Looking toward the Valley of the Gods from Utah’s Muley Point Overlook, at the top of the Moki Dugway.
Category Archives: Southwest
Somewhere in the Mojave
Mojave yucca somewhere in the Mojave desert between Death Valley and Las Vegas.
Sandstone Cliff
Ponderosa pine grows on this sandstone cliff in Zion National Park.
“Just a Big Hole in the Ground”
I remember telling a co-worker who wasn’t particularly excited about the outdoors that I was going to the Grand Canyon. He replied, “Why? It’s just a big hole in the ground!” Well, it’s one pretty incredible hole. His loss. The multi-colored patterns in the sandstone alone are a good reason to stay a while.
Oh Give Me a Home…
…Where the bison roam, not the buffalo. Check out the difference between them. These bison — a mom and her calf — were in the Kaibab National Forest. We stopped when we saw a whole herd on our way back from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Zion
Southern Utah’s other-worldly landscape is home to five national parks. Zion has always been one of my favorites.
Summer Rain
Summer brings heavy rain and flash flooding to the high desert in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
Morning in the Sierras
Morning view of the Sierras from the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California.
Red Rock
Entrada Sandstone formations in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
light on the trail 