utah
Part Two First full day in Utah, a restful night’s sleep and a good breakfast is a great way to start the day. Day two was the slow drive down to Ruby’s Inn, a few miles outside of Bryce Canyon National Park. Ruby’s is a loge, RV, and Camping area with a restaurant, gift shop,Continue reading “Visiting Utah”
Visting Utah
Part 1: Hot flight I had a two-part flight to Salt Lake City; the first leg of the journey was rough. It was five hours in a hot plane with a manspreading beside me. The flight should have left around 4:00 PM, but it sat in 100F weather for an hour, fully loaded with people,Continue reading “Visting Utah”