Saturday, July 21, 2012

Roadtrip West

Many many photos from our trip out west to Zion Nation Park (Utah), Yosemite (California), and San Fransisco. Be patient... there are a lot of photos....

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Enjoy!

 (Iowa or Nebraska... Same thing...)


 (Our Fully packed subaru named Toothless)
 (Colorado Mountains at Sunrise)


 (Utah)



 (A couple panoramas while driving through Utah)




 (Baby mule deer in Zion National Park)



 (Virgin river from flowing through Zion National Park)




(Virgin River in the Narrows from the base of our campsite)


(Stars in the Narrows)




(Beautiful views from the lower end of the Narrows)





 (Half Dome in Yosemite National Park)

 (First sign on the Pohono Trail in Yosemite)

 (El Capitan, Yosemite National Park)

(Creek leading to a waterfall w/ El Cap in the background)

(Looking down off one of the points on the Pohono Trail... Dizzying!)



 (Chris and Lexie at Taft Point)







 (Our beautiful campsite along the Pohono trail!)


 (Stars from the Pohono Trail)



 (Lovely view from our tent upon waking up!)



 (Don't worry, I was FIRMLY seated and leaning back when I took this)

 (More beautiful views from the Pohono Trail)



 (Roots of a toppled over Giant Sequoia tree)

 (Base of a Giant Sequoia. The bark on the trees has evolved to be flame retardant, allowing them to survive forest fires)

(Panorama of 'The Grizzly Giant' in Mariposa Groves)

 (San Francisco in the distance)
 (Alcatraz)

 (A seal on Pier 39, San Francisco)


 (Excited for the Ocean!)


 (Trying to catch a Seagull)
 (Trying to avoid Seagull poop)

 (Pacifica Pier)



 (Golden Gate Bridge disappearing into the fog)

 (Suspension cables on the Golden Gate Bridge)

(View from our Hotel)




 (Milky way from a random road in Utah)

 (Sunrise in Wyoming)