Favourite Photos

Here are a few of our favourite photos from our travels to the southwest, in no particular order.

Camping at Lake Mead, Stewart's Point, Nevada

Brad and Marilyn at Alstrom Point overlooking Lake Powell near Page, Arizona

Marilyn perched over Lake Powell (what's left of it!) near Page, Arizona

Lake Powell, looking towards Wahweap Marina near Page, Arizona

Jody paddling on Lake Powell at Lone Rock Beach, Utah

Brad on Lake Havasu City beach

The Sierra Nevadas after a snow storm, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California

Crater Mountain near Big Pine, California

View of the Sierra Nevadas from Mazourka Peak, California

Mono Lake, California

Mono Lake, California

Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California

Marilyn under Sunset Arch looking toward Navajo Mountain, GSENM near Escalante, Utah

 Marilyn in Coyote Gulch, Escalante, Utah

Schwabacher Pond in the Grand Teton National Park,Wyoming.
Cape Meares, Oregon
Cape Kiwanda has violent surf, not for surfing; Oregon
Cape Heceta Lighthouse, Oregon

Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
Ooh Ahh Point,Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Lake Powell from Alstrom Point in Utah with Navajo Mountain in the background.
Storms brewing while we're setting up the trailer to boondock on Lone Rock Beach in Utah, on Lake Powell near Page, Arizona

In the heart of slot canyon country in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Escalante, Utah, Golden Cathedral in Neon Canyon is a special place.  The two potholes are open to the canyon above and are popular with rappelers.

Horseshoe Bend, just outside of Page, Arizona.  The Colorado River winds its way through Glen Canyon en route to the Grand Canyon.  We've been here several times, most recently in 2015.

Hiking down the cable trail above the Colorado River just below the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona.

Before we started RVing, we were on vacation in southern Utah in 2009.  Here's me in Double-O Arch near the end of the Devil's Garden Trail in Arches National Park, Utah.

California Central Coast near Big Sur.  The drive along Highway 1, the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), is so stunningly beautiful that it can take forever because we want to stop at every turnout to soak in the view and take photos.

Hiking the Peek-a-boo loop trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

Another beautiful spot in Bryce Canyon NP.

Brad perched on the cliff edge above the Colorado River with a view of Dead Horse Point State Park in the background.  In the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah, this area is accessed by driving down the switchbacks of the Shafer Trail Road requiring a 4x4 and high clearance vehicle.

A long but spectacular hike to Chesler Park in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Lunch break along the trail to False Kiva in Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District.  This hike isn't on any of the trail maps, but a ranger might tell you how to find it.

A change of pace in Oregon.  Crater Lake National Park provides a pristine, clear, blue oasis compared to our usual desert travels.

A surprisingly delightful park in New Mexico west of Albuquerque, El Malpais National Monument has arches, bluffs and lava flows.

Part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, these hoodoos come in red and white.  Near Kanab, Utah.

During a trip through Colorado along I-70, we climbed the steep hike to Hanging Lake.  The water is crystal clear and falls over the edge of the terraces.

Camping on the shore of Lake Mead in one of our favourite spots at Stewart's Point, Nevada.  The moon has just risen and the sun is still setting, turning everything golden.

McWay Falls on the California Central Coast in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.  There is no access to the beach, but the view is breathtaking anyway.

A view of Mount Shasta in California from the Schonchin Butte hike in Lava Beds National Monument.

The sand dunes in White Sands National Monument are of gypsum, so they are pure white.  One can hike up and down the dunes to heart's content.

At the top of Kelso Dunes in Mojave National Preserve.  What a view of the Mojave Desert.

Me in the entrance of Skull Cave in Lava Beds National Monument in the northeast corner of California.

The Wave is a very famous spot, featured in many photography books.  Only 20 people per day are allowed to visit after winning a lottery-style permit.  We were lucky enough to win that lottery in 2012.  Located in The Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona.

Lunching on the trail at Ubehebe Crater, overlooking one of the smaller craters, in Death Valley National Park.

A trip near Lake Mead and Las Vegas always brings us to Valley of Fire State Park.  We've returned to this Nevada gem several times.  We found this "painted rock" off-trail.

Back in Utah, a long 4x4 drive on sandy roads brings us to White Pocket.  Part of South Coyote Buttes in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, these textured and colourful domes provide exciting hiking.

Hiking in Wire Pass in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Kanab, Utah.  This area is rife with slot canyons and Wire Pass is a pretty one, but easily hiked.

Also part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah near Kanab is Yellow Rock.  Initially a very steep climb from Cottonwood Canyon Road, the reward is these beautifully displayed stripes and colours on the sandstone and very few other visitors.

Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park.  The colour of the canyon walls reveal how this first national park got its name.

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