tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38924029898309521662024-03-12T20:34:08.646-05:00Vagaries Abound<br>vagary (n.) - An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey; a whimsical, wild or unusual idea, desire, or action.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-74636777238619473372021-10-05T08:45:00.002-05:002021-10-05T08:45:00.269-05:00Northwest Wisconsin<p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 2021/07/27 to 2021/07/30</p> <p>Upon returning to Wisconsin, we decided to hit up the area that we skipped earlier when searching for water. So first up was Blackjack Springs. The path was rather overgrown, and had a lot of deadfall. And by the time it reached the lake near the spring, we couldn’t even find the path anymore. Not interested in bushwhacking, we turned back.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yQXo-aSne7J02nQSSnt415AtOstUWgZL"><i><img alt="P185_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Blackjack Springs Trail_2021-07-27_Jen_IMG_20210727_124717783_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tZ9sMKgWjoU2gyboIuPbxMc736KTGXIM" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P185_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Blackjack Springs Trail_2021-07-27_Jen_IMG_20210727_124717783_HDR" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16I9iGq1fBQ63mHTmPF1t0dgcOtwQJwOn"><i><img alt="C118_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Blackjack Springs Trail_2021-07-27_DSC06783" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13j5cOLyFtoMBwmSs-7EHVOffSFspnWuq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C118_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Blackjack Springs Trail_2021-07-27_DSC06783" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>The spring is somewhere in that direction. </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1udQJxk7NvodQzFoj_S-dS8Cra2nAEYJC"><i><img alt="C121_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Blackjack Springs Trail_2021-07-27_DSC06786" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wVn5AfJbnyf5hUOt94H_OD6bJ7jEg7Ze" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C121_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Blackjack Springs Trail_2021-07-27_DSC06786" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;">From there, we went hunting for albino deer at Trout Lake, but couldn’t find any. Fortunately, just a short drive away was Powell Marsh.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1p1hoJ7S8vQtg_lCx8SMkOK5ivlQ8M4dO"><i><img alt="C005_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06787" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=141vIb2u1yGqs7HEI1xpkfao1zpkKe4pd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C005_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06787" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15epZsJFgmCZDmnLVKt-M5ovDvePLNaaA"><i><img alt="C010_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06792" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tvo1k2l-qOh_SuchI_kesGhrvjeEWp1f" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C010_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06792" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Xiz-T-vWeaw8VYce9EBymCXZX244O3_C"><i><img alt="C013_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06795" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1R387o5NK8V0xdfARvIPObFSwqZIwFgrk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C013_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06795" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tPnioAhgrzZGabqTfCcZvFDDt_hl2Wpp"><i><img alt="C022_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06804" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GsFTkEcjTlcqNtJmBXHpN2vhsoU0fJqN" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C022_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06804" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i> Monarchs on milkweed. Makes you want to grow some, doesn't it?</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KV532rpNG3n8djn70bkZH7Jf47L8Ttx1"><i><img alt="C026_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06808" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yAIqsMyscj5wv3DSUUgti1NK_Bp60h4B" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C026_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06808" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bbT83JH61s79MkOu34r-Fc0ZBjZURETN"><i><img alt="C030_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06812" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ibxZbLLyQR5PeDXUdQ35fYryUk1tTNST" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C030_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-28_DSC06812" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We’ve been seeing these spotted green frogs all over the north. </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dcaDAAxnH9cFGIKXPgUCvUf29bgDzcUO"><i><img alt="C031_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06813" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lQPk6KuUdlsKpkoE3wCvRINL75wU3gPo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C031_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06813" width="640" /></i></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>A funnel web. </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bpOP02W2vS-65OUvDVERLTmBgnkNGB6O"><i><img alt="C040_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06822" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vDofZRIUlTmeerBvqCUqbX3y5L3PWYpZ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C040_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06822" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CTj_lNJRB7kigXcW9y11AMQL0HRSY53X"><i><img alt="C057_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06839" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dpMAYuT7Lug_yBYLuSODpdk0xk3azK2F" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C057_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06839" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ytEpFnat521aiNqNvDLLSRKCN4XZuk56"><i><img alt="C054_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06836" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DE9EJaakMZusFEyXHxQncMBG1S5AnR1O" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C054_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06836" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19H3rZSGeVy6G_w8jq5stI4EWxhkyv4ry"><i><img alt="C060_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06842" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dhfawx9gaxhLmwuB6jj96XU2wivVsPMd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C060_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06842" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>Two sand cranes! We could hear these guys talking to each from quite a distance. </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Cin33cRfCieIcBMgZwsiv5bi-u2q9CQX"><i><img alt="C067_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06849" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=144Y6zt2NhhqOuRLaBKgkbe6QttRFSOWK" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C067_USA WI Powell Marsh_2021-07-29_DSC06849" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>American goldfinch, I think.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LYNF3ZRNM11VZG9lO7azx47Y-o4ebQIo"><i><img alt="C073_USA WI Trout Lake_2021-07-29_DSC06855" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xOLqDghGzdbV9_yfX3IJhbLxv4wFB7oS" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C073_USA WI Trout Lake_2021-07-29_DSC06855" width="640" /></i></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>I think these are red-breasted mergansers.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <p style="text-align: left;">The next day, since we camped nearby, we made a stop at Thunder Mountain County Park. It’s a cute little local park, good for a diversion or two if in the area.</p> <i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AvLzorviS0_KsUy0ditmU-YQr4Q7GyMP"><img alt="C078_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06860" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11UEscDqhg1DO2xtTZIo-vdQYGc_zopTo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C078_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06860" width="640" /></a></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Rv0xDLWrq8UA2wdnDpEc7lJWKvHk0h8z"><img alt="C080_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06862" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QFKMZBy5Wxbt0r3iErwbZ3Roj8iYYT9l" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C080_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06862" width="640" /></a></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HKfgNPkb0IHpK5otEIMjCJ4yDbrztddy"><img alt="C087_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06869" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rynSKM7FDW_yoEtU8pmEYAbh7ZGdqnAo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C087_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06869" width="640" /></a></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TIfdRWqCcfsAf3_B6Pn6pPGulDOUWL_F"><img alt="C088_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06870" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1h0IUGydW91bp7TlStaUdsBVyutQX_bfJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C088_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06870" width="640" /></a></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PXNindZJtrAQpKF1fv4QgqWpPbspnT-8"><img alt="C090_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06872" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bCyr4oVt2ESIr_3y04n0tYh1JOojtXZN" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C090_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06872" width="640" /></a></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Blends in well, doesn’t it?</i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1W6296giDHK5Ie9N-lOmtpQA4dMhmUThz"><img alt="C091_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06873" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GFV0j-Kl1FfsBBzBPW2X92FQEX7AR0l2" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C091_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06873" width="640" /></a></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jE-b8QWytcGqJOg83l3ab5QKsd_5qRIU"><i><img alt="C099_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06881" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_TlQT9B_nIXJC8ZR8GHuBaxsfBFTEwre" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C099_USA WI Thunder Mountain CP_2021-07-30_DSC06881" width="640" /></i></a></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Powell Marsh, Lac Du Flambeau, WI 54538, USA46.0641161 -89.880156717.753882263821154 -125.0364067 74.374349936178845 -54.7239067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-66227234637300221052021-10-03T08:45:00.002-05:002021-10-03T08:45:00.251-05:00NE to SW UP<p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 2021/07/25 to 2021/07/26</p> <p>From <span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Tahquamenon Falls State Park</span>, we went to Whitefish Point, where there is the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. When we arrived, fairly late in the business day, the parking area was packed. I chickened out and decided to come back in the morning. It was an interesting museum. But heed my warning, don’t call your vessel “the finest,” “the best,” or unsinkable. It doesn’t seem to end well.</p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C553_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06632[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Jg4A_2oArkJuED8iEuJ7w1Ff6P8N3teO"><img alt="C553_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06632_thumb[5]" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ahfOOsMFNnuvjvH18EqJGV6BOjCI7wbJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C553_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06632_thumb[5]" width="639" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>You can see why the museum was located here. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C556_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06635[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VGgIcNtksDv96ft4PfePitsTwPuGruue"><img alt="C556_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06635_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1K-W7aAPvBGt7xpeO8-flwJhUAyI4HgZ8" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C556_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06635_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>I love Fresnel lenses. They are so pretty (and practical). This is a 2nd-order lens.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C554_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06633[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_hBNg5ir4j-ePyIcEMVJmcyDdqr34mUU"><img alt="C554_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06633_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1T3VCk-1Jjv09l5KUWZ-UMaUcNFGdiyiv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C554_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06633_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C567_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06646[3].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JjNRkdfpBgvgelSpOMrM0_LPs45J7pdu"><img alt="C567_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06646_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1F-CNrwl5RxxazOooSN1b1nGchU74LIai" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C567_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06646_thumb" width="640" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>Another one of those hand-operated air pumps and diving suits. These were often used to recover remains from the ships. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C569_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06648[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uPy15dINNtlBcMaaU8Zfwsl2rDq-bW-7"><img alt="C569_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06648_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1g3w8WcoEU9xE7ymsK6oDmiqQs8GDpFoJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C569_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06648_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C599_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06678[3].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1K-I1SnN7wjmOLykUW3cbWxnSe-_sPeKQ"><img alt="C599_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06678_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S0oSMKo-brbPLi98qhxB_ADbihKmSCVT" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C599_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06678_thumb" width="640" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>The lighthouse interior had been restored. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C581_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06660[3].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1em_5Hhu-kT04jEpkGzZemCBSwIxRRW3D"><img alt="C581_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06660_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12oXMZA_76myMYPJQ73rLzagrKjGFx8oL" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C581_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06660_thumb" width="640" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>Can you imagine having to hand pump your water? At least they didn’t have to go outside.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C579_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06658[8].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CW1Jq0G4JkgbiVGcBeSut0kkXD2bTlQx"><img alt="C579_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06658_thumb[2]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12eklXV9WHVsCXcHs5gpbSHmtOClqR6lF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C579_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06658_thumb[2]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C580_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06659[8].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JOOVy-eRLxZI9fD8BOVjse5-cs8DQzWX"><img alt="C580_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06659_thumb[2]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tpKfCy7x5KLRnt2Z50CVR5Jg-vv2v5C3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C580_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06659_thumb[2]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C587_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06666[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oD5R6-A53C6CH3QhS1sgTOcnKtgh2bHu"><img alt="C587_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06666_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WkI0D973wfZ00aC3AC1aD7kAynu5xLzb" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C587_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06666_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>They also had an area dedicated to the US Life Saving Service, which became today’s coast guard. Check out their fancy self-bailing boat that saved many lives!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C588_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06667[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yR5cFo3vKjPzFL3A0NX8pbeR7MVDivIr"><img alt="C588_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06667_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mAzHcv082xuxnViw-cb5Ke8mBNatrXJ7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C588_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06667_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C589_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06668[3].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EovQt5ZRX2aSM41eo-Jy0ycaZ8TBk8rn"><img alt="C589_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06668_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-ElFLeaDDq2lYvz7BWHDZLqigexO5AZh" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C589_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06668_thumb" width="640" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C601_USA%20MI%20Whitefish%20Point%20Great%20Lakes%20Shipwreck%20Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06680[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M-0KyQBabLnkXZi1F-flnT0SkEKZeq5v"><img alt="C601_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06680_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZtnsklUK71c-ZubACFyj2KeprM7w5xQK" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C601_USA MI Whitefish Point Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum_2021-07-25_DSC06680_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>That’s a massive rudder!</em></p> <p> </p> <p>From there, we made our way to Sault Ste Marie’s Soo Locks. These were fun! They fill fairly slowly, but the before and after are pretty dramatic. We’re engineers, of course, we find this bit of engineering interesting.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UdluAjoS34A5GOe4woreyKjokwlXDLNx"><em><img alt="C602_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06681_thumb[5]" border="0" height="478" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XwfrTTqQc6Tt5_Gge4BVBnh-h2q-AWEx" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C602_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06681_thumb[5]" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>This is with the locks raised.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EfGJ65tVN8AZvclKT-ZOFSUi_oHZYpW1"><em><img alt="C607_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06686_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=107DKYvYyHcLMzDfGv7YTsHn9JQ5-kirs" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C607_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06686_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The gate has raised, and the boat can exit. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=127YfyCsk1wYnGZNevPIY4Y1Ib5vMRjuo"><em><img alt="C610_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06689_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mZ2Rk9hrSXbAh_x5CiRfDtLU5t_8P6-i" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C610_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06689_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Can you see the water-height differential?</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=148rmyBemnfxJbt8Xv37ZP_7WSqMWGCJS"><em><img alt="C614_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06693_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=185fL0bawNfQGU6dVL63PhIRpBnGsFR_l" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C614_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06693_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1W44fJR68TApmMPG9_KLpDjie0tQthO3q"><em><img alt="C617_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06696_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14nHwaZUAtLDvFCTjMXdTd5Dk3PFwQaFe" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C617_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06696_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Notice the water on the left, but none on the right?</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11ARxlKwlhhXapzsTDUp6BwhqzoDXccr5"><em><img alt="C623_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06702_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Gf41_rlwe87aTCfo76Zp856s0-YraKmK" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C623_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06702_thumb[1]" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Just a little bit of leaking…</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15fESGFFUSREoTr7W5lfHQ9hD-L5NmZIj"><em><img alt="C631_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06710_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aLi6L-6eTJzucEGLSQae3HB2IPYUIYj5" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C631_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06710_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Duck and duckling waiting to use the locks. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14QG8p4qc8aaywpNbWe-AMQ06EGwKGd0Z"><em><img alt="C636_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06715_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zdJyxBKGI90XNdaZWiaJbWAIAx6dWVxQ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C636_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06715_thumb[1]" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The height of the water after it’s been let out. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GQW9HkESTFgQKRPi72gHCnqoDvLyJ7kV"><em><img alt="C627_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06706_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=176XNTm6es6taYqN-dz8XNulEhslBUsXp" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C627_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06706_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vauZSOYqzCFtlBPdTBsEmOxJ8bIKo09k"><em><img alt="C639_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06718_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YYtlmbfmjSYKfU1zMGNcaK5TPaJcMQdP" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C639_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06718_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Hahahahaha, remember that boat from earlier? You can only just see its topmast! I’m sure they did that on purpose. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LYZqJJwmODf0a-c4ZdvKk3XRnTjIOIU6"><em><img alt="C609_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06688_thumb[4]" border="0" height="324" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1U0t06ETndxbCwao07olHmL771Or86C8P" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C609_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06688_thumb[4]" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>If you don’t know, now you know. It’s pretty ingenious. