Last stop on our photo road trip was Yellowstone National Park in the State of Wyoming. We were hoping to see and photograph some wildlife in addition to the great scenery. We failed to find any bears and wolves but the bison were plentiful and we soon had our quota of bison pictures. Following are…
Canyonlands NP
The other venue we visited while in Moab, Utah was the Canyonlands National Park. Canyonlands is located within a geologic region called the Colorado Plateau. It is a great section of continental crust that has endured millions of years of rock building and erosion. The park is divided into 3 principal sections, Island in the…
Delicate Arch
We traveled on from Monument Valley to Moab UT, home to two National Parks, Canyonlands NP and Arches NP. I have visited Arches before and I have a good collection of photos from there. I have never had the opportunity, however to photograph its best known arch, Delicate Arch. So this time I made it…
Monument Valley
Monument Valley provides perhaps the most enduring and definitive images of the American West. The isolated red mesas and buttes surrounded by empty, sandy desert have been filmed and photographed countless times over the years for movies, adverts and holiday brochures. Because of this, the area may seem quite familiar, even on a first visit,…
Yellowstone Falls
Today, I’m jumping ahead to the last stop on our photographic odyssey, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming. One of the highlights of the park was the Yellowstone Falls, one of the few major attractions that was accessible this early in the season. The park as been open since April 15, but spring does not come early at…