https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/2023-2/fall-2023-3pt/fall-2023-3pt-culture/2024-10-28T21:21:44+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/2023-2/fall-2023-3pt/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_1745-1.jpegIMG_1745Can you figure out what this door is indicating? The Store Room is behind this door Rooms 110-112 are to the righthttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_1620-1.jpegThe proprietor of our hotel lit this incense as a morning prayer to the godsThe proprietor of our hotel lit this incense as a morning prayer to the godshttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_1527-1.jpegIMG_1527Note the gaps between the rocks of the walls. My guess is that it's hopeless to attempt to physically restrain the yaks and other big animals, so the Nepalis make the walls easy to rebuild. Note the breaches on the far left and center.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_1156-1.jpegIMG_1156A huge stack of yak dung by the main door of the lodge. This door would be left open most (or all) hours of the day in freezing weather. Beats me.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_0900-1.jpegIMG_0900How people in this part of Nepal shampoo their hair. And we think of hot and cold running water as a necessity.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_0600-1.jpegRolls of toilet paper aren't that heavy, but that's quite a few rolls.Rolls of toilet paper aren't that heavy, but that's quite a few rolls.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_0579-1.jpegIMG_0579Yaks on the trail! Note the calm trekkers taking photos. Yaks are (usually) the gentle giants of the Himalayas.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_0576-1-1035084407-e1701366966617.jpegIMG_0576Loads such as this are undoubtedly lighter than they appear to be, but that does not make them easy to carry. Hats off to the porters!https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_0567-1.jpegIMG_0567This mountain scene captures a hotel (with a bakery), mani while, dining area, "store" and great mountain scenery (including Ama Dablam)https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_0558-1.jpegIMG_0558Locations like this are common along the way. They give porters an easy way to rest from their loads. Notice the size of them, and remember that most Nepalis are smaller than Mike. Imagine putting one of these on him. Now let me add that porters are generally among the faster trekkers; I did not pass many. 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But look at the rock formations on either side! 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Bighorn sheep can be hard for those with ordinary cameras since they like to keep their distance.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8932.jpegIMG_8932On the left is the Road to Nowhere. I'd like to go there some day. There must be a reason for its existence. The map seems to show that it provides a great view into the heart of The Solitario.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8890.jpegThe Chihuahan Desert has its own distinctivesThe Chihuahan Desert has its own distinctiveshttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8823.jpegIMG_8823Here is a nice view of the flatirons. It might be fun to get closer on a future trip.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8764.jpegIMG_8764My fifth rattlesnake encounter. These always make me think about "What if ...". It seems to be a Texas version of the Western Diamondback rattlesnake. Note that the portion of the snake near the tail contains black and white rings - not diamonds. The photo would have been better if I had removed the branches in the way, but I decided that might not be a good idea.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8603.jpegIMG_8603I'm getting rather repetitious, but it's so easy to do here. I have many more photos that are not shown here.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8570.jpegColors really come alive hereColors really come alive herehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8548.jpegAnother portion of the "Rattlesnake Badlands"Another portion of the "Rattlesnake Badlands"https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8537.jpegIMG_8537Here is where it starts to get really interesting. I knew I was on the verge of something special.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_8502.jpegIMG_8502Fossil clams were common on the surface here. I gathered some of these for a photo shoot.2022-01-26T00:58:31+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021-2/fall-2021/utah/2022-01-25T02:19:42+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021-2/2022-01-17T01:17:12+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021-2/spring-2021/2022-01-16T22:16:31+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021/05/27/spring-2021-is-done/2021-05-27T22:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.com/winter-2020-texas/winter-2020-other-places/2021-05-27T20:22:00+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021-2/spring-2021/spring-2021-california/2021-05-27T18:45:10+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021-2/spring-2021/spring-2021-arizona/2021-05-27T18:12:54+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2021-2/spring-2021/spring-2021-texas/2021-05-27T16:32:21+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/2021-05-26T20:55:17+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-grand-canyon/2020-12-19T16:49:58+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-goat-rocks-wilderness/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mount-rainier-1.pngMount Rainierhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6038-1.jpegWaterfalls descend from a glacier to form a glacial riverWaterfalls descend from a glacier to form a glacial riverhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5941-1.jpegIMG_5941A glacier (far right) creates a milky river and a turquoise lake. (Sorry for the lighting. I'd be happy to go back when the lighting is better.)https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5904-1.jpegWhat can I add?What can I add?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5897-1.jpegIMG_5897Frozen Lake (which is not frozen) sits relatively high between trails and mountainshttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5880-1.jpegWhile views of high places are interesting, so are views from high places.While views of high places are interesting, so are views from high places.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5827-1.jpegIMG_5827The ripples on Reflection Lakes were not cooperating when I visited, so you'll need to imagine a smooth, reflective surface.