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16BNfH5WNh-557w3NsasMSjrNIrztz0Jr"><em><img alt="C616_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06695_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10TgNzq9hVrAWdCcXGrlIBehc1ZmaR9E-" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C616_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06695_thumb" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>These are moose prints from 1987, when a wild moose visited the city.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fn-zC-4Fsgf3vF4YC7SBmhp2ZaQZ65Nz"><em><img alt="C615_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06694_thumb[5]" border="0" height="619" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uQ1YFO6ez3Q4Go9vmToL-JNVS8DK-Hwk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C615_USA MI Sault Ste Marie Soo Locks_2021-07-25_DSC06694_thumb[5]" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IwTjjCYrsCBhOks0uYAMr_Yfo5svBOd_"><em><img alt="C657_USA MI Manistique Boardwalk_2021-07-26_DSC06736_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FEMrt3r8L6VJiqkDth1mTt4c2PMqKzUv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C657_USA MI Manistique Boardwalk_2021-07-26_DSC06736_thumb[1]" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Manistique’s square, red lighthouse. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YrcU6dljtQAkqcnaYvV9yEhsahqk9LaK"><em><img alt="C674_USA MI Manistique Paul Bunyan_2021-07-26_DSC06753_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EwE2bt0MUjiU60KS-GGuPL7x-lhJ5DXY" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C674_USA MI Manistique Paul Bunyan_2021-07-26_DSC06753_thumb[1]" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We stopped at Palms Book State Park’s Kitch-iti-kipi Big Spring. It was a beautiful color, but filled with people trying to take the boat across. Ironically, before it was turned into a state park, the local lumber camps had simply used it as their rubbish dump, turning it into not much more than black hole. Glad it isn’t like that any longer!</p> <em> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FH7YtoVKJq6WoykJVMJK7ivxT03Q6qeL"><img alt="C676_USA MI Palms Book SP Kitch-iti-kipi Big Spring_2021-07-26_DSC06755_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PIYpDEt5jk7UcDopib2aekKIsEU7oUMi" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C676_USA MI Palms Book SP Kitch-iti-kipi Big Spring_2021-07-26_DSC06755_thumb" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> </em> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C682_USA%20MI%20Palms%20Book%20SP%20Kitch-iti-kipi%20Big%20Spring_2021-07-26_DSC06761[3].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TjM6TXtN6sL-4FJmMftOsx1D6ghMUCzn"><img alt="C682_USA MI Palms Book SP Kitch-iti-kipi Big Spring_2021-07-26_DSC06761_thumb" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rC8DB5Uxkz2UDz4Fwqbz2cl8iVHBfPqx" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C682_USA MI Palms Book SP Kitch-iti-kipi Big Spring_2021-07-26_DSC06761_thumb" width="640" /></a></em></p> <p> </p> <p>Finally, a brief excursion to Peninsula Point Lighthouse ended our first loop through Michigan. </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/C698_USA%20MI%20Hiawatha%20NF%20Peninsula%20Point%20Lighthouse_2021-07-26_DSC06777[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qlV_ws02159w6hfTAtp0LO8jTFzfNwQI"><img alt="C698_USA MI Hiawatha NF Peninsula Point Lighthouse_2021-07-26_DSC06777_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LlXziRIOMv5ox15lJeX-78Pgzpb6R7t0" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C698_USA MI Hiawatha NF Peninsula Point Lighthouse_2021-07-26_DSC06777_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/luthj/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenLiveWriter967872793/supfiles4FFA9A0/P817_USA%20MI%20Exercising%20with%20Sasha%20in%20Van_2021-07-25_Jen_IMG_20210725_204955979[4].jpg"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hehl3OmI3kDokYXLzWye2WRLhBqOndYQ"><img alt="P817_USA MI Exercising with Sasha in Van_2021-07-25_Jen_IMG_20210725_204955979_thumb[1]" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15IQeHV1MguSfmficgL9iCIzY7mEZB2yG" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P817_USA MI Exercising with Sasha in Van_2021-07-25_Jen_IMG_20210725_204955979_thumb[1]" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>Life in the van. Jonathan’s trying to relax. I’m trying to exercise, and Sasha’s trying to inhibit me (this time by blocking my view of the screen, though most of the time it is by running through my legs). </em></p>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Whitefish Point, MI 49768, USA46.7658572 -84.965356718.455623363821154 -120.1216067 75.076091036178838 -49.8091067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-48531037254682771242021-10-01T09:30:00.001-05:002021-10-01T09:30:00.266-05:00Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore<p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 2021/07/21 to 2021/07/24</p> <p>Outside of Marquette, there is a rest area called Lakenenland, an artist’s playground. We stopped to stretch our legs after a bit of shopping and driving.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XUscaukzwxXpjQ0aLio2ELj8DEIZWDnp"><em><img alt="C417_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06492" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wwYAtWmHuW4DqpaKm_OeXSnJ5kk7gpxV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C417_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06492" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1otI6SONHdkgEN_xsEESxZxpPltpCjolc"><em><img alt="C419_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06494" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xdk7PLKuBpgctTbiOhglNQAJ4czM8bns" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C419_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06494" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n0fEXU4KUQgF7Cuk1xgabZS9sIBB9ygT"><em><img alt="C420_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06495" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XDvTO-q2jUHcXnBNYySfe4fA9__Qblx6" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C420_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06495" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZBRc-QRVrH4HwF4PlFZX1zsiddHHx_Pv"><em><img alt="C423_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06498" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xd9cSjRndlXd4oduvq6VahMLRiAk-GFF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C423_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06498" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kj9U9xudvd22L_8_4NeocBJG5Nlx0yTv"><em><img alt="C429_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06504" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VtW2GQf50Drbzz6JWLpQf7YH3uwu2-FS" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C429_USA MI Lakenenland_2021-07-21_DSC06504" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A bit of our old stomping grounds made its way to Michigan. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XTT2eKsw8XjJV2fAxHBPu2twufxoFNZv"><em><img alt="C438_USA MI Wagner Falls Trail_2021-07-22_DSC06513" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S6h4oKz-WosqqEFvTJJKGuQ6ReNKbuBF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C438_USA MI Wagner Falls Trail_2021-07-22_DSC06513" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We also made a quick stop at Wagner Falls. </em></p> <p> </p> <p>Then we found ourselves at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It looks fairly similar to the national lakeshore in Minnesota, but with less-available kayak access. We had considered kayaking out there, but the distances were a bit long. Then we considered catching a boat, but the crowds and price of such an endeavor, was not enticing. So we settled for driving and hiking to a few of the spots.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rzgiR7BuBuXOS6gwJu_Q2yRoCRjlxps7"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1taF3dBmZ-h3SGDmSKkgAywwjiSVFdb-1"><img alt="C445_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Miners Castle_2021-07-22_DSC06520" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vYLxK3U47fa3Yi3ZXLPr0C0mJgU2hhi7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C445_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Miners Castle_2021-07-22_DSC06520" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>Miner’s Castle.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_sr9V2itT_htVe_wb6rWFI8hEiKknOig"><em><img alt="C449_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Miners Castle_2021-07-22_DSC06524" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=188Ah1F_RH-7E9C3bd953vbTPYICVkZcd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C449_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Miners Castle_2021-07-22_DSC06524" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EqFblG6kY7BhaoksH2K0KeMxObtN06HH"><em><img alt="C459_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore White Pine Trail and Little Beaver Lake_2021-07-22_DSC06534" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fnyKJ_E2zSfXNrqqK_-mpqqF6ld1YFFz" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C459_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore White Pine Trail and Little Beaver Lake_2021-07-22_DSC06534" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The limestone formations don’t end at the lake. This is inland, near Little Beaver Lake.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GUXfJbkoJQszaRjsvlgY7Ox-x2oX8i8J"><em><img alt="P805_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore White Pine Trail and Little Beaver Lake_2021-07-22_Jen_IMG_20210722_154736402_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_cMLOWSlVe5RM4CkWzGYOkxMlnBTqCmY" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P805_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore White Pine Trail and Little Beaver Lake_2021-07-22_Jen_IMG_20210722_154736402_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Little Beaver Lake. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ukP40k6M1nvzdfMB2jsja98fBG7-6iX0"><em><img alt="C467_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore White Pine Trail and Little Beaver Lake_2021-07-22_DSC06542" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15xui61RPwaUV3ji4t3Cjir07-OOw79s2" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C467_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore White Pine Trail and Little Beaver Lake_2021-07-22_DSC06542" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1t_QACobpDEySpSe-QSSA3Tr0GXnHW3Yp"><em><img alt="C471_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06546" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hw3fV0-_cEQw4DgB1_tkHHzxvTiXR86V" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C471_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06546" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Chapel Rock Falls. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LMHDmEQ0QrbrF5hfTaZm60RKa1tSeThp"><em><img alt="C474_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06549" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vYNHBY9-zPCTDbhMK5xWNslR2IrE-FkR" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C474_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06549" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rzWhd2-vkD9vbEOeQ7KLMXPPZP4CkT0-"><em><img alt="C477_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06552" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k0GSNzz-Ba9JJngDzP9xq2TEiVGQREoV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C477_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06552" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Different view.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MohggsIkPO_KX4Nk4KZSYA5v3txMRc_j"><em><img alt="P811_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_Jen_IMG_20210723_105736081_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14MuWXKt-PsQY3MY0NAxlIZ62e2t2FBln" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P811_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_Jen_IMG_20210723_105736081_HDR" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Chapel Rock. How long must that tree have been growing there to have roots that stretch across?</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ScmawwKQE7Ane7XNfK_evNO_cnu0G350"><em><img alt="P813_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_Jen_IMG_20210723_110011958_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14NMUZXnTyyc6P4MXDoou-AQwJKlcMPk9" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P813_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_Jen_IMG_20210723_110011958_HDR" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11v5PDlre_xYw_Oc5pfyn-sxl1_uVNd6t"><em><img alt="C496_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06571" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iDdJOTG1tTYiDbvCxVDd3zoHl-4m-p5q" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C496_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06571" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The beach was beautiful. Even though it was crawling with tourists, I was able to get a few tourist-free shots. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lwUHXU8irOxeMc96pTYxHkZAjAG8T3vV"><em><img alt="C498_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06573" border="0" height="636" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FfK876JILXx9-QEkcs-VtVF78yThcReL" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C498_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06573" width="480" /> </em></a></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lwUHXU8irOxeMc96pTYxHkZAjAG8T3vV"><em> <p align="center"><em></em></p> </em></a><div><br /></div><em><div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jal1UN9-qthOaaHKrd7zL0xGn6I7mH8n"><em><img alt="P814_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_Jen_IMG_20210723_112019054_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XHQhuCStir2cMSAfcASW0c1-jZF5PiP7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P814_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_Jen_IMG_20210723_112019054_HDR" width="480" /></em></a></em></div></em><p align="center"><em>Years of tourists of walking to the beach. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VZiRWK_r1qjp1BdphG6X0JwB7cvfwlHR"><em><img alt="C507_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06582" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1StZWsQ7j-HMGAA31bhwBlEO6wadN3BLT" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C507_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chapel Rock Loop_2021-07-23_DSC06582" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XJbFBEyWmWAyYjgx8cd196s4B6igB20B"><em><img alt="C518_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide Overlook_2021-07-23_DSC06593" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12NlQKrW0dKVZEgkuVblbilBPjKuAytYH" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C518_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide Overlook_2021-07-23_DSC06593" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The view of log slide from behind. They used to take timber logs and throw them down the bank here into the lake. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-IILcbrKvP9KAK667-izSdTiHrFfLZM2"><em><img alt="C519_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide Overlook_2021-07-23_DSC06594" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1a3hfRYCSEvRutLtLL9hfbMygx6-UysFq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C519_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide Overlook_2021-07-23_DSC06594" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>It was super steep! They had warnings that while it may only take a few minutes to get down, it could take an hour to get back up. No thanks!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Y6rlw6RGHcmuJyB983q7973VMSJoI0xP"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wkY-IHaRO5FBnHe26qvOx5k-I5h-xgnT"><img alt="C522_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide Overlook_2021-07-23_DSC06597" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KmoWj2Cis3ELV8-iPUunNE8CIPgQKNYl" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C522_USA MI Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide Overlook_2021-07-23_DSC06597" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>Some major dunes along this way.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>The next day was rainy, so we thought it might mean there weren’t very many people at Tahquamenon Falls State Park. Boy, we were wrong! The place was packed, and barely any parking. We did find a couple of quiet nooks from which to view the upper falls, but decided that was all we could take and moved on.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pcq0fPU-0ysYItQAAiFvJ30SL4xzVSjP"><em><img alt="C541_USA MI Tahquamenon Falls SP Upper Falls Trail_2021-07-24_DSC06620" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JRMuqKYEOvdlRxj0pAhuu3M8r2820JbC" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C541_USA MI Tahquamenon Falls SP Upper Falls Trail_2021-07-24_DSC06620" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Upper Tahquamenon Falls</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YzJwkso886bTNJOLL3wEGN1zrQlia_z8"><em><img alt="C551_USA MI Tahquamenon Falls SP Upper Falls Trail_2021-07-24_DSC06630" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19PjMbTcTCLFdimV5hEpZQEibmplAUiao" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C551_USA MI Tahquamenon Falls SP Upper Falls Trail_2021-07-24_DSC06630" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The gorge walls (when you could see them through the trees/plants).</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=121Z4JoSfFz4icXBzupSriRIqKRIsj5BH"><em><img alt="C552_USA MI Tahquamenon Falls SP Upper Falls Trail_2021-07-24_DSC06631" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MuxfDe_Q1igBjvmtNOFTBBt2FSYQIfVe" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C552_USA MI Tahquamenon Falls SP Upper Falls Trail_2021-07-24_DSC06631" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"></p>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 1505 Sand Point Rd, Munising Township, MI 49862, USA46.555268800000007 -86.322573318.245034963821162 -121.4788233 74.86550263617886 -51.1663233tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-31972797908361121672021-09-27T20:00:00.001-05:002021-09-27T20:00:00.172-05:00Copper Country<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen. </span></p> <p>Dates: 7/20/2021</p> <p>Having made our way all the way to the top of Keweenaw Peninsula, we started making our way back south, with a theme of the copper mining at most of the stops we made.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TD3CncENZmB1hBU4JOdmmcNJY-JC_UhG"><img alt="P798_USA MI Copper Harbor Astor Shipwreck Park_2021-07-20_Jen_IMG_20210720_100705819_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Y9kg18XuKUHKoRVhq2TVyMiXoX9sl--B" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="P798_USA MI Copper Harbor Astor Shipwreck Park_2021-07-20_Jen_IMG_20210720_100705819_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>First stop of the day was at Copper Harbor’s Astor Shipwreck Park, where a ship had been driven onto that ridge of rocks in the photo above during a gale in 1844. The soldiers from the fort we had visited the day before helped rescue the crew and cargo so that no lives were lost. Everyone labored to get it unstuck, but were unsuccessful. The owner finally burned wreck in 1847, so there are little to no traces of it. Also to note, the vessel, John Jacob Astor, was considered “the finest vessel afloat” on the lakes. So many shipwrecks happen to the vessels people considered the “best” and “unsinkable.” I would highly recommend not declaring that about your vessel, if you want it to stay afloat...</p> <p>Then we happened upon Delaware Mine, which was also unprofitable. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BK3OUSDnle_2fOH_Yt7Dyup2nr2xPs4s"><em><img alt="C276_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06351" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1a4HZFhQVf7Q_m_gGBzW48XS6oMFTXjBo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C276_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06351" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15mboVcjHmJpTe_vdnREs__2CCx6EKqLs"><em><img alt="C279_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06354" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1be_Z7yt2H8Pxo-3tlgppTDc9YlCIFJm5" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C279_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06354" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>No, that is nothing cute like snow or ice, that is mold. Yuck!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ndjMKXpbGROQq4Lt0kz82YrjLEURUrby"><em><img alt="C286_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06361" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yqgXw0zpIuZ1Vr7ICf2shwgJ38Kkb1sL" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C286_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06361" width="481" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>An early power drill!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M71njoBCcpw_h0yFgZVllewbk9Wdo-D2"><em><img alt="C296_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06371" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JQ87tddBQxI4bQ6HaooJxBWOjYRdVQEf" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C296_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06371" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o6BSsIUN1FF8BxPR5aSh7mcHACwyc9a6"><em><img alt="C295_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06370" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14yAsNjmxd5EAFBe5jb-qAXIyfBZx7BxM" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C295_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06370" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Same area as above, without the flash. They worked in such dark conditions. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ChG4y5YQQ0hG9advqM0rhKY_aqIGX3Zn"><em><img alt="C302_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06377" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vqRWVW3o2423uuqjnIQkyUKgDUhEZznW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C302_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06377" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There were 6 more levels below this one, but they were all completely filled with water. Won’t be long until that tunnel is filled as well, if they don’t start pumping out some water. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PltfdBkkosz6sElMjK7S2BIOtvdL1qsv"><em><img alt="C311_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06386" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CesEP6pI5Lj8yzC4XQw1sD-sj2ErTuDn" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C311_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06386" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The air compressor used to run those tools.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1820WzZdAOyazsaksVRfz_BeH9kgnr7hA"><em><img alt="C320_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06395" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KwUeVynB2URtWSc7JMB-AprR9IOa3L6y" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C320_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06395" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The old mill, massive and expanded several times, now almost a secret garden.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ky3x47j6EZ5Zb0RVunehxGFRAaL0n1sk"><em><img alt="C321_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06396" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lq20kfSrqk_qAYFO0Lj1ExipXZTrwBfd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C321_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06396" width="480" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QZdbvrfo95Fj-16Z-OfIWE-bys1jCcMf"><em><img alt="C335_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06410" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VTGvE5LSc1TOXg1C0QR8Pb2HMLK7VkhR" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C335_USA MI Delaware Mine_2021-07-20_DSC06410" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Prehistoric mining was done in the area by natives, which is why they started the Delaware mine.