2017 Bryce Canyon NP

After Goblin Valley I headed west to a BLM site just outside Capital Reef NP. Got there early enough to have my pick of spots. By evening I counted around 20 campers, from Class As to tents. I got a few nice images from a hill next to my rig as the evening progressed. Next day I was on the road to Bryce Canyon NP, hoping to get a site in Red Canyon NFS campground. As with many roads out here there were plenty of signs warning

Loose stock on Rt. 12 in UT

of Loose Stock and they were accurate. As I went up and over Boulder Pass I also saw several Mule Deer but didn’t get any photos. The aspen were starting to turn in the high country and are beautiful.

Sunrise Point, early morning

I went into Bryce early one morning before the crowds and got a few nice images. Due to the sunlight reflected by the rocks behind them some of the rocks seemed to literally glow, sort of like the salt lamps you might have seen. Then went back at night and got some more. The moon is starting to get fuller and fewer stars were evident.

The next night I stayed closer to the campground, just taking a few images from pullouts on the road in Red Canyon.

Another favorite spot of mine is Mossy Cave Trail because you are below a lot of the rock formations, looking up instead of down. I went there again in late afternoon to get a few images. Then went back at night for some more. Even a couple days made a big difference in how many stars could be seen because of the full moon.

Mossy Cave Trail, night

 

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2014 Moab Highlights

A fellow Casita owner invited me to “driveway camp” at her home in Moab and it was a delightful experience. They haven’t had their Casita long and I was able to answer a few questions and show them mine with all its mods. They made sure I got to see not only The usual tourist things but some other interesting places, too. Many thanks to Cindi & Rick!

Foliage was starting to turn in the Moab area so Cindi and I did a drive up into the La Sal mountains with some side trips for special views.

One evening we took a boat trip on the Colorado River then had a super BBQ dinner. Seeing the rock formations from the river was really special.

One day I took a drive out Kane Creek Road. It runs along the Colorado for a ways then way back into the far reaches. The road was in generally good condition but had a set of switchbacks that were impressive to negotiate with the truck. I saw some good sized trailers in one of the primitive campgrounds and am sure glad I wasn’t tasked with getting them down that road. Along the drive there was a large rock, probably 7′ high at least with petroglyphs on all sides. One depicts a woman giving birth so it is called “the birthing rock”.

I did do some night photography at Arches NP and will devote a page to that very soon.

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2013 Cherokee, NC

Cherokee, NC, is a wonderful place to visit. One of the main entrances to the Great Smoky Mountains NP is there, as is the start of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Fall foliage can be spectacular, too. Recently I took part in a Casita Rally in Cherokee. It was a wonderful event, seeing old friends, meeting & making new ones. I snuck out early to capture a sunrise, was surprised to find the moon setting then, too, and got a wonderful sunset image.

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