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5810-1.jpegPortions of Paradise can be so green it almost hurtsPortions of Paradise can be so green it almost hurtshttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5807-1.jpegMyrtle Falls with Mt Rainier above. How convenient.Myrtle Falls with Mt Rainier above. How convenient.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_5786-1.jpegIMG_5786And you though Mt Rainier National Park was all about Mt Rainier. Well, have I got a surprise for you. It has more mountains, valleys and even Mt St Helens in the distance. This is not a one-trick pony.2020-11-26T15:28:49+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-mount-rainier-national-park/2020-11-26T15:28:35+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-ruby-mountains/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6524.jpegIMG_6524Red seemed to be the predominant color here. It's not common in nature, so I enjoyed it.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6466.jpegMorning is hereMorning is herehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6460.jpegLooks like a good place to spend the nightLooks like a good place to spend the nighthttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6402.jpegOne of several lakes on the journey above the north trailheadOne of several lakes on the journey above the north trailheadhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6368.jpegA hiker pauses on his morning hike above Liberty LakeA hiker pauses on his morning hike above Liberty Lakehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6359.jpegMorning reflections are always funMorning reflections are always funhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6291.jpegWhat have I got myself into here?What have I got myself into here?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6217.jpegHere comes the high country: 11 miles without waterHere comes the high country: 11 miles without waterhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6172.jpegThe unnamed lake before Overland Lake made a better picture than the main lakeThe unnamed lake before Overland Lake made a better picture than the main lake2020-11-26T15:28:20+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-the-green-river/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/green-river.pngGreen Riverhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7339.jpegI came to call these The Four BrothersI came to call these The Four Brothershttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7331.jpegIMG_7331The walls which before so narrowly defined the confines of the river now sit much farther back but no less high as the landscape seems enlargedhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7282.jpegThe gods must be playing chessThe gods must be playing chesshttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7271.jpegIMG_7271From this vantage point, the river is part of a scene that you might see in a western moviehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7268.jpegA view from above the river gives a different perspectiveA view from above the river gives a different perspectivehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7161.jpegIMG_7161Nearing the completion of the trip, a group is camped on the sandbar straight ahead. The river felt crowded around here.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7151.jpegTwo proud battleships head out to seaTwo proud battleships head out to seahttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7108.jpegIMG_7108From this angle, the walls seem surprisingly thin. Perhaps they are two trains heading for a collision.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7083.jpegIMG_7083These odd finger-like formations stand out among the solid walls around them. They are unusual but not unique.2020-11-26T15:28:06+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-petrified-forest/2020-11-26T15:27:26+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/fall-2020/fall-2020-vermilion-cliffs/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gsenm.pngGSENMhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9511.jpegIMG_9511Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah is one of those places that is just too cool to be "just" a state park. (Another is Snow Canyon, also in Utah. Hmmm.) The park is known for its unusual concentration of stone spires. Here are a number of them in one place.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9498.jpegIMG_9498Kodachrome Basin State is yet another a red rock land. This particular portion is called Hat Shop.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9464.jpegIMG_9464Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah is one of those places that is just too cool to be "just" a state park. (Another is Snow Canyon, also in Utah. Hmmm.) The park is known for its unusual concentration of stone spires. Here is a bunch of them in one place.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9395.jpegFrom this location Yellow Rock looks more red than yellowFrom this location Yellow Rock looks more red than yellowhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9382.jpegThe surface of Yellow Rock is itself iterestingThe surface of Yellow Rock is itself iterestinghttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9370.jpegIMG_9370While Yellow Rock is not unique, it certainly is an unsual and fascinating place.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9334.jpegIMG_9334I bet you've never seen this remarkable nativity in stone before. Mary watches while Joseph picks up the baby Jesus.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9323.jpegIMG_9323https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_9322.jpegIMG_9322The geological figure called The Cockscomb stretches for many miles. 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Each was a joy.