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ARIZONA VISTAS
Continuing our August 2019 tour of the American West, after we left the grounds near the Petrified Forest Visitor Center, we drove on into the Petrified Forest National Park, a large national park in Eastern Arizona, with more petrified trees, … Continue reading
PETRIFIED FOREST
If a tree falls in a forest 200 million years ago, can you hear it? Well, no, you probably will not hear it. But if the tree is carried away by flood waters, and quickly submerged in silt… … it … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Arizona, desert, Edward Elder, forest, fossils, National Park, Petrified Forest, petrified log, photography, stone, trees
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48 FINAL DAYS OF OUTDOOR MEMORY ESCAPES
All Things Come to an End, if not this Pandemic (yet) I’ve continued posting the awkwardly named Daily Outdoor Memory Escapes far longer than I thought I would. Arguably the pandemic is worse in the whole of the USA than … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, brooklyn, cactus garden, Cherry blossoms, Death Valley, dragon, Escape, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Iguacu, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Little Colorado River Gorge, Memory, National Park, New York City, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Sedona, Spreewald, Statue of Liberty, Vermont, Versailles, winter, Zion
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Panaroma View of Grand-Staircase Escalante
I haven’t completed posting my tour of the Great Parks of the American Southwest. Just took a little pause. Coming up next, the Grand Canyon! But first, to re-whet the appetite, a quick panorama faraway view of the Grand … Continue reading
BRYCE CANYON – NAVAJO LOOP TRAIL
Entering the Canyon Walls of Bryce Canyon After enjoying the awesome views of Bryce Canyon from all along the rim, it was time to go inside. Here the view from the top at the Navajo Loop Trail. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryce Canyon, hoodoo, National Park, Navajo Loop, Paiute, photography, Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, Thor's Hammer, trail, Two Bridges, Wall Street, window
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BRYCE CANYON AMPHITHEATER
A Place of Fantastical Beauty In the series of marvels that we saw in the our tour of the Great American Southwest, Bryce Canyon may easily be the most marvelous. (Although how to compare Wonders of Nature each so … Continue reading
ZION!
Announcing my new biblical musical extravaganza!?! um, no – just an extravagant photo tour through Zion National Park in Southern Utah. Right at the entrance into the park, one is greeted by this majestic vista. Let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Altar of Sacrifice, Angel's Landing, Bighorn sheep, Checkerboard Mesa, Court of the Patriarchs, Crawford Arch, Emerald Pools, Mountain climber, National Park, photography, Sinawava, stone arch, sun dial, Temple, Utah, Weeping Rock, White Throne, Zion
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