In Zion Canyon alongside the Virgin River in Utah, the rocky cliffs and formations are awesome. The formation in front is called the ‘pulpit,’ and behind it is the ‘altar.’ Standing in the valley beneath this spectacular view is a near-religious experience, even without the church-oriented names.
Once home to the pre-Colombian Sinagua Native Americans, the ruins at Tuzigoot, near Cottonwood, AZ, is a very interesting place to visit. It was a stop on our tour through Arizona last month. This is a picture of the ruin as seen from the road leading up to the park entrance. I’d like to take credit for this panorama, but it actually is a shot that Verna took from the truck as we drove up to the ruin. I cropped the image for this widescreen view.
We’re still digging through the vacation pictures and I found this shot of a bend in the Colorado River – at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I used my Canon A710-IS camera with maximum optical zoom of 3x. You can see sandy beaches along the riverbank beside the muddy river where the ancient peoples of this region spent the winters to escape the cold temperatures at the rim. Click image to enlarge.
We’re still rummaging through our vacation photos from last month. This one shows what a perfect day at Canyon de Chelly looks like. Verna thinks so too. Click the image to enlarge.
. . . when you’re on vacation, is trying to figure out what to photograph next.
Verna contemplating her next shot at Bryce Canyon. Click for bigger.
The views from the roadway at Canyonlands National Park (North entrance) are just fantastic. Not the Grand Canyon, but almost . . .
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