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc02170.jpgdsc02170A side trip to an unknown cirquehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc01943.jpgMy kingdom for a more interesting sky!On this trip, "Oh my!' would become a favorite expression. This picture illustrates that phrase.2020-08-14T14:15:34+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/2020-2/summer-2020-wind-river-range/2020-08-14T14:09:15+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/faqs/2020-06-06T15:34:32+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/winter-2020-texas/winter-2020-humor/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_2046-1.jpegSometimes, you just gotta make sure the customers know the rules.Sometimes, you just gotta make sure the customers know the rules.2020-03-17T13:16:14+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/winter-2020-texas/winter-2020-big-bend/2020-03-09T02:08:28+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2020/03/08/winter-2020-is-done/2020-03-08T16:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.com/winter-2020-texas/2020-03-08T12:49:35+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2019/fall-2019-pct/2019-11-10T21:01:43+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2019/11/10/fall-2019-is-done/2019-11-10T19:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2019/fall-2019-st-george/2019-11-10T19:38:13+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/about/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/about-img_2523.jpgabout-img_25232019-11-08T04:02:54+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2019/2019-11-08T03:50:25+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2019/fall-2019-anza-borrego/2019-11-08T03:39:18+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2019/fall-2019-zion/2019-11-08T03:19:23+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/2018-2/2019-11-08T02:34:14+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/summer-2019-northeast-utah/summer-2019-uintas/2019-09-04T23:50:18+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2019/08/17/summer-2019-is-done/2019-08-31T00:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.com/home-page/summer-2019-northeast-utah/2019-08-17T20:53:56+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/summer-2019-northeast-utah/summer-2019-dinosaur/2019-08-17T20:52:29+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/summer-2019-northeast-utah/summer-2019-flaming-gorge/2019-08-17T20:44:56+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/spring-2017/spring-2017-bryce-canyon-national-park/2019-07-03T23:55:58+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2019/06/25/spring-2019-is-done/2019-06-26T00:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.com/home-page/spring-2019/spring-2019-dv/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_2236.jpgIMG_2236Despite its name, Death Valley had plenty of residents in the past. There are many types of ruins throughout much of the part. This is one of the best examples from the ruins around Ibex Springs.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_3222-1.jpgIMG_3222Death Valley is a place of many curiosities. Here is one. What causes the rings of grass around these ant hills?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_2487.jpgIMG_2487Successfully driving Death Valley's backroads requires a properly selected vehicle and a well-trained, experienced driver. Or a poor decision and good luck.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_4875.jpgIMG_4875https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_2454.jpgI didn't know there were this many shades of brownI didn't know there were this many shades of brown2019-06-26T00:28:54+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/spring-2019/spring-2019-vof/2019-05-21T18:24:03+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/spring-2019/spring-2019-mojave/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mojave.jpgMojavehttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_2939.jpgIMG_2939This lava tube sure doesn't go very far. I wonder if it was much longer in the 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Pass. Note how cloudy it is except in the distance. It's an interesting effect.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8615.jpgimg_8615https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8509.jpgimg_8509https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc02408.jpgdsc024082017-08-04T00:59:40+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-grand-canyon-national-park/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2749-cropped.jpgimg_2749-croppedhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3146.jpgimg_3146This picture gives you a good view of the trip across the canyon via the Bright Angel Trail. Athough I actually hiked it from the top of this picture to the bottom, I'll describe it as if I went in the opposite direction. It starts a long descent beyond the lower right of this picture. It follows one of the wandering trails you see below. (The other "trail" is actually a wash.) It goes through the intense green area in the middle, called Indian Garden. While you think you can see the trail continuing ahead to a dropoff, that's actually the Plateau Point Trail, a wonderful side trip. The Bright Angel Trail actually descends through the crack you see after the far end of Indian Garden. It heads down along and eventually to the river, through very interesting dark gray granite, and then crosses the river via the Silver Bridge. On the other side, the North Kaibab Trail passes by Bright Angel campground and Phantom Ranch and then ascends along Bright Angel Creek through the big gorge that heads toward the top of the picture. It takes an unseen bend to the left, leaving Bright Angel Creek to climb up to the north rim which is just above the white layer. Highly recommended.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3078.jpgimg_3078A personal favorite, but I can't explain why.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2340.jpgimg_2340Red, white and everything in between. An easy view along the western portion of the Rim Trail.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0599.jpgimg_0599Seeing wild animals in their natural surrounds can be quite a thrill. I found no thrill in seeing this elk wandering around Mather Campground. It's almost sad.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0597.jpgimg_0597This elk was only about 6 feet away from me as I walked thru Mather Campground. I didn't even notice it until I was next to it.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0581.jpgThe famous Kaibab Squirrel. It sure didn't want its picture taken.The Kaibab squirrel is actually famous. The Grand Canyon area is the only place where it was found. This one was very camera-shy. I also took many lousy pictures of it.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2766.jpgYes, there was some color, but not as much as this scene would imply.There was a little bit of color at the north rim (but not the south rim). It was pretty when it was there.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2761.jpgimg_2761An ordinary pine forest (northern Arizona style) was a nice, quiet alternative to the boisterous red rock country.