Thursday, April 29, 2010
Zion National Park Revisited
Our last visit to Zion two years ago was so enjoyable, we decided to stop here again for a few days. Not as many hikes as last time, just more relax time. If you'd like to see more photos, check out the posts from May 2008.
They have a free bus that runs from the Visitor's Center up the canyon. They make many stops along the way where you can stop to hike or just to spend a few minutes. The next bus comes by in just a few minutes. This picture was taken at the last stop which is called the Temple of Sinawava. As snow melts it creates temporary water falls such as this one.
We don't often see green flowers.
The next three pictures are of a stone bridge known as Crawford Arch. It looks really tiny from down here, but it's actually very large.
Now you can see it. Have to love cameras with good zoom capability.
The next three photos are from the "other side". We took a ride through the 1.1 mile tunnel to the east side of the park. It's amazing how different the rock is there.
Virgin River Gorge in Arizona
As we headed a little further north, we stopped at this beautiful campground in the very northwest corner of Arizona. The Virgin River has cut a canyon here on it's way from Zion to Lake Mead.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Lake Mead Rec Area
Here we are again at the Lake Mead Recreation Area. When we arrived a few weeks ago, we met up with friends at Government Wash. It's wonderful to be part of a loose-knit community of friends. Even though we are camped in a dispersed camping area, there is someone here who looks after our rig when we are away and worries about us when we are late in returning. We plan things together from time to time, but mostly we each do our own thing. We have stayed here several times before, but there is always something new to discover.
We enjoyed watching this Vermilion Flycatcher all one day as he cleared the area around our rig of many insects.
Amazing colors!
These coyotes ambled by our site one afternoon.
When this one spotted us standing outside, it let us know he was aware of our presence.
The view from our rig.
Another gorgeous sunset.
Looking across the sky the same evening, we watched the full moon rising.
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