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>Next stop was Coppertown USA Mining Museum.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fTmJ0zXuAGsf2Ldj1FZz3cQpqCzsUz7e"><em><img alt="C340_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06415" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1x55EuARwDzOJbEY80_oz9ULP0xhgEokW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C340_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06415" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hShkjwwu1qqMqePe1NSZb-tafVmpiEi7"><em><img alt="C338_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06413" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-g--cdHsniawbprtSuAM86HyGZw2nPVK" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C338_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06413" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HXXG2vmRKbBbFR4_ByTk-3LsS4r6JLqJ"><em><img alt="C342_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06417" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pL3Uf46dCssbFWnBPnijyeWmwcXQhPWy" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C342_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06417" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17wJTQWo2kE0S7OWlfX5VgsmUd0w3vIiS"><em><img alt="P819_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_JML_IMG_20210720_135153203" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19NYfXBr9B6mX-4ooiiqOL98xTg0qnxvm" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P819_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_JML_IMG_20210720_135153203" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The museum is based out of a factory that used to make the wooden parts that they used to create the molds for the metal parts. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WK7nOmuneK16_OcCHauh830U1dTk4C5V"><em><img alt="C374_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06449" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19XH78pO6vcShizY0s-Nwh0ECV3Zt-Ylp" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C374_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06449" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-WY5OWU5DHrICPbqla5ev29t1lDxhXh5"><em><img alt="C343_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06418" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RHWimFdrc_bMWa6fJzwz2P0ASF0M6dSV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C343_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06418" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A massive chunk of copper that they used to test their drill bits.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZjngY3mDeUb4vpEI0zIHHPGuOkbsMs_J"><em><img alt="C350_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06425" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-xL988k514rVoxMkeHdyR-7s-qWA7iAy" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C350_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06425" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Can you imagine walking around a tunnel with a flame on your head to light the way?</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wr3vLX8Iqidy23xZU8l_ynJoVR85_IOT"><em><img alt="C351_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06426" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15MvQ4tx8DBJpMnXrLgfAFCMW7MmyD5GQ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C351_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06426" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18yLFez4j9p-_khbKv_GVozEgtEVwhYgl"><em><img alt="C377_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06452" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1J1M0bVIWkB4ryv1m65fVOXMWmBAb4Q1P" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C377_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06452" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1smcpNbWyl6oeRAKxidx9YB-ubSNSSZA8"><em><img alt="C352_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06427" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HciSG7Uh367ep5a9vrtWoqMSDzjg0Za9" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C352_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06427" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>These early diving suits would have been connected to the device below.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XHzzV3ud9aRIa1E_Xg6vXQguWsdmlBXB"><em><img alt="C354_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06429" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tSJkjsrNl3TCbZo_39cRdwM8EqQc6c4W" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C354_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06429" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A hand-operated air pump. You’d really have to trust the operators not to get bored and stop pumping while you were underwater! Though, I’d probably prefer that over the “automatic” air pumps of the time. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NWqGAT4oqxLDG-m41PGPxo7DqWpCMTqd"><em><img alt="C361_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06436" border="0" height="644" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gFSBM4iVfxReOdnv8r3O-GynTGTd-znP" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C361_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06436" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Yikes!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pVmEqiGZNsW_6s3WcIwveYAzX_v0fYvA"><em><img alt="C369_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06444" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_BDjqChA9miZ8hs7FKdMzf7UaaPhiMzO" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C369_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06444" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M2WK2o7f3GF3TTdmdi7609MvoLSad0UQ"><em><img alt="C375_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06450" border="0" height="641" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eUdv0MQvVM8rjaf2d2HAKzLHa02a8sYd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C375_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06450" width="479" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Even scarier! An old X-Ray machine.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=114JWR-vMtbRamLoa1MKR60NdPbC5Gxwf"><em><img alt="C387_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06462" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1z_RZg_ERo8XCMnwOcF267e0m443XwgHe" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C387_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06462" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A snow-plow train. Can’t let snow stop the operation.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14sx8kQOSYtZIDW-wh8ooQwIJEkV6XH2h"><em><img alt="C390_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06465" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rKeHS9IsvVtCv2h8T4QZ2gLnbmmgl6kM" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C390_USA MI Coppertown USA Mining Museum_2021-07-20_DSC06465" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Last stop of the day was Quincy Mine. We arrived at the wrong time for the tours, and didn’t feel like spending money anyway. Instead, we checked out the free ruins across the street.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YZ2KSowMa9FvwBdvUg_yXCcLXvKBNs9j"><em><img alt="C402_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06477" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iuxeNaNYwa0EfVzrHPSV9BgBnxxxoK0Q" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C402_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06477" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OpTbJCZS9dnlRH-njNWDCqP6flCv8WBO"><em><img alt="C406_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06481" border="0" height="642" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OHl3TlxlLCLU1mb8YEuVjuBSfAy6vYal" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C406_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06481" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Not much left, but is on its way to becoming a wonderful garden.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WdMXizO8LFNoscwSAmBK0d4fX2AYDgAw"><em><img alt="C396_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06471" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15PoFdVIl4ZTyNjKVenNZPtadYNT8d5hb" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C396_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06471" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uWa7R3gW_mdozEkzb5ptd9xiBztfF9hA"><em><img alt="C411_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06486" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hy4fknt1FfyKot_V187hwaZShLjRFoEs" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C411_USA MI Quincy Mining Company_2021-07-20_DSC06486" width="640" /></em></a></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com07804 Delaware Rd, Mohawk, MI 49950, USA47.4243266 -88.09866380000001119.114092763821155 -123.25491380000001 75.734560436178839 -52.942413800000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-9085444772189739702021-09-14T19:10:00.001-05:002021-09-14T19:10:23.865-05:00Up in U.P.<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 2021/07/18 to 2021/07/19</p> <p>We decided to work Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P., residents known as yoopers) in a clockwise fashion while we waited to see when the Canadian border would open. So, our first stop was Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YJx58meBw-Qp3zpUpD34iq1ByZKX1MFf"><em><img alt="C143_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Lake of the Clouds Overlook_2021-07-18_DSC06218" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1b0a7IXOFxWYODhtgxNAYYBIafYGzyU5r" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C143_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Lake of the Clouds Overlook_2021-07-18_DSC06218" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Lake of the Clouds. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vWHKFezjIm5UKhzhaNLC-xzGM73S9Nel"><em><img alt="C138_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Lake of the Clouds Overlook_2021-07-18_DSC06213" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_UzNjQoUeE4PhLFpMu_5afxx-E9jpUqS" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C138_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Lake of the Clouds Overlook_2021-07-18_DSC06213" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Some weird flowers there.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>We then decided to hike the highest point there, Summit Peak Trail. Unfortunately, the smoke meant the views were rather limited.</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1meyp7TiOBsX-EzpRboqGJtj1oifpZOxw"><img alt="C149_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06224" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qjxHx9BdGzBDJmTnEAHxw5JE-jvNbreC" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="C149_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06224" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Since we were already hot and sweaty, we decided also to tack on the trail to Mirror Lake. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YouApNtu8NxgAc2AUVG0Sww2FZoiXVg4"><em><img alt="C155_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06230" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CDIWJgBGhk9aMUknQbnsFbbWEVf00pmZ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C155_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06230" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The frogs were soaking up the one patch of water on the trail. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RVUBANcuDcxaGMqF1NhdAuXW6UT1IzXk"><em><img alt="P788_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_Jen_IMG_20210718_151414914_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lc6yQQ_Pq4-XjP_ZT_fXH3v-EYcOioLA" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P788_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_Jen_IMG_20210718_151414914_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1O7E5i63Q-R8cjHph2d6diBwZs_s2-l5Y"><em><img alt="C162_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06237" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ymL24CMAUFHuc83jQGtZW1aVmbkbgnGZ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C162_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06237" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hUtIGEGVIPt2k4n10u8dBCkEYIf_cf9H"><em><img alt="C169_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06244" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oR9s6TuXU2q558PPftz1oxab6dKxSaA5" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C169_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06244" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>You could tell some kind of windstorm came through and knocked down a bunch of trees in the past, and already samplings had started growing on top of them. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xKCBVDr7dYWDjMwtgliuJFlIEAAppDa2"><em><img alt="C178_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06253" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1P0PxamrZS7SkZXMhpWAGnKm25gJkmmKg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C178_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Summit Peak and Mirror Lake Loop_2021-07-18_DSC06253" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1c1Gb1M5XcOIPleW9f4tYqBlxtbs3LHpi"><em><img alt="P790_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Halliwell Mine_2021-07-19_Jen_IMG_20210719_091232553" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Rf9fRl1IX3RrOy8HB7305TqBpSRP0a2M" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P790_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Halliwell Mine_2021-07-19_Jen_IMG_20210719_091232553" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The park had been subject to many (unprofitable) copper mines and mills in the past. There were still some remnants.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>While hiking on one of the interpretive trails for these mines, Jonathan said, “Look! A fisher!” Then, while I was trying to take a picture, he exclaims and grabs my arm, “A snake!” Normally, snakes are harmless, but since he grabbed me and pulled me to the side, I was a bit concerned. Turns out it was only at a garter snake. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10wRXjH-3u1EkNQyAmZAdUeuhEn0pRd8D"><em><img alt="C190_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06265" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17Bk6xUUOmH-T7ogZRVHJJlG2dE3et7aI" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C190_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06265" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jAPYCfLoi_4NBRkTlzQ-CngvnlSjK7dD"><em><img alt="C191_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06266" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1a10KIMBoUyVQckFm5JTpQvq-llq1kqDS" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C191_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06266" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The fisher was adorable!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12xfPkoygXP0RuP4C7unZVOXOY3E3861g"><em><img alt="C194_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06269" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YheO2LLgxlkD0LL4VVpb1mFcqfxVPr4E" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C194_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06269" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>It wobbled its head and barked, which I assume was an aggressive tactic.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rk__YF-Ku48agZ4GenUiZxwBnucUlIZS"><em><img alt="C196_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06271" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n1XD0wyZbBVm3PRBvqICyZt8KUs1xwwq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C196_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06271" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>But its aggression was diminshed by its size, its distance, and its adorableness!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1F7JrQyii3wW8noc-Fj7TQyuZeS_-WzF-"><em><img alt="C197_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06272" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Mayp9FHYwfdqtUDX5BJwf4-Y5tuq-9Q3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C197_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06272" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>It had apparently marked its territory before we passed this way, haha. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lEzcTUZjckW1FVf3Q__1FfGqC3GmeUNB"><em><img alt="C202_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06277" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fdBwmk-uDRxkMLDJr7wT7tvWqxLNsart" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C202_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06277" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11ZifOS_ekisqhcJb-X_BKE4cxvIHjt5U"><em><img alt="C206_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06281" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1i2lLkUymWRKMghYea5gxf_9T03GULgYo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C206_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06281" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A mine shaft (#2 Union shaft, which burrowed 70 ft under the streambed).</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oDJQ924DSIKcnHWgdRNjwOmjfI0dSI8g"><em><img alt="C214_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06289" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15MCwAn-oLimI0BZ9CVijyuCjpTCAL35H" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C214_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06289" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k78POfny2T5v1ReZoNEix2pS_JDwNlBB"><em><img alt="C213_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06288" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_pmW37fEoV9N9joLavR4BmggOOVi5R2D" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C213_USA MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness SP Union Mine Interpretive Trail_2021-07-19_DSC06288" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p>From there, we made our way northward to the U.P.’s northernmost peninsula, Keweenaw. At the base is a lovely “black”-sand beach. It looks more dark brown to me, but whatever. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dOYQAl5lRghwN3gbTCTYmutT3SaXCB5P"><img alt="C246_USA MI North Canal Township Park_2021-07-19_DSC06321" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AbKd9EkvihD613U7G0Mu4YUFeRMli6wM" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C246_USA MI North Canal Township Park_2021-07-19_DSC06321" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>At the tip, was a water-shaped limestone formation known as Devil’s Washtub. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QRhuLlNOaou3pNTz35BcGQ-Gf_v1QpAf"><img alt="P795_USA MI Copper Harbor Devil's Washtub_2021-07-19_Jen_IMG_20210719_154904992_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16L47Z8az29VzbTCZj7Kj3cQSRdug9cQF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P795_USA MI Copper Harbor Devil's Washtub_2021-07-19_Jen_IMG_20210719_154904992_HDR" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jQhx3oehL2TL-LtvP4yzyCXVwO0R_nmV"><img alt="P793_USA MI Copper Harbor Devil's Washtub_2021-07-19_Jen_IMG_20210719_154752444_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10QBRmDNN6_r0LiCVqBny7uA7VFZpgIEC" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P793_USA MI Copper Harbor Devil's Washtub_2021-07-19_Jen_IMG_20210719_154752444_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Last stop of the day was Fort Wilkins State Historic Park, which was built to keep the peace in the U.P.’s Copper Country. It was only used for 2 years (1844-1846), and then again briefly in the late 1860s. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VWq-ehMEye4qL7zm4mQPmmMBEtXaoe_Y"><em><img alt="C257_USA MI Fort Wilkins State Historic Park_2021-07-19_DSC06332" border="0" height="479" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EmUTgVW4nHyCo7Gm_FK4fRZpWWaL9I10" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C257_USA MI Fort Wilkins State Historic Park_2021-07-19_DSC06332" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oA7C1_RJ4vh5OdQwqkoqylSWHqRtI3bq"><em><img alt="C259_USA MI Fort Wilkins State Historic Park_2021-07-19_DSC06334" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zouZR4uussHH6RLUjRz1EwGcR1seRl2k" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C259_USA MI Fort Wilkins State Historic Park_2021-07-19_DSC06334" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ADgxBCL7-J7dH5JHm-xN2t98KeXfH92r"><em><img alt="C260_USA MI Fort Wilkins State Historic Park_2021-07-19_DSC06335" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MRKqTdy4TIE6uuA1r9YcrSbpwLvhmOJx" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C260_USA MI Fort Wilkins State Historic Park_2021-07-19_DSC06335" width="634" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Man, not enough pay for me to wash clothes by hand!!</em></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Porcupine Mountains, Carp Lake Township, MI 49953, USA46.7759417 -89.735056618.465707863821152 -124.8913066 75.086175536178843 -54.578806599999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-8330726864826476092021-09-10T09:00:00.002-05:002021-09-10T09:00:00.202-05:00Colorado - Four Corners<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 4-18-21 to 2-20-21</p> <p>The Colorado Plateau, otherwise known as the “Four Corners” for the four states which converge on it, has had several millennia of occupation by humans. The climate of the area is quite dry, which does a good job of preserving artifacts and buildings. </p> <p> </p> <p>Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the most impressive, and largest collection of prehistoric stone dwellings. There is one large complex which typically allows foot traffic, but with COVID it was closed. Not much loss really, as these large complexes really require distance to appreciate. </p> <p> </p> <p>You may think these buildings have been reconstructed, but other than some stabilization, and some excavation, they are in as-found condition. Most are between 700-800 years old. This includes the wooden floor and roof supports! </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1arvDHZbxbkGvWmz9LH6rpKn6eqbNHie9"><img alt="C004_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-36-12_DSC02857" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sv6s0KjMT2MV5_2XrHYiwrOg56qdpv4A" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C004_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-36-12_DSC02857" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TxojZFx0B0ezfK-Dt2z2w58x_-9OMgIN"><img alt="C001_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-35-12_DSC02854" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1A_2ZXFOUgkAN2SPgsbMs-z0rYvDF2T1F" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C001_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-35-12_DSC02854" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VP4fcuF4p82QTnGQUVF8xCJo4Spi_7Pu"><img alt="C002_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-35-18_DSC02855" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17MxFeQTxfpDe_O0t0hXbYsMk1-eVq-iZ" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C002_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-35-18_DSC02855" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13jQ9r5PNnPMgaRShBRTONZd2T6nRQoHi"><img alt="C012_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Fire Temple_2021-04-18-13-11-28_DSC02865" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1A_3keNuVrE4MMK-uDIOSoTaRNgkCq4JT" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C012_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Fire Temple_2021-04-18-13-11-28_DSC02865" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=139Lam6A6sTDXhJqxOUG4MH4LVmiG2EhQ"><img alt="C008_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-36-42_DSC02861" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S-SmB0khtasJ41tcY1AevMDolPGGCFKk" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C008_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Square Tower House_2021-04-18-12-36-42_DSC02861" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>A stone pestle used to grind corn into meal. