The Traveling Man

I spent the week after labor day (2007) touring around Utah, visiting some national parks. I capped off the trip with a visit to Las Vegas. The scenery out there is spectacular. First stop was Bryce Canyon:

The rock structures at this park are really amazing. I took a hike down into the canyon as you can see in the following picture.

This is what it looked like down there:

The “hoodoos” as they call them are various shapes and sizes. But all very big.

And they stretch as far as the eye can see:

Nearby Red Canyon:

I even got up really early one day to get the sunrise!!

Next stop was Capitol Reef NP, located near the middle of the state. The rock formations here were even bigger and more majestic.

Proof I was there!!

I took a 4-5 mile hike, by myself, in the heat of the day so I had to show this shot. It was much more impressive in person. They call this a natural bridge, as opposed to the later arches you will see.

This is the actual “capitol reef” formation, i believe.

My next park was Arches National Park. I got there just as the sun was setting on another nice day in Utah. This is called Park Avenue, I think.

Everywhere you turned there were more arches. I couldn’t keep track of what they were all called, but this one might have been Double Arch.

Another interesting arch:

The state symbol of Utah, called Delicate Arch:

Another long hike took me out to Landscape Arch. By this time I was getting hungry and tired!

I took a brief stop out at Canyonlands National Park. This park is high above the intersection of the Green and Colorado Rivers. It was stormy so I was lucky to not get hit by lightning!!

Interesting perspective through the arch.

Sun sets on another day in the desert.

My final park was Zion National Park, which truly is an amazing place. I think there are less pictures here but it was no less breathtaking.

Here’s a picture of the valley itself.

I hiked to a high lookout point to get this picture from the top.

On the way back to Vegas, I swung through the Valley of Fire. The lighting was really nice for this shot.

Back in Vegas, we see some of man’s creations.

This is the Venetian Casino.

Here is the reproduction of the Arc in Paris.

That’s just a few of the pictues. You can see there rest here:
Utah Pictures

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