Day 7 - Blanding to Torrey

22 May 2004

Highlights:

  • Natural Bridges National Monument
  • Glen Canyon
  • Capitol Reef National Park

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    Natural Bridges National Monument - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Natural Bridges National Monument
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Solar cells at the visitors centre - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Solar cells at the visitors centre
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Not sure what these were powering - the only thing close by was the Visitor's Centre. Could have been that I suppose

    Wild flowers - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Wild flowers
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Wild flowers - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Wild flowers
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Wild flowers - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Wild flowers
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    On the way down - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)On the way down
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Sipapu Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Sipapu Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    The parents admiring the bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)The parents admiring the bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Sipapu Bridge from below - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Sipapu Bridge from below
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Sipapu Bridge from below - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Sipapu Bridge from below
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Wooden ladder - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Wooden ladder
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Sipapu Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Sipapu Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Carved rocks - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Carved rocks
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Kachina Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Kachina Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Kachina Bridge from below - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Kachina Bridge from below
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Cavern under Kachina Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Cavern under Kachina Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Carved cliff face - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Carved cliff face
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Owachomo Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Owachomo Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Owachomo Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Owachomo Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Owachomo Bridge - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Owachomo Bridge
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Owachomo Bridge from below - Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)Owachomo Bridge from below
    Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, USA)

    Cheese Box Butte - Red Rock Plateau (Utah, USA)Cheese Box Butte
    Red Rock Plateau (Utah, USA)

    Canyon we found crossing a bridge - Route 95 North (Utah, USA)Canyon we found crossing a bridge
    Route 95 North (Utah, USA)

    Canyon we found crossing a bridge - Route 95 North (Utah, USA)Canyon we found crossing a bridge
    Route 95 North (Utah, USA)

    Desert landscape - Route 95 North (Utah, USA)Desert landscape
    Route 95 North (Utah, USA)

    View out the right window..

    Desert landscape - Route 95 North (Utah, USA)Desert landscape
    Route 95 North (Utah, USA)

    View out the left window..

    Storm brewing over Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Storm brewing over Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    The stormfront

    Storm brewing over Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Storm brewing over Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Storm brewing over Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Storm brewing over Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Bridge over the Colorado/Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Bridge over the Colorado/Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Bridge over the Colorado/Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Bridge over the Colorado/Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Bridge over the Colorado/Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Bridge over the Colorado/Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    We were just down there..

    Desert landscape - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Desert landscape
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Glen Canyon - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Glen Canyon
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Holey rocks - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Holey rocks
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Holey rocks - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Holey rocks
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    These were high speed photos out of the moving car. I thought the holes looked really cool

    Holey rocks - Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)Holey rocks
    Glen Canyon (Utah, USA)

    Slag-heap looking hillsides - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Slag-heap looking hillsides
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Slag-heap looking hillsides - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Slag-heap looking hillsides
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Slag-heap looking hillsides - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Slag-heap looking hillsides
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Lunar landscape - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Lunar landscape
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Utah is such a cool state to drive through. You have every landscape imaginable all within a couple of hours drive

    Lunar landscape - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Lunar landscape
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Lunar landscape - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Lunar landscape
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Slag-heap looking hillsides - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Slag-heap looking hillsides
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Lunar landscape - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Lunar landscape
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Storm over Capitol Reef - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Storm over Capitol Reef
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Slag-heap looking hillsides - Route 24 West (Utah, USA)Slag-heap looking hillsides
    Route 24 West (Utah, USA)

    Capitol Reef National Park sign - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Capitol Reef National Park sign
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Storm over Capitol Reef - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Storm over Capitol Reef
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Storm over Capitol Reef - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Storm over Capitol Reef
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Waterfall on the Fremont River - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Waterfall on the Fremont River
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Navajo Sandstone domes - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Navajo Sandstone domes
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Navajo Sandstone domes - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Navajo Sandstone domes
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Wild flowers - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Wild flowers
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Wild flowers - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Wild flowers
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Wild flowers - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Wild flowers
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Capitol Dome - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Capitol Dome
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Jet stream by the Hickman Bridge - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Jet stream by the Hickman Bridge
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Hickman Bridge - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Hickman Bridge
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Hickman Bridge - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Hickman Bridge
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    The parents waiting for sunlight - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)The parents waiting for sunlight
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Hickman Bridge - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Hickman Bridge
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Navajo Sandstone domes - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Navajo Sandstone domes
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Carved rocks - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Carved rocks
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Navajo Sandstone domes - Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)Navajo Sandstone domes
    Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, USA)

    Chandelier at Go West Lodge, Torrey - Go West Lodge, Torrey (Utah, USA)Chandelier at Go West Lodge, Torrey
    Go West Lodge, Torrey (Utah, USA)

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