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17xS2Vf6gnC-EIlmUG68bFHxk3az6abRd"><img alt="C011_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Pit House Village_2021-04-18-12-50-44_DSC02864" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SCbNrYJ9SzFTM7m9OXVfTngoa1w8UF9b" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C011_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Pit House Village_2021-04-18-12-50-44_DSC02864" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YGtdamdthP_8RjLExiPe2e3eq3ZTR4Bx"><img alt="C014_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Cliff Palace_2021-04-18-13-12-00_DSC02867" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1z2CpQlnFYmD3ORWPXRHkIhmbq9HUsrV2" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C014_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Cliff Palace_2021-04-18-13-12-00_DSC02867" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Fw5wTkpGQ0yWKzkvpuEib5GE3HJ8Tujh"><img alt="C052_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-37-44_DSC02905" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oNoky4fWkqYoQXIFaGSJLUy2fgNsXWz1" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C052_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-37-44_DSC02905" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>For scale here is a zoomed out photo. In the upper right is a cliff dwelling complex. Its a far bit of a walk to the mesa top farms, and down to the canyon floor for water. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rEwl0lpK2uReje_RQJOgMgRCsUP4QvLH"><img alt="C022_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Cliff Canyon_2021-04-18-13-16-20_DSC02875" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XRNbchjSSfM_hAm3uFEntutG_8ZkoTjo" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C022_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Cliff Canyon_2021-04-18-13-16-20_DSC02875" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here are some hand-carved steps to access an upper level. Remember, stone tools only!</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NKAvJia-5dLm2EVSSRkHkXG5Y8tDOixG"><img alt="C040_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Fire Temple and New Fire House_2021-04-18-13-27-10_DSC02893" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15wXHTCklGYk1NFPgDEf2Dp41rbc5Sqpk" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C040_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Fire Temple and New Fire House_2021-04-18-13-27-10_DSC02893" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Count em, over 150 rooms. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VAqBZEhktY2_HWCoaBMu_K4TyvJ6atsZ"><img alt="C056_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-42-10_DSC02909" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XtUUTP5U99X3zaS28HtylKm74vmEzqbr" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C056_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-42-10_DSC02909" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Around 1200CE, the migration from the mesa tops to cliff dwellings increased. About 40 years later there was a population boom. By 1300CE the Mesa was nearly vacant, leaving nothing but unanswered questions. On the mesa rim was the sun temple. With thick walls, no living spaces, and no sign of a roof. Such a structure would have a been a huge undertaking for the society, did it contribute the dissolution of this settlement? It's suggested that its layout may have been used for celestial observations.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1y_aA5n724pR5QCe0n4UwF9zk1cTJMqHI"><img alt="C030_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-20-58_DSC02883" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o4Czn3yDhzVBSrHQl_CckbreodO9jz5k" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C030_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-20-58_DSC02883" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19T1mDq6ul31Bm4RH-5Zq7PS73cS9MHE_"><img alt="C044_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-34-36_DSC02897" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WbYnDb2bfoqKRMGcg_qVz4niqRWUNx1I" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C044_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Sun Temple_2021-04-18-13-34-36_DSC02897" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Why did the Puebloan peoples decide to live here? There are a few reasons why this mesa was likely chosen. The mesa slopes gently to the south, this increases its total sunlight, and lengthens the growing season. Its high elevation increases total precipitation over the surrounding plains. The canyons surrounding it create a warming effect. At night warm air from the canyon floors rises over the mesa. This lengthens the growing season by several weeks, by holding off nighttime frosts. Finally, the forests provided ample firewood, and edible plants. </p> <p> </p> <p>Still, farming in the 4-corners area without irrigation is a difficult and risky business. Multi-year droughts are common, and even with extensive granaries, feeding a large population isn’t easy. To reduce their risk, the Puebloans used the topography to their advantage. Wherever natural stream beds formed to channel run off, they would build these stone dams. The ones below are over 700 years old. These dams were back-filled with soil. This system concentrated rainwater in these areas, increasing the precipitation for the crops planted there. In some cases, as much as 10x the normal amount. This allowed increased yields in good years. Even in drought conditions, they could grow their staples of squash, maize and beans in these areas. </p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lqcSmeUAJTtShWnHxzWa9gx9fqMxkfs_"><img alt="C065_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Farming Terrace Trail_2021-04-18-14-07-00_DSC02918" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AA5jlzB4TZU-GBs05xAmG90ocYnpcih_" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C065_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Farming Terrace Trail_2021-04-18-14-07-00_DSC02918" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19DapuyfDUiCAk9_DyDQ6ccFRnAthhxpv"><img alt="C063_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Farming Terrace Trail_2021-04-18-14-06-12_DSC02916" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JylLU5gR8LuuFOIr_Db-ncvOTHY2iNQV" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C063_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Farming Terrace Trail_2021-04-18-14-06-12_DSC02916" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Aja5BgZl373ZabL1Z9b0j7zMfKhW20tX"><img alt="C064_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Farming Terrace Trail_2021-04-18-14-06-40_DSC02917" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YKULckG4X6mnQBAaMumpVOYW6EWWPBGO" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C064_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Farming Terrace Trail_2021-04-18-14-06-40_DSC02917" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Prior to 1100CE, most of the residents lived on the mesa tops, near their farms. These homes were dug into the ground for warmth, and would have a timbered and plaster roof. Note the small hole at the bottom of the photo, combined with a wind deflecting stone inside, this served to provide a constant source of fresh air for the fire, and smoke would exit through the roof hole. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CJ5LbJ-VawUdt6AXznjhjHuC4HtHrh2E"><img alt="C099_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Far View Community Megalithic House_2021-04-18-14-57-32_DSC02952" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-3rRBISXT6IjXY1pEaKoZC6XFwO0qKI1" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C099_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Far View Community Megalithic House_2021-04-18-14-57-32_DSC02952" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Prior to 950CE these would have been built without masonry, instead using just wood and mud. </p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qDiw3zl5ieU_mxoWJJTpESU30IvZqXZI"><img alt="P183_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Pit House Village_Jen_IMG_20210418_124539965" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14gRwO1OMXUCwG-qjy3xyWpPjnA01VNy8" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P183_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Pit House Village_Jen_IMG_20210418_124539965" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nu0LzqZrxoLE8vSdrmZ9yp3SdGSxXWpf"><img alt="P192_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Pit House Village_Jen_IMG_20210418_125923713" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eA6mSzY-KqaINkz18t8axQmyRn9Sl-FE" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P192_USA CO Mesa Verde NP Pit House Village_Jen_IMG_20210418_125923713" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>If you listen closely you might hear the sound of a woman pounding corn, children playing in the trees, a young girl chatting as she cleans a deerskin, maybe even the chanting of men performing some obscure ritual in the nearby kiva. </p> <p>Nearby is Canyon of the Ancients National Monument. In a different style, there are numerous ruins dating back over 900 years. </p> <p> </p> <p>The roof is modern, but the walls are as found, with rubble removed. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eOeLIauLYAKRSErioxH_wXocFIkZ9D0E"><img alt="C106_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Lowry Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02959" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fXHZFySeQ4OUq57fhESTnDEtBcVyPcNu" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C106_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Lowry Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02959" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Remember, stone and wood tools only, no cement or cement based mortar. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lm5ALxlqfwVGTReEo1N_Xoact54EeSHk"><img alt="C107_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Lowry Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02960" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PiMuS3Enn8PVRj1y-CDTZUE-hTugyuqJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C107_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Lowry Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02960" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EPMnCWNww6eeDOHHuyrhgjQZTddGgpeA"><img alt="C108_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Lowry Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02961" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dXPXdy0ghcMuWPdc4YHvU3GRFPo0v7PO" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C108_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Lowry Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02961" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Cc1txbV0UXybKwagYa3oJsUL20pIEAtR"><img alt="C112_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02965" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19Va0ooUQ_AfdwcI7tF-suMVfJSHnhjkF" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C112_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02965" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1q9az9FshCKZbzXaYc7m0tsv0Kb-dKAyI"><img alt="C122_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02975" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rgCWeYQ4ZdT-vUyeT-8BjhD_2L-GPAhi" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C122_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02975" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=177i_fH_kH-hvn98qubvXwgg8JWkdm3CF"><img alt="C117_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02970" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eoDmFCBZmqON4Ju8olQj86QdvuBaqUsk" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C117_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02970" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12ShDCiusJm4aEOgc-jYt3n6UV0JPYLcf"><img alt="C119_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02972" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xiuLdQ97lVwHSjnRjVh4ydXzmqwQVfZf" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C119_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Painted Hand Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC02972" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ilIzE83LRR5xTwl62M20AvIa1SExDKbC"><img alt="C147_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Cutthroat Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC03000" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-Cz4eOSFBotouCR_HaDZ7EsBjBxJ_uh4" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C147_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Cutthroat Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC03000" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1canCd40pLF5dv-cDS--j6sd9gLgOTUlI"><img alt="C152_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Cutthroat Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC03005" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19Ln7taiL5WnCvkG4aj8o6k3reeJXK-F2" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C152_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Cutthroat Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC03005" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zB46MUfjnC9RX9BYsKWly-19qmEooQj9"><img alt="C166_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Cutthroat Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC03019" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1R1m-wOxvxTk7KVdejXuD7ovShaghrqrs" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C166_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Cutthroat Pueblo_2021-04-19_DSC03019" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Sometime around 1300CE, the Puebloans began a decades long migration out of the 4 corners area. There is not clear indication as to the cause. Social unrest, pressure from neighboring groups, and extended food shortages are prevailing theories. </p> <p> </p> <p>It is a bit dusty here, that hasn’t changed much in 900 years!</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BW_s_pcA-YcwnMLIgCF3Xg4roE2zeCxH"><img alt="P222_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Dusty Sasha_Jen_IMG_20210419_140645038~2" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GKcyRU0YnP69gDHP6buOZFGDmitkV9bq" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P222_USA CO Canyon of the Ancients NM Dusty Sasha_Jen_IMG_20210419_140645038~2" width="530" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO, USA37.2308729 -108.46183358.9206390638211559 -143.6180835 65.541106736178847 -73.3055835tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-29523000412083848132021-09-06T11:30:00.003-05:002021-09-06T11:30:00.173-05:00Quick Wisconsin Pass<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 07/15/2021 to 07/18/2021</p> <p>Driving out Duluth, MN, puts you directly in Superior, WI. I mean, really? I feel like they should have just kept it as Duluth, WI, but they had to go and do the pun on the lake’s name for a town’s name…</p> <p>Anyways, Wisconsin has Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 1 of only 3 such designated sites in the US (2 are on Lake Superior, 1 on Lake Michigan). It is really poorly advertised, in my opinion. But, after some research and driving around, we ended up launching our kayak from Meyers Beach to see the “sea” caves. This was an awesome trip! I loved it! The water gave a Caribbean vibe, and some of the sea caves were able to be kayaked. </p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <em> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jj9mf5x88VpPjMf9TTuZcz54d7a8MP42"><img alt="C006_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06080" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1H0Hx_Fk_8h1FkLN3Qsrolc6nMtAdqco4" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C006_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06080" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FVHXzUc4bmyiSPv-fJ9fbrsd9MPmkfc3"><img alt="P711_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_110903965_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M26vaTQvO8o9mSSYSAqQo8cHCfsHUqv8" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P711_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_110903965_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RH3Ry48TM2wQw5Va_fasG1-a8dMV90yT"><img alt="C032_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06106" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16eL9OqNnbTgo9LeDmUP2pMo-ez22rh0V" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C032_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06106" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qRs9i9Dr4ykKEgcTCc27lvTlsy9demfp"><img alt="C033_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06107" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GYjuwgJfje_LuL-iTTJdUn2qTr499-0i" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C033_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06107" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q_SqHb51Cd0HWFyL6fqYwKctztZWh6SX"><img alt="P731_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_113205876" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qlUY6xikYn31_McBHF_4O-oNJhZkVBl8" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P731_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_113205876" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15yBlOAxRzJkOENRbeEhFeq3nYc6-r9iU"><img alt="P738_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_113557252" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Y0Y2rrkw0AAnNzfcPZy7CGGMV-BK8-rn" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P738_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_113557252" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q2XLpleHTaKr_c2i_4fnB4WWnq9x0OBp"><img alt="P_2021-07-15_JML_IMG_20210715_120157040" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OXHpaXuROg4InQAj8CYC1KU9OWiSlKP7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P_2021-07-15_JML_IMG_20210715_120157040" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SjJGboS_Kb7_G3wXk08Q6mWCbPtdqy3W"><img alt="P_2021-07-15_JML_IMG_20210715_120234570" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QX4sbedLlsx9jCh9D0le2PfoleamVjHt" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P_2021-07-15_JML_IMG_20210715_120234570" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GSnppQyiKcWXeyTXM3jEPCyrA721sMBf"><img alt="P_2021-07-15_JML_IMG_20210715_123026066_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jWWqWd7ry1estttog7elsKKibR8DxFi_" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P_2021-07-15_JML_IMG_20210715_123026066_HDR" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1c7fqiXFhg5yvlyiROL1_kQX_BmZgaF_M"><img alt="C083_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06157" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XKsJIb0t1ZhjSXGNFsZsHGk_1fb4T-ir" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C083_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06157" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12qIEnFb-2j9Fl2FDmUXPS5-bJf_-pJYx"><img alt="P769_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_123149439" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HiV0gXZBhTPb6tnNvn_BsbeQCA9qjvvf" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P769_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_Jen_IMG_20210715_123149439" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vgOY5XhbXxcPN1uUFDIm0YvfBpqJNrNm"><img alt="C086_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06160" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QuwY2NkJA_CfwJVVKpX1LmBf6xTuFYxh" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C086_USA WI Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Meyers Beach Sea Caves_2021-07-15_DSC06160" width="480" /></a></p> </em> <p><em></em></p> <p><br /></p><p>The next day, we checked out around Bayfield. They have a ravine there with a couple of hiking trails, which were recommended to us. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1x0-aVPGctBzmxPI4o-vxatBtQ1YHT5w5"><em><img alt="C104_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06179" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TnPkiGk_v_WLtGFG6aOnJQJB4CEL8edV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C104_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06179" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The old iron bridge. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=103wigK8kWEJeHVFwPczlo87Dia4UUvxk"><em><img alt="C108_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06183" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=172BURHtBgcevEq2m0wO5rcEpjS9pZ56Q" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C108_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06183" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pWy-eo3PfPMGDjmOvP-YQ80APJ8ygwlK"><em><img alt="C114_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06189" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12qDeCuAUOP7K90JNXCIjt2OFia1gxeR7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C114_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06189" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KhehPGJnmJ_vQrN3sXsJ5-ldusAWZd5O"><em><img alt="C115_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06190" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eupM6PNAEV_Y3zMLOYjPx7Pi_PFG7ZmI" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C115_USA WI Bayfield Ravine Gil Larsen & East Rim Trails_2021-07-16_DSC06190" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The old jailhouse.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Then we checked out Houghton Falls Nature Preserve. The falls were pitiful (non-existent), but it did have a lovely sandstone gorge, called Echo Dells, but also known as Lover’s Glen. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16b8DIKXa2c1mpYMs0wdMMd-MjMTo-9Ty"><em><img alt="P779_USA WI Bayfield Houghton Falls Nature Preserve Trail_2021-07-16_Jen_IMG_20210716_133433789" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zroEPXxbPfQW5nKQ7gzcgxPxw_JLdYTP" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P779_USA WI Bayfield Houghton Falls Nature Preserve Trail_2021-07-16_Jen_IMG_20210716_133433789" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Too many mosquitos to work as a lover’s glen for me, but it was charming. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HuwOW5mbgs_IQwKLsMKjLbYcwZWBCAJ-"><em><img alt="C125_USA WI Bayfield Houghton Falls Nature Preserve Trail_2021-07-16_DSC06200" border="0" height="479" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=146d-6SEYHW83LzlZwhdWiGHPEHiqzVID" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C125_USA WI Bayfield Houghton Falls Nature Preserve Trail_2021-07-16_DSC06200" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The trail ends at the lake, where many northerners were trying to sunbathe and swim, despite the high of only 76F.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>That night, Jonathan tried walking the cat. She promptly ran to this rock where a fat chipmunk sat eating raspberries. It didn’t even flinch when Sasha came into view. Jonathan had a firm hold on her, though, so no fresh meat for dinner.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B6zYDuFgWwSN642eCaarkZSOuCcNqGnv"><img alt="C130_USA WI Sasha Outdoor Time_2021-07-16_DSC06205" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nmapHPyLtPk8iW8EPAZAZifY9bLTYupU" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C130_USA WI Sasha Outdoor Time_2021-07-16_DSC06205" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The next day, we scoped out Morgan Falls. It was a visually interesting waterfall, but there were too many mosquitos to enjoy it. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X_c_fJ9SC5mrBA0upTve28XmpGphRwfw"><img alt="C133_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Morgan Falls_2021-07-17_DSC06208" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UNHXUBDghaaoGG85fpn3mYtUCECRsBq8" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C133_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Morgan Falls_2021-07-17_DSC06208" width="479" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Inpz_xrcmmqxxvlprRpoJnOMP3AKhQpP"><img alt="C135_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Morgan Falls_2021-07-17_DSC06210" border="0" height="479" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ERtcvoM63-AkTuQDcD--U3oFg3x5tSBB" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C135_USA WI Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Morgan Falls_2021-07-17_DSC06210" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>From there, we tried to visit more Wisconsin sites, but we were in need of water. They had potable water available for a fee, but most were listed as $15 or $20, which seems pretty excessive for 40 gallons of fresh water, even when combined with dumping our ~4-gallon toilet. And, since I have a principle against not paying excessive fees for such things, the only place we could find it was in Michigan. Rather than backtrack to get back to those sites, we decided to move on. </p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Apostle Islands, Wisconsin, USA47.0027301 -90.69083529999998918.692496263821155 -125.84708529999999 75.312963936178846 -55.534585299999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-57143758582348995462021-09-04T11:02:00.002-05:002021-09-04T11:37:49.274-05:00New Mexico, Part 2<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 4-12-21 to 4-13-21</p> <p> </p> <p>Continuing through Santa Fe, we stopped at a curious roadside point of interest. The aptly named Soda Dam crosses nearly the entire width of the valley. Only the efforts of the road building crew, and the erosion of the stream have broken it. Produced by a calcium bearing hot spring, it has migrated across the valley floor, creating an over-50ft-tall dam of deposited limestone. At over 300ft wide, it is a fairly imposing wall.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M9fzaA7iaHieSTf4OiAYZa1JmnuGt9y1"><img alt="P766_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_085958036_HDR" border="0" height="434" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_RZusZwS8RuRI_5hOz6-jHYnyxXnXu0_" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P766_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_085958036_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Below is the active side, where hot water flowing over the top of the dome continues to deposit limestone, even while the stream has cut a channel below. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AG42UciZAXbS0V-HoeoBl2vcAXoI9zMe"><img alt="C144_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02338" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rdcoUH9HhB9DocG5szlfSxX5aQQNVfxB" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C144_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02338" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12kxWf6dY4e0VQJZU4keLqf30WCBl9jaQ"><img alt="P770_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_090246237_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yeDVoSQr13oihPxnvyR1gEtf34l7uQ15" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P770_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_090246237_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Someone created a few artistic reptiles from nails.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XmLzL8C4uRnIek4-ymE40SC6F8y0H09q"><img alt="P772_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_090622125_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nYI7Xh_rj_Tz3-0m9NM1DdrooIP9cwrh" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P772_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_090622125_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10gbownglQagpDNIez_7w-scJbv6ODZGW"><img alt="C155_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02349" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QT-7_6D84TShJDRF5zM2sFoXcjnR4cRG" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C155_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02349" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1klC0degIz3OjfNbI3h5EiGSzkTU3uE_p"><img alt="C154_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02348" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15tdw3xc0kEo9Ce67Vt72f7w8CvfLT_Xr" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C154_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02348" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WCg7hwmKLQUgKsjNNKdOTk-wysG6PwGI"><img alt="C152_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02346" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1F7J6FyIOKDs_3Y2mZ7ARckgtj0XCsbCb" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C152_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02346" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZOrGFMj4O30udoivLEktH4802zxbPhbc"><img alt="C151_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02345" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cxLgj-yVPKwhT4lgl10wgHoeoK-QBKpJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C151_USA NM Santa Fe NF Jemez Soda Dam_2021-04-12_DSC02345" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We took the afternoon to hike up Paliza Canyon. Containing much of the same tufa rock which the cave homes were carved from, it is known for its fun rock formations. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BFEtp0xPXVg4iOU9_H357EXSeSysXQwc"><img alt="C188_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon_2021-04-12_DSC02382" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cx4dS89GX_fQLaFYFXtmJ1E7WlkwRbTL" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C188_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon_2021-04-12_DSC02382" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Sh72-nKVt0zl1Hvy1Hx0N6lHAK-tXDP4"><img alt="C186_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02380" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SFiCtkguAw_HKNXVi3Bva1az1pS7IzVc" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C186_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02380" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LNDE7pstgdg1YvZx3ZZj6pCdlCA3CgCZ"><img alt="P778_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_122601915_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gfpe7K_v8CDhSPQD0N6k8l-aOVPCZoHc" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P778_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon_2021-04-12_Jen_IMG_20210412_122601915_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19UMP70kbgK1EdElosvCBRSzgQ0CvShx3"><img alt="C175_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02369" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oBw6ltIK0wwPos7cQeSx9v0ChMGGB8yC" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C175_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02369" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bwmRFt_NvdFHPC0it6Mn9QIyq_wlz_FL"><img alt="C171_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02365" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wJOTzQwkD_iqVLpygqkLAct5OQ91akY_" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C171_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02365" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TqMYU6jAKTDeXiiAWdrZ_Mwysntxp155"><img alt="C169_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02363" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WePrA8bXfAhVvp9eYL5BJVTJ2BwSp6Of" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C169_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02363" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1v_utmmbAt8cBs5nbykEdbFL-TNPd0CBg"><img alt="C165_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02359" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sa-IPfhTKseKjj-qAS4NStdZ4coYZVtn" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C165_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02359" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wGeeHVskkmf92DOw8ofyURRugINemYlW"><img alt="C164_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02358" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Nk3INpBc3RvOmpYCyPRYTtO4-QdzsapS" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C164_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02358" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S5_MKRHZvUdiAr7CDQAe_eapU-jKuZlO"><img alt="C163_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02357" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Z1t46yxzF1Lxi1s6zorPPjfRET9twFQ-" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C163_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02357" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qjb4SVTA6f77Wmid4WL5WL1i5Lwe6b47"><img alt="C162_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02356" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-octiBvp9Xgge45VZf1dh7GYvBbjTXP3" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C162_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02356" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PTXk6A7WFOrQJAJ8YJlqxJeIOaC49vTq"><img alt="C160_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02354" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RshAYejcP9YHRryWCAllXC1OlW3nx_EV" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C160_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02354" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dlzKklWpFxUSGpHSk8rGpTK5K2uTtZ_v"><img alt="C157_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02351" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IriB1BE3PjESxOXOKqwze8oZDSvNjcIM" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C157_USA NM Santa Fe NF Paliza Canyon Goblins_2021-04-12_DSC02351" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>The following day we visited a few of a few of the interesting areas in the Lybrook Badlands. You can see why it was named a badlands area by early settlers. The highly eroded region is all but impassible to foot and horse traffic. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AgWX0N6S0dMz9NxwvN6aN4LlX5CnDphe"><img alt="C196_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02390" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UbU_6AslXFGgQjaUT91dYgDQLJBO3Azo" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C196_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02390" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Z3n0_2ZseMZQu_YyxboRLepwfgvIeAnR"><img alt="C194_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02388" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=176ei6RbdjD4ZwhZT0wqCcnHboTYejAGS" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C194_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02388" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xziRTVmhXsrJd4wgTnM0ym6YQSIAoRYM"><img alt="C191_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02385" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1V5iY3lzeseeEV2cOyyAuKPBGX-PYqDkA" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C191_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02385" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PMCKcrftZ0HrO98dGPLOS0FZjxUdfulg"><img alt="C190_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02384" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tbhm09bfFz57SZvAizksH4OLZj8oqbZV" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C190_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_DSC02384" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>These arid areas with alkaline soil often have very interesting plants. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11pJ02907nI329gsJiRB51-725YRctuHC"><img alt="P788_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094239487_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19n7hL2p4PTdA2KvS1Hgi-YiI0pED0zaJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P788_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094239487_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>In the sand these footprints tell the story of a fox hunting a mouse. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nVcXT4X7BgD2I5og0_42ibK9Mc9TwzGl"><img alt="P787_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_090946787" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ny2Sz29PfarCOGyqG6Z6y47eeuPKYGJE" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P787_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Overlook_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_090946787" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>A nearby area was the inspiration for painter Georgia O’Keefe’s “The Black Place”. At times, it almost feels like another planet. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pZ518ddP7E8st98SoOcrEuMlBEJevN94"><img alt="P797_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094926511_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EX8GREhIaOZRQq0dMRQb9of8omixVvnm" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P797_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094926511_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oTmjFa2PpVE0ZDBNtPCuGzTRkIBAVXu4"><img alt="C199_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02393" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rIQ-kOGj3dF8ZHavNUJEEG_BDdbsxhj_" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C199_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02393" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pmBJ5bdE-_fiyd5wzkMsOPW1Mw8DqPsm"><img alt="C197_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02391" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NmnEscXq1VNpCuyf4_2lyD8ngHlfqU6k" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C197_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02391" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16xomAaeNQPjU8SYgT1uasN109U3PyNEg"><img alt="P799_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_095139434_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nXwFl5bOG1cD7O7ahpXHMiFuqSxeLCWn" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P799_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_095139434_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16Hxr7PVrQvu_2gqZbT9_84mwONznNOZl"><img alt="P791_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094258643_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19n0AD27JLpGPzhpxh9GgpoUN_6KZLEWf" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P791_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094258643_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10Zdp4ByjSofLx9Nq1P3tQQbTkywXNvDg"><img alt="P792_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094526188_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ItoOU2C9HUyC5oFtTK-dOc2NM62V9Pw7" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P792_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_094526188_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13JtuHreCC4rWQEbMzHss6SamKZlXOFhE"><img alt="P833_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_101713978_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hVv0PKuK-GS6QJRNn0S0xGRu77AxFo1w" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P833_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_101713978_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Of course, even here, tenacious lichens are right at home on barren rock faces. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vqq9QwAryr5fLFHKSU5SAm0Ih8tBmNeP"><img alt="C209_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02403" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LZuR-1N_o9u_9VTfJI6k8xkqt4YdfiXA" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C209_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02403" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Y_bEFHg23JWyOD5IyC8XvfLSRIb3IcI0"><img alt="P811_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_095929667_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10jsIlc9FJRHyzcgir8dmoP0rUbhPoe-1" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P811_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_095929667_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The sediments of this area are almost entirely made from various volcanic discharges. These flaking boulders were chunks of lava, blasted nearly a hundred miles from a long extinct volcano. The lighter clays are mostly weathered volcanic ash, deposited in vast layers in eruptions that lasted decades. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19I39h3W0caJJMxqmM-1DOTJHHXRDxAlZ"><img alt="P808_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_095831125_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YyUPTbjXsvjPjWE7OYzxp-Tl5gDbeGKa" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P808_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_095831125_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ssGCAO4lbsWQjou0cVi-Oa_Vda_GRKr5"><img alt="P814_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_100044973_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HX2mpXg-vH18kjKHyr7exnYIo4V7_cjd" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P814_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_100044973_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Various minerals can be found in small chunks, likely blasted out of surrounding rock layers by violent explosions. Hurling them far and wide.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10eYm6dsgBx-dLoCDWhBCwsnjR5FTlRKk"><img alt="C213_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02407" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XZxB0VC5_CfkBZibWay8ECAvnkbJ1YeM" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C213_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Georgia O'Keefe's The Black Place_2021-04-13_DSC02407" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We finished up our badlands tour by visiting “Hoodooville”, the site of hundreds of cool sediment towers. The landscape was brutally hard to navigate, with sudden gulley's and wash outs abounding, and impassible features everywhere. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1he7jnXqY6_gug_a50Vbmhkzw0YkAg6om"><font color="#000000"></font><img alt="C343_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02537" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1A5QiQTtAp6OR6aX2L6XIH3wjYL3CII2Z" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C343_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02537" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The highly-erodible volcanic sediments create some stark vertical changes. Whenever a piece of hard rock or sediment is present, it acts as a cap or roof, slowing or stopping the erosion of the material below. This creates towers that exceed 60ft, often called hoodoos. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13VYEVOFyHt2WOGI0UK6ZwN_FaO1SDxFc"><img alt="C339_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02533" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Te2hH-Fu9wgc1he7Bwxyqp3DuDhGtKmF" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C339_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02533" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zLbLizJ9MQP11AnE85bQZSoopF6T6T_m"><img alt="C324_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02518" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o0uc9In_NQ36MdsCCfSmVWGItSSw6sQW" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C324_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02518" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dzr_gC-vBxQO6llt-tYtKccmQPyO1ZqQ"><img alt="C308_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02502" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PT32HRQyAB5CKBnKQl5H4rGOS_Pw2NCw" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C308_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02502" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dwd7gDvm7EAnFjZUjIpLfUF8CrXaezU3"><img alt="C285_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02479" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-DNelY_22x2XF0lDnjhb9SMDvcjfNCeg" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C285_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02479" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1e7ORM-elMe34ptaoSThG7Ukl27weL2Ej"><img alt="C283_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02477" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1P9JdMBkV-mdTbALuYVmBmy0GnbMv5x-9" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C283_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02477" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1v_mHd9eMzlGePuOBt9KNDr37FUGESnXP"><img alt="C269_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02463" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1J9Zwu5JhiTZL7TO1YOg_FMq01EsQ-AAu" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C269_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02463" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17-SRm-2WuTYblvOHpEmuQvL8EVzmCOBo"><img alt="C268_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02462" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1a8syuDBtkzcOQL43BTo-rHrqVnVYNA6J" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C268_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02462" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10vzHW1R7w7c2KdAFxOvlyXgiVoQ08dqR"><img alt="C262_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02456" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QmNnrDv1fr5h5cNjyFj-nlcsGGuaOi6N" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C262_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02456" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tOZP11_9IPko7VAZJRAk1fUYV1HrXnke"><img alt="C259_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02453" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1p0tZslruap9cJgzID_NvHgfhNTNe6fxh" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C259_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02453" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nvnEfl1HQAuoc0-noaUL2wKa5VfJLEb3"><img alt="C256_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02450" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pfi-KHm2JMAJpYm9tofBjKM7ZJeQzHHx" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C256_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02450" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pjDgxUIrgktU6_RqlJADcaB2jvUW4Nd3"><img alt="C251_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02445" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sbirnOIw-jmMkFBDfRWGnsEGr-G3dMh_" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C251_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02445" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1m8ylfDOWggnl0vczJJvRznjje54gPx_o"><img alt="C245_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02439" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1F1IvAdZLr67emzXHSSTKQYPhyNiLYmAH" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C245_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_DSC02439" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CvWA8mp8PF4nKqavKbh_PgQEMEOiQ3eN"><img alt="P848_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_115949280_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10R9OkhwEz3ZI5iY938JIGiBjHx50k0vG" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P848_USA NM Lybrook Badlands Hoodooville_2021-04-13_Jen_IMG_20210413_115949280_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aQS1AaASVnMSsIU526_MHhVyOutU4XlI"><img alt="C367_USA NM Angels Landing BLM_2021-04-13_DSC02561" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KkS_6JT0JYVraUbvl-WHrdXJaK2yHkxZ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C367_USA NM Angels Landing BLM_2021-04-13_DSC02561" width="644" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Counselor, NM 87018, USA36.1961917 -107.59397337.8859578638211545 -142.75022330000002 64.506425536178853 -72.4377233tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-11289913465957105592021-08-22T11:00:00.004-05:002021-08-22T11:00:00.161-05:00Superior North Shore, Part 2<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen. </span></p> <p>Dates: 2021/07/12 to 2021/07/14</p> <p>We continued north along highway 61, arriving at Grand Portage National Monument, which is a really long but narrow monument dedicated to the portage route along the old fur trade water route. At the lake is a recreation of the old trading post. