This is a night shot, by moon light, in Zion National Park. I set the shutter speed for 15 seconds, and was pleased with myself when I saw the rock face appear on the camera LCD. I didn’t realize there were stars in the pic till I got home. Awesome!
Zion National Park. The cool thing about going to Zion and the Grand Canyon is comparing the 2 experiences. In Zion, you are down in the canyon, looking up. In the GC you’re on top, looking down.
Some kind of yellow flower. I think it’s a wild poppy. These were common on the road side.
The Vermillion Cliffs from an overlook about an hour before sunset. The views out west were breathtaking! We kept saying “oh my god”, “wow”, “awesome”. “Holy Cows” were responded to with “we’re not Hindus!”. You had to be there….
The new Navajo Bridge, taken from on top of the old one. Both are 500 feet more or less above Lee’s Ferry. Yes it was a tingly moment to be out there! The next bridge over the Colorado River is several hundred miles downstream. More Vermillion cliffs in the background here too.
A walkway near the Hoover Dam. That’s Lake Meade in the background
A glass installation in the Bellagio. I love this artists glass work. There have been shows about it on TV and articles in magazines.
We went on a trip to the Southwest, including Vegas, Zion National Park, the Grand canyon, North and South rims, and the Vermillion Cliffs area of Arizona, between the North and South rims of the Grand Canyon. Here are some of the 1000 (!!!) pics I took. I’m going to do 4 posts tonight. Maybe more later. I don’t want to turn into the Cliff Claven of the Grand Canyon!
The Canyon’s stark beauty is evident in this pic from Guano Point on the Hualapi reservation.
Yavapi Point looking towards the north rim.
California Condor! One of 5 we saw at the south rim in a single group. Massive wingspans and white patches on the under side of the wings made it hard to misidentify them. I didn’t notice the tags till I blew up the pics