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2728.jpgimg_2728The north rim has some nice views that are reminiscent of those that are common on the south rim. This is one of them. The San Francisco Peaks are 80 miles away to the south. They include Humpreys Peak, the tallest mountain in Arizona.2017-06-06T15:19:55+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/summer-2015/2017-05-28T13:53:14+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/summer-2013/2017-01-27T19:28:57+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/summer-2014/2017-01-27T19:28:36+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/2017-01-25T18:42:06+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-capitol-reef-national-park/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_9451.jpgimg_9451https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_9645.jpgimg_9645A view along the Scenic Drive. As much as I don't really like drives and the crowds they inevitably bring, this one was worth it.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_9449.jpgimg_9449This also is the view from the trailhead. It is not part of the official trail, but after two days, I wanted to spend more time hiking, and this journey beckoned.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_9446.jpgViews from the TH at Halls Creek OverlookThis is the view from the trailhead, meaning you can drive here. My 2WD vehicle barely made it. Down in the valley, you can see the sandy wash that would be my "trail" for the next two days.2017-01-24T21:27:37+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-canyonlands-the-maze/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1201.jpgimg_1201Unidentified hikerhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1186.jpgimg_1186Surprise Canyon actually has a trail going through it. The Colorado River is not far in the distance.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1003.jpgimg_1003At 9:25 AM, the sunlight has yet to reach all the way into this canyon.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0779.jpgimg_0779Another good look at the depths belowhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0764.jpgimg_0764There was a lot of hiking at this level. You could see forever. The hiking hear was actually rather easy, although I occasionally had to set aside the depths below.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0625.jpgimg_0625My journey into The Maze left the Colorado River behind me. Good bye. It was nice while it lasted.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc03125.jpgdsc03125My ghostly companions in the Doll House. They were big, perhaps 100 feet tall.2017-01-24T21:25:40+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-canyonlands-national-park/fall-2016-canyonlands-the-needles/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0149.jpgThe popular Chesler Park areaThe popular Chesler Park areahttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1600.jpgimg_1600The Confluence Overlook. The Green River is on the left. The Colorado is on the right and center.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1594.jpgimg_1594https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1520.jpgimg_1520The Druid Arch. I was't impress be the photos others posted, but at 450 feet tall, it is quite imposing.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1411.jpgimg_1411Just one of many sweeping views along the Peekaboo Trailhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1298.jpgimg_1298The trail actually goes through this windowhttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1275.jpgHow could nature carve this rock?Surely you jest! How could nature create this?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0197.jpgSee the face?Do you see what I see?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0136.jpgimg_0136A canyon made with alternating white and red rock layershttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0101.jpgThe last cairnThe Slickrock Trail is easily available to hikers of all abilities. But only a half mile into it and I was virtually alone. I was stunned at how cool many of the views were, and how few people there were to enjoy many of them. Here, beyond the end of the trail is what I call "The Last Cairn." I wasn't inclined to go there.2017-01-24T21:25:02+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-canyonlands-national-park/fall-2016-canyonlands-iits/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0277.jpgimg_0277The Green River almost gets lost at the Green River Overlook. I was canoeing down there 15 days ago. The white areas are part of the White Rim, and the road is the White Rim Road. If you have a 4WD vehicle, you can drive it in two days.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_17441.jpgimg_1744https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1734.jpgimg_1734https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1667.jpgimg_1667https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1655.jpgimg_1655https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2157.jpgimg_2157Can you see Moses holding up the tablets of the law?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2152.jpgimg_2152Looking down from the trail toward Moseshttps://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2132.jpgimg_2132A distant view of Moses and Zeus. Moses is the tallest spire, but which is Zeus?https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2108.jpgimg_2108My kingdom for a 360 degree camera at this point on the trail. This partial view hardly does it justice.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2093.jpgimg_2093This alcove is an early sight along the Alcove Spring Trail2017-01-24T21:24:39+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/contact/2017-01-22T21:08:09+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2017/01/22/ready-to-go-more-or-less/2017-01-22T12:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-monument-valley/https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-10-02_15-37-05.jpg2016-10-02_15-37-05The classic view from Photographers Point. If you think you've seen this in a movie, you probably have.https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-10-02_14-53-30.jpg2016-10-02_14-53-30https://adventureafter60.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-10-02_14-37-55.jpg2016-10-02_14-37-552017-01-22T01:14:19+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/home-page/fall-2016/fall-2016-canyonlands-national-park/2017-01-19T12:44:46+00:00weekly0.6https://adventureafter60.com/2017/01/12/adventure-after-60/2017-01-12T16:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://adventureafter60.comdaily1.02024-10-28T21:21:44+00:00