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_dvXB7dWPOjdmXLTige7IhBbNti08BaQ"><em><img alt="C237_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05921" border="0" height="641" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Zl2aM18kkq1ZgJgM-Sk3qZXY8IQa3Yj4" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C237_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05921" width="479" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Could you imagine baking with this type of oven?</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GFqjgnCImHh96fZWISJOA-8iyehNSrtx"><em><img alt="C229_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05913" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RhRmAJvfJCfsa9MYWeOOwRUJplTm5eoR" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C229_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05913" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>These birch bark canoes could hold 3-4 tons of cargo!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11OJo84Snh-STNVB5cfXhNUSJAdDxKRdc"><em><img alt="C233_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05917" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UB5Web1EAC0mr2hoPEH7u-VZHMFBBV4M" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C233_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05917" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The 3 sisters gardening technique (a mound with corn, peas/beans, and squash)! Plus some antler-based gardening tools. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BI2P7K7IbgS9eOTwPeYIGmNcPrlV40Ce"><em><img alt="C241_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05925" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-L8JBshtpD1AXAf_hpe2cax_voAmhWg4" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C241_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05925" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Some of the product! They had pelts from all types of animals. Those from the furthest north felt the best (arctic fox, beaver, arctic hare, snow leopard). </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GcqPXAEiSI_MpM3oub42m1pJQPHS40Eb"><em><img alt="C247_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05931" border="0" height="479" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OrBZmSQsk8Oj6lBucRN6WHkdiNJfAZZR" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C247_USA MN Grand Portage NM_2021-07-12_DSC05931" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>From there we made our way right up to the border, Grand Portage State Park (easily confused as we discovered when Jonathan accidentally downloaded the map for this park instead of the national monument). </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ORQEyOYKJKSc4c_wyY_z5LE_yGVVnqaB"><em><img alt="C248_USA MN Grand Portage SP_2021-07-12_DSC05932" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1T6IdBbrYefhHgt71Nz1stEdl9_2tb-d3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C248_USA MN Grand Portage SP_2021-07-12_DSC05932" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pecCer-iTZ5cJce9ekpGknxlQCc6D2E2"><em><img alt="C258_USA MN Grand Portage SP_2021-07-12_DSC05942" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nmepQWA1HF_XVz2diAV109CFjU2Vf5Um" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C258_USA MN Grand Portage SP_2021-07-12_DSC05942" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The State Park has the highest waterfall in the state, at 100-130’ feet tall (no official measurement has been recorded). </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1A7Rx4o0BLyYNx_PDGQuOLtGJy4CdRSqs"><em><img alt="C253_USA MN Grand Portage SP_2021-07-12_DSC05937" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15IWdajcuG89UiI1jX-UIuM8F40SScAU0" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C253_USA MN Grand Portage SP_2021-07-12_DSC05937" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I guess it becomes obvious why they would need a portage…</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>It was a bit disappointing to be so close to Canada (the right side of the river in the photos), but not be able to enter. At least it was relatively cool along Superior. Since we had reached as far north as we could legally go, we turned back down the highway to visit Tettegouche State Park. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lME1-TTePQwogB2mCLxCApOvWNobiqu3"><em><img alt="C262_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05946" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VBXVi2daZ97RaQ0ysegsf4ll1nujHumX" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C262_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05946" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Shovel Point Trail offered several beautiful views. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1r1Qi4jbPirtArBKHbStQa6Teb345BWL8"><em><img alt="C267_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05951" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1THna_1y6iREEgqRx0VDQoTfL4MRclSIH" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C267_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05951" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mZLA-OpeDSBuaGRHKCveYXRfrz6dmrhT"><em><img alt="P085_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_Jen_IMG_20210713_092109086_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QAyW6UBWfTa3Ze3M3BtpPmMBgVYwN8rf" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P085_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_Jen_IMG_20210713_092109086_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>On the return trip, I was able to catch a few photos of the peregrine falcons that were flying overhead (not an easy task, I assure you). </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1I3LcB5Af1oTo2iVczAlRZarbNq-c5xTT"><em><img alt="C280_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05964" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zhAm_lS2GgAJ-ePIL0UsPo1PZL1_nliA" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C280_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05964" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>This one had breakfast!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VIw0_kcLbxysNdTtmK9sFGh7rdC7loaV"><em><img alt="C283_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05967" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qT0ZCsUAZEsmCWtYHISTY6GMQvJVv7d-" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C283_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05967" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16yHoDkZNXSp8IduiuiGkqyAUAK4WrCrK"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_sTvrmsZ4LWxKTIwD-eYqFe80Ft1EAgU"><img alt="C288_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05972" border="0" height="642" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16zMrEgjZUi3rrTpPgRDgj25N4wh_96ix" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C288_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05972" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bxwY6hOAGtSN0PzdmThC2tQud3arcM-q"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ntbm_0mSa1WX386o53_9vlWiESKJi3mQ"><img alt="C291_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05975" border="0" height="635" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZpNT0QCpfaxVlQ8ElisvkgBc26fASVH7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C291_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05975" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1g87694hITvEmtwJfHI8ulO2vAgiKeAVp"><em><img alt="C298_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05982" border="0" height="474" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1b--69srQpXK0PgQ9ZvjswGxv8NAiOzuX" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C298_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05982" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wH6t1BvzQjk6TzH78Cq2J1P1dbQWImE6"><em><img alt="C301_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05985" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tqUUdpy7XFvScUaYxVGfdsP6Pd4ZXumY" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C301_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05985" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Finally, one landed for a minute!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Vvgfvx-W0jZmHongR_APbMmcCGW-w18E"><em><img alt="C302_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05986" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rfwEpkAinGodvao-COOlU45YKmTka_Fa" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C302_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05986" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Then was off again!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rZUu6THUoYNVzEP8N1Wgdt69Q5Mqyiw1"><em><img alt="C295_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05979" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16fBcTsUjvcl4E1OY4qsTSxXSQ7XfqG29" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C295_USA MN Tettegouche SP Shovel Point Trail_2021-07-13_DSC05979" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1i7l5_qFoBQ8lE8Szs941LGeeFXkaimOM"><em><img alt="C322_USA MN Tettegouche SP Baptism River Cascade Falls Trail_2021-07-13_DSC06006" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1O2z8RRYtahZjxV0FdvKKOXDA88AISxt6" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C322_USA MN Tettegouche SP Baptism River Cascade Falls Trail_2021-07-13_DSC06006" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Then we made our way to Cascade Falls.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FFicsCA4Zzj8-vrBXmW74nAoekTCVOvT"><em><img alt="C317_USA MN Tettegouche SP Baptism River Cascade Falls Trail_2021-07-13_DSC06001" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19yrL8vpDoMAe7MMbhs243f_STapnrZRm" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C317_USA MN Tettegouche SP Baptism River Cascade Falls Trail_2021-07-13_DSC06001" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>It got distinctly more hot and humid the further from the lake we got. </em></p> <p> </p> <p>Then there was Split Rock Lighthouse, a bit further south. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10zoMvmXSk0q5rIXw0udLU7THuL5TKmrU"><img alt="C341_USA MN North Shore Split Rock Lighthouse_2021-07-13_DSC06025" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13GdxQUMN5FjxQymCx5TsVfN26xlVBg4R" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="C341_USA MN North Shore Split Rock Lighthouse_2021-07-13_DSC06025" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Then there was Gooseberry Falls, which had 3 sets of falls.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15wGduqyw4p5AYkQImgy6AgJThq-gbTik"><em><img alt="C354_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06038" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kk5Gmv7tF8-Dx1i1xONNxsQCeYQn6Kg-" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C354_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06038" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Upper Gooseberry Falls.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qrQlBlsq0uT3o21Y5S4fRlI3ZYRsepE6"><em><img alt="C358_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06042" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tH22FhFzg-c2T8yvLrn2sjPbade5WTM-" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C358_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06042" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-iVPPhZDpaO9Vt8eDhRXbBeG00nfEjca"><em><img alt="C361_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06045" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q66ZahWVChtne7XmKEiPY2s7mASHOC5b" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C361_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06045" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Middle Gooseberry Falls.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1C3nS_7aqOW8U3juMWWG1TDjjjSSSjoZI"><em><img alt="C366_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06050" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1e0eV_xVegchzBfP9Ut0Q9KQBFG9NnQLQ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C366_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06050" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Lower Gooseberry Falls. I couldn’t get an angle without that flirting couple…</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13mlg0FWlCjv1F9FfTrdrH1RS_0T8fEzJ"><em><img alt="C367_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06051" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qDkFqCqL-SVDaKPY6QWUmgVEkoDtekIv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C367_USA MN North Shore Gooseberry Falls SP_2021-07-13_DSC06051" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>This window was the easiest path between the middle and lower falls. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>Our last stop before Duluth was Betty’s Pies, which came highly recommended.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZrfgxpVgXhtAZI69b_rt8orRErVNJPu2"><img alt="P092_USA MN North Shore Betty's Pies_2021-07-13_Jen_IMG_20210713_145323151_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gF_7PiktAbROc2IxatgpTrtdsTmt-Zfs" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="P092_USA MN North Shore Betty's Pies_2021-07-13_Jen_IMG_20210713_145323151_HDR" width="640" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Our last stop in the state was Duluth’s 100+-year-old aerial-lift bridge.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1R9aGo8WbMTZA0Z0LWfl_A_dZGD3w1tL-"><em><img alt="C369_USA MN North Shore Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge_2021-07-14_DSC06053" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16bnGNNdn4VN6coajj2AJr3UleZos53BS" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C369_USA MN North Shore Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge_2021-07-14_DSC06053" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Check out the 6-ft rolling waves!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eTohwE8c-zNrF-79U5ND9KpzBca6eMyT"><em><img alt="C379_USA MN North Shore Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge_2021-07-14_DSC06063" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1umNfqLkUfuIyd2FZsHoLjl7E5rwVrSTM" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C379_USA MN North Shore Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge_2021-07-14_DSC06063" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YdYFlez8ObmhKlUE5l6sAE_NeWy2J4k8"><em><img alt="C388_USA MN North Shore Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge_2021-07-14_DSC06072" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YAX1ZvxECKHYOSkPphKhKGapUONPMYxs" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C388_USA MN North Shore Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge_2021-07-14_DSC06072" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>In action!</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Onto Wisconsin!! <i>[Happy Birthday, Grandma!]</i></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Grand Portage National Monument, 170 Mile Creek Rd, Grand Portage, MN 55605, USA47.962328199999988 -89.684769319.652094363821142 -124.8410193 76.27256203617884 -54.5285193tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-32426313597346654992021-08-16T21:00:00.003-05:002021-09-04T11:38:07.214-05:00New Mexico, Part 1<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 04-09-2021 to 04-11-2021</p> <p> </p> <p>Having never spent much time exploring NM, we decided to visit some of the more remote locations and cultural sites. </p> <p> </p> <p>First up was La Cieneguilla Recreation area with some petroglyphs. This area has served as part of a vast trade and travel network, going back to prehistoric times. First used by the native peoples to move valuable trade goods such as copper, tools, luxury goods from Central America to the interior of what is now the USA for thousands of years. Then in the 16th century as part of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal road of the interior), the earliest European trans-American trade route that connected Mexico City to New Mexico in the North. Finally becoming part of the famous Route 66. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17Mc3IiU4-LIGtGl8gRG8V-ldNdu7vLrD"><img alt="C001_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02194" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jRRV5K9e2OXrjiZ79xPxjhuUoPLbGVcV" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C001_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02194" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xwXsSS_7UKafmb3j0yNGlFqOvLuIG3Km"><img alt="C008_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02201" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ng9UjLd-tLACvjC7VgoB7EvDkDFqNqar" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C008_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02201" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18Go9iC_D-9rdev4HthPj8BetZDeuTeK2"><img alt="C007_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02200" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rX-tD-kcPuY4-N5rDHY-VyQ_JjxAkg87" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C007_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02200" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jTuH_R3z0y4vLvAwNkj0U9ludP_9iX3s"><img alt="C006_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02199" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hOLFPqZlMOZHmlyqVBIVOPJ4q7Xutwd6" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C006_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02199" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hd67_Hwg5DEcEL_F01yXzA6_PYL1jV_A"><img alt="C005_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02198" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15qg0ZdtKLgL9lGGHjnVcJZIoTkaEQayH" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C005_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02198" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wB4NQan-p4YlTP37hiwmXCic7iU0qL9H"><img alt="C002_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02195" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1N9zsuBLb7IBkWqEyy3myb0WZu9oFll0r" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C002_USA NM La Cieneguilla Rec Area Petroglyph Trail_2021-04-09_DSC02195" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p>That evening our cat decided that she really liked the NM dust.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DYHlvz6IcaZPWAGiX2DsN-_XVDQWquKS"><img alt="P667_USA NM Santa Fe BLM Sasha Outdoor Exploration_2021-04-09_Jen_IMG_20210409_201700919" border="0" height="464" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FKqAX52DcAqbVu-V7QKkSBZvyE448ROI" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P667_USA NM Santa Fe BLM Sasha Outdoor Exploration_2021-04-09_Jen_IMG_20210409_201700919" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>In between major destinations we visited the Santa Fe NF and and White Rock Overlook.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tG0ArQKFKq8v98cnydE3Bl2LgBCoyJOK"><img alt="C023_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_DSC02216" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dT-EQHCuhpvUC71XWOB7TQpSksHk4MRL" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C023_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_DSC02216" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The geology of this region is heavily shaped by volcanism. This waterfall shows a hundred feet of pyroclastic flows and volcanic ash. Many areas have over a thousand feet of this compressed ash, with various layers having different properties. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xw1qU2q2hb-RaQl0TOgkvDGmXSiQV3jQ"><img alt="C022_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_DSC02215" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iw4mp-uRIINigJ5jM1MmLS_5-duV1DsG" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C022_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_DSC02215" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hq9RH81hTmByQv3IZ2_39D8PVSpg_49X"><img alt="P674_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_Jen_IMG_20210410_142316130" border="0" height="390" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JvcY0QzA9Afeubzz1e_J9RW36X5yhuiA" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P674_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_Jen_IMG_20210410_142316130" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S-Rqra5XBb_jqGeZqso1d0R4xioGIr9I"><img alt="C017_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_DSC02210" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12cswPbxE1Mtt-4cConrU7gMyzDv8Fyo4" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C017_USA NM White Rock Overlook_2021-04-10_DSC02210" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12h4vipuRKc9FWlHwvuAFMwFb8U95bJnU"><img alt="C010_USA NM Santa Fe NF Borrego & Bear Wallow Loop_2021-04-10_DSC02203" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vDcJGX5zlYuSPRbEm0-OASSwMGJ7GvjY" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C010_USA NM Santa Fe NF Borrego & Bear Wallow Loop_2021-04-10_DSC02203" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The next major destination was Bandolier National Monument. This valley monument was established to protect extensive cliff dwellings, many dating back nearly a thousand years. Carved directly into the soft tufa (volcanic ash turned into rock), they are a fascinating look into the lives of the prehistoric peoples of North America. While the wood and plaster have long since decayed, the remnants of these extensive building complexes remain.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Sc9uv7CQC4b_XLlrcMiX37KtpbxTC-yE"><img alt="C051_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02245" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PhtEg6iE8BQ0bkGiIvFgUHVMi19OP1Bf" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C051_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02245" width="644" /></a></p><p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zZArUrQlAw4RRECzmYV66HINu1VCWhyI"><img alt="C050_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02244" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hLn11eJ5RLHGZoXK5lgLFzIZcNKa5TYJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C050_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02244" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1owClGDBaLNFtckpT0LTdAmX0GZaYTcd6"><img alt="C049_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02243" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18Ft6bS90vlcnIJL93toxVUVYzo6SevxH" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C049_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02243" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OWl0ngH1OAeIj_0YoC6_JEdF4fMy0yZp"><img alt="C052_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02246" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WgvoA3yfKMg-OP5dHi59Q03HABDek8-E" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C052_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02246" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eGrHUsTlDnnWYrlUe0DSMoOaQS-UtuAU"><img alt="P700_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_090000499_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pC2J5vv2p_nT2w93MNn9-LatmZw9SmKT" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P700_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_090000499_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oAPHdCdsJyBQsfezltc9N_lSGYcFs6xg"><img alt="P698_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085942010" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HCRtvGy3fGdlom7HMIN_xJ1r1Ap-GA-u" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P698_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085942010" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lNZzl8FLNaaRRENHpDas-TosI8IZEPk0"><img alt="P696_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085742237" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Qzfb_nZ2iWAeKwvxO22omSn4Z2zvJT10" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P696_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085742237" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=143cma5bj7b7tg62qD9bDlmOMvH7X8h3M"><img alt="P694_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085717809_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xJzb_po65I_a_Ff4KHX4nc90RSrgtB4T" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P694_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085717809_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1akr4-ee8LRSu_34n0EQTn3fVc0RRsDLV"><img alt="C063_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02257" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1U1k7uKJuTdKK3AaXI4_V9MSfaQTe_TgY" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C063_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02257" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XwdJNzfB7nJDYWvZ-lD75g-b-MJkdLJO"><img alt="P689_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085327968_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1a-Oyaqyo8eDGww7TrdLhj2mI1NXsK7nO" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P689_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085327968_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>In many of the rooms, you can still see the original soot and hand sketches on the walls. