Month: June 2015 (page 3 of 4)

Corona Arch Hike

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Mitch, Atop Corona Arch

We met Mitch and his wife during our visit to Corona Arch. Marilyn took these photos of Mitch atop Corona Arch.

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Island in the Sky

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Skyline Arch

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Bryce Canyon

We visited Bryce Canyon on Thursday.

The forest service started a controlled burn on Wednesday, the day that we arrived. Bryce Canyon City was smoky when we arrived, though the smoke dissipated some during the late afternoon and early evening. But when we woke up the next morning, the smoke was much worse than the evening before. Visibility was poor. Fortunately, visibility was better at Bryce Canyon, only a few miles away.

This first shot (and perhaps a few others) show the smoke from that (controlled) forest fire.

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A view from Navajo Loop:20150604-_DSC6062-Edit-medium

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Marie:

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Views as we hiked up to Sunrise Point:

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This is a view from the rim as we hiked back to Sunset Point.
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When we got back to Sunset Point, I hiked down the other branch of Navajo Loop.

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A tall tree in the canyon of Navajo Loop:

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There are many switchbacks on these canyon trails.

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This is a view of the canyon from the trail that connects Bryce Point to the Peekaboo Loop Trail. A family was making their way down the trail at the same time that I hiked down. I asked them to pause just beyond a hole cut into the rock for this photo.

20150604-_DSC6393-Edit-mediumThis is a view up that connector trail (to the right) and down a portion of Peekaboo Loop Trail. I hiked back up at this point as Marilyn and Marie were waiting for me at the top.
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This is the view from the top of Bryce Point.

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Bryce Canyon, Rainbow Point

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Cedar Breaks

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Kolob Canyons

We visited Kolob Canyons (in Zion National Park) on Wednesday. The photo below shows the canyon formed by the south fork of Taylor’s Creek.

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Zion, Day 2

I was hoping to hike up to Angel’s Landing, but it was closed for the morning. I hiked up to the Observation Point instead. The hike is eight miles long with over 2,000 feet of total ascent. I explored a short portion of one of the intersecting trails too.

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Zion

Bridge leading from Grotto to hiking trails. We hiked to the Emerald Pools.

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The Virgin River had amazingly clear water.

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Upper Emerald Pool.

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A view from the end of the River Walk.

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