National
Parks
Let
the photos tell the story of our trip, rather than a boring day by day
recital. The first photo is a
composite view of Bryce Canyon, formed automatically from several panoramic
shots. Next,
a pass by the fabled Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. We had visited the Phoenix Museum
the day before, but those photos are in a separate album.
Through
the desert of Arizona to the upscale village of Sedona, with its fabled red
rocks.
On to
Lake Powell created by the Glen Canyon
Dam, and a morning boat ride. Then a
stop to see the eastern
beginning of the Grand Canyon.
Overnight at the north rim of same, with many, many pictures. Travel
to and through Zion National Park, where you are at the bottom looking
up to the most awe-inspiring sight of our trip.
Over
to Bryce Canyon with its standing dead men, according to the local tribe. A long drive to Salt
Lake City and sights of the lake and the metropolis. Various stops and sights on the way to Jackson
Hole. A scenic ride on an inflatable raft
down the Snake River, with the Grand Tetons in the background. Bald eagles and pelicans along the way. Not shown are the chuck wagon dinner and
the rodeo, where I got my cowboy hat.
To
Yellowstone with its fabled sights of bison, Yellowstone Lake, boiling mud flats
and Old Faithful geyser. A stop at the Buffalo Bill Center in Cody,
Wyoming, with five separate museums under one roof. The art collection features such well-know
artists as Charlie Russell, N.C. Wyeth, Albert Bierstadt,
and Frederic Remington. Our final stop
at Mount Rushmore.
That
is a fast summary of a 12 day excursion, wherein the tour guide kept us
completely occupied from morning
till night, stopping for photos frequently, and inspecting each sight thoroughly.
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