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NlGPOX0BZixv0pKNplHnCwisupmcYfDN"><img alt="C048_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02242" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LQupEYjo8VLzSBXm1eWjSKqjHqsZA5oL" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C048_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02242" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zVTvlq88I_hUso0kGz1-ehl0mk_rcmFV"><font color="#000000"></font><img alt="P709_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_090556237" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qOYZSWP2WWvNqP7YroJpBRi5mLqEFHyX" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P709_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_090556237" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZMH2WRMls3Yj-nggg2RMWepGumclwgop"><img alt="P686_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085219513_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yHUgsfET-fbj_9Kt2m7shYtdH-BVuiK0" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P686_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085219513_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>In a few high places you can spot petroglyphs. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Sgz499_OCMUK4rU_Ip52PNDjqBEVOE-T"><img alt="C059_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02253" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14ma0odOASLU4Wbk_wXJZXoBjwqylr9X3" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C059_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02253" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JJRETW0plPi02ssEU918JllFXncDf8vC"><img alt="C058_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02252" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1me3wkQQ5eSjk8uY8y7NTc12tfrweDqR9" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C058_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02252" width="644" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19CRygqI0-t6R6psvyD5TmHdgK93yCml3"><img alt="C067_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02261" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fI6DQC7qZO7lSYopNj13cCDcoof7wfjL" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C067_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02261" width="644" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WzhlWpqCW8xQYh9oHek7UlxJE13fWyYA"><img alt="C055_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02249" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HPsWYm3-3iyLHY0wnhyJoJQrqnC4uD-K" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C055_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02249" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MV4ArpzmH5IQAgqSOrFQ5VP1ajIt0Yr7"><img alt="C054_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02248" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19FHSW-5xSw2j8QXGpJ5Y6yuyKTbQbPEX" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C054_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02248" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11Mzd9oPH3WqR5S88IrbT88S5ZU4bO65r"><img alt="C053_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02247" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tqM2YMCvvmwuLg7BNJXxQLYDZxtvCYid" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C053_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02247" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>On the valley floor extensive granaries and storage buildings were excavated. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pSTymmQQZ0jPSmxmHDCew-gYPCweHaDc"><img alt="P688_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085256070_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1u65Ni-_vIvGCMR6SfCVyJ3SKeMBT4VpH" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P688_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_085256070_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13BrZ5-z1v0qcwIY7RZ1QircjGdxVYnEc"><img alt="P679_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_084147616_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GzFQfM03-ulUTgzxk0MAMeo882eCezyv" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P679_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_084147616_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Fp4YzYKBPNbogaLoDRqHwfseIboQQLKO"><img alt="P682_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_084641623_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cg2Xz6-4Vu1ZcfK9iXpZ5OF22Xg3z4CW" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P682_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_084641623_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15YXrb09FTy6FSgTSXf5c3H1CBoU4xTot"><img alt="C046_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02239" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q9HZivCbNSZVUBX6KYKOt0jtU-yzdQmX" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C046_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02239" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Here is a tiny area of plaster that survived (likely over 800 years old). You can imagine these buildings extensively decorated with red, yellow, and black pigments. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12JGVpZCqI2ChGIdTqfH55wPAInSqKhdQ"><img alt="C090_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02284" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JF1_nfiHRxOcUa1tAyH8H1AMguTAObKb" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C090_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02284" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>For some odd reason, religious and political leaders love to look down on their populace from on high. At the highest point in the area, in a natural alcove far above the valley floor, is a religious site and likely home for various important peoples. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fF5DdUX5F-EdxnsRT373n50Ivh3vXuVv"><img alt="P738_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095513558" border="0" height="193" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kc7DIQUg_iTuBmcVruLfTywRlrW1e1vI" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P738_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095513558" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>This round, partially underground room, called a kiva, would have been used for religious ceremonies. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q2APEfxDEFC6hf_WqPtdA1RmXYDuv4cs"><img alt="P736_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095450600_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kKutV6n1B5YcO30fnSWWguaPc1X4m7q9" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P736_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095450600_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LEz0vb6f8hebZ1-m-YgLZWZ6f4InBcwa"><img alt="P734_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095429693_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B7oYDavUef1p3VaNItqtWmROGxKoF57S" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P734_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095429693_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X8-MsAC2pd_x-p_wRscfSWBr5i4hh_wY"><img alt="P733_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095235500" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uil8dYNMeSgVM8tpnSC1WnnEaZ70Jgoz" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P733_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_095235500" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1omBgvn5hjv564wn7ro08-YXov7-2ETis"><img alt="P730_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_094910154" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1r73Sb1LSsRW8XaBg7x2ZK1wHXaUjGo6o" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P730_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_094910154" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vI5TMAYu2xmIluJ5ZDiKskm0-iZ5yl0a"><img alt="P728_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_094816037" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nDQ9Y1FS_PYAMof7eZuucLo4_AUIXk4l" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P728_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_Jen_IMG_20210411_094816037" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QuVGLGRF8zrKsOv9NOHdVEOUVC2szK_l"><img alt="C108_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02302" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13qObwXVbP3ZFcBFRCWtRh8fUqJm-56QA" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C108_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02302" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AgUtbUUp4AD7Eq_nkPcTSiaEKYZFlYen"><img alt="C074_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02268" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cPaaolOjpwLXbAY09_ySxN7t_6X0T4Sm" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C074_USA NM Bandelier NM Main Pueblo Loop Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02268" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TCbW_FC8g3MwNGk7Yx0zivABH7s-hA0w"><img alt="C117_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02311" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1E7m76keYLFBiVFK6sUb8Ex-rXrtrz8ul" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C117_USA NM Bandelier NM Alcove House Trail_2021-04-11_DSC02311" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>For scale, here is a view from the rim of the canyon. The cliffs on the right are the start of the cave houses. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13MuhsDf03HiefN8OzCBg-kgeyy7OkPEN"><img alt="C122_USA NM Bandelier NM Frijoles Canyon Overlook_2021-04-11_DSC02316" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BaDrYbQWzd_dQsVUA9oZarwpGNnyeAM6" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C122_USA NM Bandelier NM Frijoles Canyon Overlook_2021-04-11_DSC02316" width="644" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA35.7646658 -106.32283387.4544319638211576 -141.4790838 64.074899636178856 -71.1665838tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-49689089774983620322021-08-13T15:49:00.008-05:002021-09-04T11:38:20.894-05:00Palo Duro Canyon SP<p>In northwest Texas, there is a state park containing a canyon. Called the “Grand Canyon” of Texas, it's not really comparable to the National Park, but its still a welcome break from the vast desert plains spotted with oil derricks. We stopped for the day, and spent a number of hours walking the margin between the arid canyon uplands, and the lush riparian areas surrounding the Red River. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1T8ucygZzBGcnRVoFwSw1kl3zwTEAR3vc"><img alt="P66_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_145850182" border="0" height="418" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Uxafsg1pksRAdu8oentGZoNwokexWKoF" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P66_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_145850182" width="644" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jDO8vfyBFb6joBJTQryLLYnL6eOIMD6Q"><img alt="C32_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo The Big Cave_2021-04-08_DSC02186" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1A31mdCsxd6pmWoq4jUePQjpU3VlOcai-" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C32_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo The Big Cave_2021-04-08_DSC02186" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qIAVnrexjXKIxiTuRbu8yd0R3CUySFRq"><img alt="C21_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02175" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B_o5Y8loT_dDINb3piN6qrDCp5CjUmZ3" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C21_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02175" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Salt and gypsum crystal deposits.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ncTu4uQefIF5kI3oGP2yxjZY5SHrlrGz"><img alt="P57_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_144246052" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vZ-4StM1ZOkfOHGVMrlhsQke1Gw7LQ4r" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P57_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_144246052" width="644" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1C7FvB4Gw69QhrK9CF5iJlCS0YxZD87ro"><img alt="P59_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_144314486" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18Mkxj0wNoV7l6re23wYGekJpk213zD1v" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P59_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_144314486" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>A number of shady characters used the canyon as a hideout in 19th century. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TzO0usceVPds4nHzunr97L2sAyprqm2H"><img alt="P55_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_143926956_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ydFi_TKSTUG9D31zKUvvpeyLuV-oR6a1" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P55_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_143926956_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IDy3rqRpghv0tWZz_gF3t8cwEeIz_roe"><img alt="P53_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_143808858_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QiNRIwQNuCIs64UJke-FRdBKHt3R4ruZ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P53_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_143808858_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aoSmyC2-sR4Fv36wQSigUJyiBR-xQGJn"><img alt="C11_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02165" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1luRYq4Lp4ZjFvs3g1ll0uIO4M0ODTjKR" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C11_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02165" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dVDFwhKRY0xbtoGBlWpSADK3WPwVUoxN"><img alt="C09_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02163" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sE6IOtv1U2KTArkZlWLCjkUDUaQDO9i6" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C09_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02163" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11WnUOKA2TcZ0fxiFT-14HmAMblcVGJ_t"><img alt="C07_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02161" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1y3TakMXFXVLkbo1WGeS9wt2P-UmQAFZg" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C07_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02161" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The windblown sediments which makeup much of the rock contained a fair amount of water-soluble minerals. As water percolated down through the sediment, these minerals concentrated into bands of white and crystalline structures. Further out west, this process produces veins of zinc, copper, silver, uranium, and lead, often in the fault boundaries between rock layers. In Texas these younger sediments lack these valuable metals, but are still quite pleasing to look at. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X_WM6Lg9Ar7_aGkX33Kn4Huxd_FAkJHU"><img alt="C05_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02159" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l8U-D368uODpiR3ymYTFAS8zLs3wVQDK" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C05_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_DSC02159" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rRI4MPtoTZC5Bi8h4b_t_mZR7KCvwBlx"><img alt="C34_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Turkeys_2021-04-08_DSC02188" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12y4xy9y6cWRFm06tH2EXRRW0pixD5_42" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C34_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Turkeys_2021-04-08_DSC02188" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15-9uERhauWDLu7QwoQ6HqWBfQ6ZWRqFt"><img alt="C37_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP_2021-04-08_DSC02191" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XF_Bo_KQd0MAJ4bQYV1cYOfMOvB3xjWL" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C37_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP_2021-04-08_DSC02191" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xFKengrjX8hn8H7F7JRs_q_HrrF_1NG6"><img alt="C38_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP_2021-04-08_DSC02192" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_DjcgFbAB0e4LxMpMYDBfhTCmenNIsh-" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C38_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP_2021-04-08_DSC02192" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o9yytgAA-lleMHAyVMVVTo84nDe7rZFY"><img alt="P61_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_144438832_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_878uUhK-9LqRa7bKSSg68V0wD8_dQcK" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P61_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP Rojo Grande & Juniper-Cliffside Trails_2021-04-08_Jen_IMG_20210408_144438832_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>They were pretty proud of a few fun rock formations, Lighthouse rock shown below. While they pale in comparison to the south of Utah, its impressive for Texas. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S0FwgUH2J2PRXZFGwD5cgaWdZJdU8iLU"><img alt="C01_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP CCC Overlook Lighthouse Formation_2021-04-08_DSC02155" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gIA7o8sC5zNYEvD87FbUY3yEvmqNQJwM" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C01_USA TX Palo Duro Canyon SP CCC Overlook Lighthouse Formation_2021-04-08_DSC02155" width="644" /></a>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Palo Duro Canyon State Park, 11450 State Hwy Park Rd 5, Canyon, TX 79015, USA34.9372503 -101.65893056.6270164638211568 -136.8151805 63.247484136178848 -66.5026805tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-1444384930135131262021-08-04T20:00:00.001-05:002021-08-04T20:00:00.205-05:00Superior North Shore <div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 7-10-21 to 7-11-21</p> <p>Continuing along the northern border we drove onto the north shore of Lake Superior, we took a detour along the Gunflint Trail. This area is littered with outcroppings of billion-year-old rock formations. Originally formed during the earliest stages of the earths cooling period, they are very high in iron and related minerals. This has the interesting effect of making them ferromagnetic. We stopped to hike to a unique vertical outcropping of this rock (magnetite?). </p> <p>Right after we left, we came across a newer beaver pond. To our surprise, the reclusive short-legged beavers were out and about. You can see one below near its lodge. The sound of their teeth clacking together as they munched was surprising. The beavers are an interesting species, as they “farm” their food over decades. When a beaver hears rushing water they instinctively dam it up. This creates ponds and wetlands, which kill off most trees. Their favorite food is the tender bark and sapwood of birch and aspen trees. When they have exhausted an area, they abandon it. When it dries out, the aspen and birch saplings are the first to return. When the food is replenished, they return to dam the stream, and start over again.</p> <p>Unfortunately, we forgot our camera, so some blurry phone photos will have to do!</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1V8KEh3uGZdNFSapP_3Ar3RKplcNB-j_k"><img alt="P051_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155802210" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OHfjW4iyh0lbaXDIJuFCX2WC9iDAuQwo" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P051_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155802210" width="644" /></a></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FYKQLaUfeABeOdm9CwB_oirE8eEnOmRC"><img alt="P068_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_172623368_HDR" border="0" height="436" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17m9RwjPC10O6a8O1RUvRxSE4c3TjCawd" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P068_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_172623368_HDR" width="644" /></a><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FYKQLaUfeABeOdm9CwB_oirE8eEnOmRC"> <br /></a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18_m-auEq6BbbULEgYFaY2NDGomTvjYtd"><img alt="P050_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155708471" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mJ5EYuqrDLTya_gYg6_0lyasaLtoPygT" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P050_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155708471" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nqkOstxM9IR8vpODYoWsTP_keYvC8_aa"><img alt="P053_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155835627" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1s6QIyIrSjRNOE30PyGq15FSR1fUVjjUZ" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P053_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155835627" width="644" /></a> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1s9xiYgUBo2KVX_rpubnMPCGZziOldT30"><img alt="P049_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155655967_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CFXqqYmYizB8IRpe30z1V3GWg1GlgsvU" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P049_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_155655967_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p>Farther down the trail we spotted a bull moose grazing in a nearby wetland area. Moose are big, with males easily breaking 700lbs. So even with our phones at a distance, you can still spot the brown fur and distinctive antlers. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1K1mE4PNKNfBaQL8Z9aR8AeSL9bGsnIDc"><img alt="P058_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_160843902" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=164PC-TWzhJ0GbkflVneGJysCjve8Rfrc" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P058_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_160843902" width="644" /></a></p> <p>Here is the destination of our trek. About 30ft tall, and very magnetic. A fridge door is less magnetic than this big boy.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UscADc3UDLLvg-75O1u4T_BHwuMB8Ry1"><img alt="P065_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_164410181_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12il3d9pvnomXnlmjofBG1gvErfnon7iE" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P065_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_164410181_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here is a magnet stuck to the side. