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Located in southern Utah Arches National Park is well known for well.. it's arches. Having now spent only a small amount of time there it has so much more to offer and will definitely bring a second visit. Next week will bring some additional landscapes to view of this beautiful park from the second day of exploring.
Home to incredible scenery, the Yosemite National Park is a wonderland of granite, trees, and water. Though this year it is suffering from drought and the waterfalls were rather scarce. The towering granite walls of the Yosemite Valley were truly spectacular. Someday when I returned I'll have to dedicate more time to climbing and exploring. Though never to the point of those a bit of a ways down. (First 3 photographs are of Hawthorne Lake, just to the east of Yosemite.)
You're likely to pass Hawthorne Lake when entering Yosemite from the East.
El Capitan, the distinct rock formation, is recognized around the world for it's climbing opportunities. To try and give a reference as to it's scale, here's a few images.
Well, not really. Though he is a gun blazing crazy man. Images from Yosemite will be coming later this week on Wednesday or Thursday once I'm no longer on the road. Here is a teaser for now.
Antelope Island is a small island in the Salt Lake. Though most notable these days is the herd of 500+ buffalo, initially introduced to the island back in 1897, you can find a few antelope if you look around. It's quite the place and an easy stop to see some buffalo up close if you're in the Salt Lake City area.
And just a behind the scenes... my path to get out for the bird pictures.
While visiting Castle Rock in Idaho I had a brief glimpse of the nearby City of Rocks. Though I did not have the time then to explore it much. I knew I wanted to go back and do so. With an overnight camping trip I was able to explore some more of it the following day. It's a really fun spot and I feel like there is still more for me to find and capture there. Though it's unlikely I'll be there a month later like this time.
A beautiful day in a beautiful spot.
To give some perspective on scale of the rocks. You'll be able to find a man in the image below.
More shots from Japan will be up next week!
About a two hour drive from Cache Valley. You'll find an awesome formation of rocks in southern Idaho named Castle Rock. Unfortunately this was the weekend the weather decided to drop from the 60F temperatures we've been having into to snow weather. Which pushed me down off the rocks in the area as it tends to make the slick rocks a bit dangerous to be on.
Definitely going to go back, for this formation as well as the nearby City of Rocks, once the weather has warmed up again.
