You may remember this tree from a previous post. It's one of my favorite photos in one of my favorite spots. So I thought I'd see how it looks in spring. Due to the elevation, spring starts around the end of June up there! I came a week late for all the flowers. But with the trees surrounding it there was so much greenery it wasn't possible to get the previous angle.
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The further South you go in Utah the more red you'll see around you. Bryce Canyon National park is no exception. And when coming from the West, you'll get a grand welcome through Red Canyon.
The forest fire of last year has left it's mark on the area.
Summer is always hot, winter is always cold, and both spring and fall seem to be too short. Here we have the lovely colors of fall as the storm clouds above begin dropping their fluffy flakes.
Up at this altitude the snow doesn't really disappear till late in June. Delaying the coming of the normal spring bloom till late in summer.
The setting sun. Fields of gold. This is summer.
Here's to the warmth of the coming summer.
And all the dandelions too I suppose.
After a dam was placed along the Green River. Flaming Gorge as we now know it was formed. The once deep canyons now filled with water flowing into the reservoir.