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lKjs_xU9KKgLoRxDKKYZV1LRoTu38nQg"><img alt="P066_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_164500584" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hdtqEglFk1BnqVq56jb6LecVDjL5rwwY" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P066_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Magnetic Rock Trail_2021-07-10_Jen_IMG_20210710_164500584" width="644" /> <br /></a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xHh9XQ3qfeqzmSdbXa98VI93BVa2_fm1"><img alt="C210_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Van Life with Sasha_2021-07-10_DSC05894" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ifjO5l7GF1lxdmxRN5Os-xBUAVD9nP1G" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C210_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Van Life with Sasha_2021-07-10_DSC05894" width="644" /><br /></a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jRqjfI1QRh3--pXgcQTfKzhOCD4pb0M_"><img alt="C208_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Northern Light Lake Overlook _2021-07-10_DSC05892" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1p2Pbs-icY_FJWmSmKneS6Y93GasWCZa_" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C208_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Northern Light Lake Overlook _2021-07-10_DSC05892" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Further down the road, we chanced across Mayhew Lake (if you don’t know why that matters, don’t worry). </p> <p><br /></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jVA96LfpViDAtJ5yb_S1_bgK-B-Fiaqc"><img alt="C214_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Mayhew Lake_2021-07-11_DSC05898" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GAskxUjfHKrkSu7i3TtNYdGDpcm4zzVa" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C214_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Mayhew Lake_2021-07-11_DSC05898" width="644" /></a> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f150prSZjyyuZX5sYZWsKLq7HkdRefDM"><img alt="C213_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Mayhew Lake_2021-07-11_DSC05897" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tkfy8hSdOtFVO56jYu7ej4ONXsVleaR_" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C213_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Mayhew Lake_2021-07-11_DSC05897" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We tried out a moose observation trail with no luck other than some mosquitoes and a fun abandoned car.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gQL1UjPEdVR2lRSpPb2M8WDWeIFvrBMw"><img alt="C215_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Moose Viewing Trail_2021-07-11_DSC05899" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l9nxMtwkB3iVsvYjYdGK3Knf_2TnJGFX" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C215_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Moose Viewing Trail_2021-07-11_DSC05899" width="644" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xmmANtKkG5q23Rr2jPWDY_U5scGmWnN9"><img alt="C216_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Moose Viewing Trail_2021-07-11_DSC05900" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1otFf4DxsZUd-QOEMvBDm6LEQpsLRaUMV" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C216_USA MN North Shore Gunflint Trail Superior NF Moose Viewing Trail_2021-07-11_DSC05900" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Near the shore of Superior, there are some fun waterfalls. During the last ice age, the weight of the ice sheet pushed the land down around 100ft. This resulted in a second shoreline forming a mile or two inland from the current one. As the ice receded and the land rose, it left these cliffs behind, forming many waterfalls. This one is called Devil’s Kettle. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iAjVoBZgrxIKv1hHfQqOX58hoAW_mM70"><img alt="P076_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_Jen_IMG_20210711_134010058" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AUhKPufAkNJtczhqR6yWU7GgedeL6JDg" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P076_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_Jen_IMG_20210711_134010058" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18vZnPM9kyO8giRsTaRL_O2ElBMLaEytn"><img alt="C227_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05911" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14gwNTV-rG07hro64ifh_3symBwPLK8qH" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C227_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05911" width="644" /><br /></a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12_yc3cTsPRx33aGJdisyV3nyeCYo7Pqr"><img alt="C226_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05910" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-g3Yp6y75prWNDG-g3xnnGVM57gHSjKZ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C226_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05910" width="644" /><br /></a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AVC2ziWO_RslSHkHdxTaiCl4Bp7lqwvB"><img alt="C224_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05908" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19oh2R1DbzSTgpiOe2E5ny7Miu2NA2Emd" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C224_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05908" width="644" /><br /></a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1d9BiTAc1SqROH87mAW2BOLiz_D5BEg-K"><img alt="C221_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05905" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gvJ43QPizVTUiHgSrbGYR5mhqYhLBiPa" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C221_USA MN North Shore Judge CR Magney SP Devil's Kettle Falls_2021-07-11_DSC05905" width="644" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Devil’s Kettle Falls, Superior Hiking Trail, Grand Marais, MN 55604, USA47.8293587 -90.04948209999999219.519124863821155 -125.20573209999999 76.139592536178839 -54.893232099999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-39521422428212180072021-08-03T18:37:00.000-05:002021-08-03T18:37:09.405-05:00Northern Arkansas<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 4-03-21 to 4-05-21</p> <p>With a few family events finished, we stopped a few days for mail and maintenance, then spent a few days visiting northern Arkansas state parks. Included were Mt Nebo, Lee Creek Reservoir, Sam’s Throne, and Ozark National Forest.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-N6tCWB4vFtJp6Wfuw-T0H4Yvxf9ZBn4"><img alt="C035_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Summit Park Trail_2021-04-04_DSC02121" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11f_DpMugapiJCXzH4VE5XY7V9tzVeL2Q" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C035_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Summit Park Trail_2021-04-04_DSC02121" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xYjTZV7LfofmP40epCrGsS9pyGzHUl9Y"><img alt="C034_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Summit Park Trail_2021-04-04_DSC02120" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11qHOErv65Wgo0ggFWUXTszVoo3Wu-W1N" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C034_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Summit Park Trail_2021-04-04_DSC02120" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1V-webJ-lFxnr8PRBqwUg1NmtEpb7oKV6"><img alt="C033_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Summit Park Trail_2021-04-04_DSC02119" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Y0oRLkF0EPgtU2ZZBN6OoPkKsbM_Boqo" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C033_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Summit Park Trail_2021-04-04_DSC02119" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Aqv2HT3PBDFxe7AUU76MprkOpITV1uVP"><img alt="C026_USA AR Ozark NF Arkansas Sphinx_2021-04-04_DSC02112" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lojsDqJWTqr0MLQVqO5aaIkaAwlXKgdm" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C026_USA AR Ozark NF Arkansas Sphinx_2021-04-04_DSC02112" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gwA7aBOBE-GF4w2WzreNBAgNAlgoAnBC"><img alt="C021_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02107" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Vu5BRl52yMRxRI__FO1plKlqwzYAJqsx" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C021_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02107" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jsVLMKbwz6T-w9fcv1j7zRa4PSyvZdzb"><img alt="C020_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02106" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Nqr_tZdwUsmRUKUS-SRVXFECaBU-iU-z" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C020_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02106" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iOQzNiTcBhaD5nsUrLFTtRU3mq3AhyhK"><img alt="C019_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02105" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19bOc-J5SFDtoinpLZqV1oGG086QGL-z7" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C019_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02105" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1T2tvLU7GI5knuqOgIUxHNul8LbvCoIZL"><img alt="C013_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02099" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vZ7l7trv5Bh0-Qr4h5EvYcgxcUcaeEdX" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C013_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02099" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VsPDIWrIuyAkHNKVwTNnHDgzOf7oL0Gk"><img alt="C012_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02098" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1euGShbnJHW7s9sOKWZR54lJu3h9fWECH" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C012_USA AR Ozark NF Pack Rat Falls Trail_2021-04-03_DSC02098" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X2BHPaMy614XtIBXoLDZHugtcORexO2Y"><img alt="C008_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_DSC02094" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Oifio3jJhYBbozxsMGr0tVQ3ZIVCP_-w" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C008_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_DSC02094" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17UjAVeWjV7EaMjSyiIkGMpHVKA2V96-Q"><img alt="C007_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_DSC02093" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OMC19QLTnpwSm6TvE8mV7GrNlnoCpJBB" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C007_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_DSC02093" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XRUn-_9n-5DlDdaePsZEuy3ipmsPTJv9"><img alt="C002_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_DSC02086" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n3c6j2Z3umAZkjIy3zzk0iPk1VpPASAt" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C002_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_DSC02086" width="644" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XVz0ZB6Ph4Pbx1yzmVXD6werHkDceHv2"><img alt="P074_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_Jen_IMG_20210403_092817882_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q-n1jU86fNPH4i_RrPd13g__22JfLTHn" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P074_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_Jen_IMG_20210403_092817882_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tcuP0jiKxReSa-Uq9HeDml5-dRPyGbjp"><img alt="P071_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_Jen_IMG_20210403_092257394_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vt_r326J3_evtCwjcnNqE1iDOpfbLiKE" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P071_USA AR Ozark NF Sam's Throne_2021-04-03_Jen_IMG_20210403_092257394_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fsirTupnXH-HRpJXAmeyRFa8jJlsjuhb"><img alt="C059_USA AR Lee Creek Reservoir Crack-in-Rock Trail_2021-04-05_DSC02145" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VYHokgsBSf_76EAhMnahwFuharaoo2iq" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C059_USA AR Lee Creek Reservoir Crack-in-Rock Trail_2021-04-05_DSC02145" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Dv3PCObz7b8aoNg6VMnBdlTI4O_9J7at"><img alt="C053_USA AR Lee Creek Reservoir Crack-in-Rock Trail_2021-04-05_DSC02139" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15QseyyiMrSwZE0bEndXtmRHftOCBhuW0" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C053_USA AR Lee Creek Reservoir Crack-in-Rock Trail_2021-04-05_DSC02139" width="644" /></a></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16rmiLoUGET-eFVitXt_pkWYtGJ4F1gvM"><img alt="P087_USA AR Ozark NF Ozark Highlands Trail Hurricane Creek_2021-04-03_Jen_IMG_20210403_125621759_HDR" border="0" height="855" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1m0cnc_2vxGWM9GPbvT6BTCjlivfZs05a" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P087_USA AR Ozark NF Ozark Highlands Trail Hurricane Creek_2021-04-03_Jen_IMG_20210403_125621759_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LtEuPc7dr72gOqNsix5ym3_XnmXtiC5k"><img alt="C045_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Sunset Point_2021-04-04_DSC02131" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dXEHxSO8nQ9VsvzDaBNJ_aCrmp-i8o0R" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C045_USA AR Mt Nebo SP Sunset Point_2021-04-04_DSC02131" width="644" /></a></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Mount Nebo State Park, 16728 State Hwy 155, Dardanelle, AR 72834, USA35.2185729 -93.25274486.9083390638211526 -128.40899480000002 63.528806736178844 -58.0964948tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-22955138600383979752021-07-28T20:00:00.001-05:002021-07-28T20:00:00.191-05:00Life with 3 Living Beings in a Van<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen. </span></p> <p>Dates: 3/1/2021 to 07/28/2021</p> <p>During my last post, I realized that some vital information about current travels had been left out of Jonathan’s posts. When we started traveling again this year, I made the executive decision to try it out with our cat. I felt cheated that I wouldn’t get the full time with my cat as our parked time had been cut short. After traveling with her in the van from Charlotte, I had hopes that she might do all right traveling. So I started introducing her to the van while parked. I occasionally found her exploring the van during her outdoor ventures. As long as she was alone or had 2 ways out, she was cool with the van. So, we did a 1.5-hour trip to a hiking location with her. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OyZye8LLwgnEzoHamTn_cj0YAv8q5XFR"><em><img alt="IMG_20200621_124846680" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vgGBhlXQM4Ncgbv6THye0BOUm1m6YVjn" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20200621_124846680" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Charlotte, NC to Arkansas road trip in 2020.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>She was definitely getting carsick while we were driving the winding AR roads. And, she kept trying to find a comfortable spot, trying the bed, the bench, the countertop, and even my lap. Eventually she landed on staying on the bed, and towards the end of the drive, she seemed like she was getting a hang of it. But, on the way back, it was a repeat all over again. This definitely did not bode well for my desire to bring her along. But I didn’t give up. We tried taking her with us to visit my family and another hiking trip. She fared better each time, with the exception of trying to run into the woods when we stopped at a rest area. I tried finding things to make her comfortable, but after a week, she was pretty comfortable without having a kennel or anything. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12mEsZ-QI_NTUy50a8cIfnSWNdGmnlJW7"><em><img alt="IMG_20210305_203837179" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xZ93h-nWK81gwBAQJ964e6B-DByNQ_w_" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210305_203837179" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Spending a few hours with her in the van after a trip.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>So, when we were ready to hit the road, I thought our Texas trip (2 weeks or so), would be a good trial run. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14nqeAuuvt6-9Z_MTgo1QdlUbWS4Xsbvo"><em><img alt="IMG_20210319_175331430_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=195X-jwYJxVm0PZOIQyIYDleOiN-0a9Q2" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210319_175331430_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Giving her a chance to get outside. She doesn’t like the leash much. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aksx62gyH0gFJ3sUqcWAyF2RJOgE2FC7"><em><img alt="IMG_20210321_194711061" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14HnACfNDZbTrTNfG_xA89CZIpzci3VN_" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210321_194711061" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I think she is starting to get comfortable in the van after a week in. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GPy00Icse5S9KBW3-WCoZCCwBHhScsNw"><em><img alt="IMG_20210324_143555951" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kGOIvGMtUgMkUQRCnaVYtiS2gvYHbVhA" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210324_143555951" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Occasionally, she decides the bench is a good spot to ride while driving. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=171gkR7OxHTBlPx7UhBUl-lQNqKbsuZGj"><em><img alt="IMG_20210420_095040246" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1H9iHnL0QGh0JmUpMuk4-sPcSC8gooGJv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210420_095040246" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Eventually she figured out how to burrow underneath our covers, which, while cute, is a total no-no for us as we don’t like dealing with hair while sleeping. So we had to start tucking in our comforter so she couldn’t do that anymore.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>By the end of the 2 weeks travelling in the van to Texas and New Mexico and back, she was quite comfortable and considered the van her home. In fact, when we tried to get her to stay the night in the house when we stopped back in Arkansas, she did NOT want to get out of the van. But, no one killed anyone, and she seems to be mostly happy, so we decided to continue traveling with her. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bXP-kJbP3PSbd8QMAT5eVog6254SWFPb"><img alt="IMG_20210525_125017705" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_3osfUBgjtTXvbyIz_xbWvfSsygeREVD" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_20210525_125017705" width="640" /></a> <p align="center"><em>A “box!”</em></p> <p> </p> <p>It has been an adjustment. We don’t sleep with our cat, ever, for reasons and others mentioned previously, so we had to teach her that the bed was off-limits at bedtime. We did this by putting up our A/C curtain, which is a fairly effective signal for her. Jonathan makes her a little “nest” from our spare blanket so she can control her temperature overnight. We bought a smaller litter box and switched from clay litter to pine pellets and have to scoop it every day to keep the odor down. We secure it to our bench seat while we drive, then put it forward of the passenger seat while parked. I reduced her feeding mice toys from 2 to 1 at a time to reduce the likelihood of stepping and tripping on them. I had to buy a lint roller to control the hair left all over in this small space. Her “scratching post” in the van is my grass mat because she uses it and I couldn’t get her adapted to anything else. She really likes to sit on the floor of the “kitchen” when we cook, which has resulted in many a tail-stepping. And we are used as furniture even more by our cat than before, as there is little elsewhere for her to step. But, we have also taken time to teach her new tricks, like “sit”, “down”, “five”, and we are working on “flop”, which is getting her to lay down on her side. Who says you can’t teach a cat tricks?</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11FTVULc5fwiMaF2MxMYgGwO7hBxPVYZn"><em><img alt="IMG_20210530_140054915" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hszgl3Tx6OziVBix8n0IY_XKTcWGtMbC" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210530_140054915" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Hiding during a thunderstorm. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AREkV76KRM_2y57OCHjtuy_4WLq9J6Ac"><em><img alt="IMG_20210522_174737683" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17kec09JTdh97vTtm9ukbZU6-MgzvRwD_" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="IMG_20210522_174737683" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A favorite spot on the floor, especially when it gets a bit warm.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>Overall, I think she has mostly enjoyed van life, especially since it tends to be warmer than a house, and she still gets fed regularly with more treats.</p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-78292406365867812862021-07-27T20:00:00.002-05:002021-07-27T20:00:00.160-05:00Voyageurs NP<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen. </span></p> <p>Dates: 07/03/2021 to 07/08/2021</p> <p>It just so happened that Jonathan has family in Minnesota. So we contacted his parents and got the contact info for his extended family. They invited us to their 4th of July gathering, so we made a beeline there as we hit Minnesota. I was surprised at how flat Minnesota was! They were having a day at one of many Minnesotan lakes. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UV1EwnaQv5rJhnyeqk_shIWZJhdHicYh"><em><img alt="O003_USA MN Kapella Lakehouse Celebrations_2021-07-04_IMG_1828" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zhlFIBGDUt5d5eWSgjEgu9FnEkyx51Bg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="O003_USA MN Kapella Lakehouse Celebrations_2021-07-04_IMG_1828" width="511" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I even got out on paddleboard (that’s me in my lovely black sun protection/stinger suit)!</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Then Jonathan’s aunt and cousin took us on a tour of their hometown and nearby mine. Turns out they actually had to move the whole town 3 miles back in the day because it was sitting on top of an iron vein they wanted to mine. We noticed the landscape in the area was greatly transformed by artificial hills from mining. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gMZLL-MJt6szvba27ls_jxTHvIHgczVw"><img alt="O006_USA MN Hibbing Hull-Rest Mine_2021-07-05_IMG_1879" border="0" height="572" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ouObSNI_z6UoxqczKzggMtzTJLt3J5np" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="O006_USA MN Hibbing Hull-Rest Mine_2021-07-05_IMG_1879" width="480" /></a></em></p> <em> <p align="center"> </p> </em> <p align="center"><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15k6R7HlNCOvlj2ldY_gMPx5nXXN7kZLF"><img alt="P003_USA MN Hibbing Hull-Rest Mine_2021-07-05_Jen_IMG_20210705_132319594_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11susGVK_XZN530vfui1E95DZlHiM4yRq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P003_USA MN Hibbing Hull-Rest Mine_2021-07-05_Jen_IMG_20210705_132319594_HDR" width="640" /></a></em></p> <p> </p> <p>From there we decided to pursue our northern quest all the way to the border and visit Voyageurs National Park. This park almost exclusively requires a boat to visit it. There are a few hiking trails, but mostly the point is to get out on the water. We focused our time near the Ash River area.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1i5erbr1z9Qcubv61lHu8cvI0EFVWmgBf"><em><img alt="C006_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05690" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FzGf0orYdr1Lgt-r-smvS-kA_-pUp2Tf" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C006_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05690" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We first paddled our way to Blind Ash Bay. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1upblyeflZX7-Qa09ZNUONYPfodgwup11"><em><img alt="C033_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05717" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1O1ygRk9QJwfTvJCr8kbfp_XHfO-XfkB3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C033_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05717" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Blind Ash Bay. It was a glorious day.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AHlHZ1BbTmkt6Leg0jo9agmnDn_3xpIb"><em><img alt="P009_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_Jen_IMG_20210707_100400556" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fq1FU7iqZ6bJBZnrW_gBGjyIiahCZ3Qi" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P009_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_Jen_IMG_20210707_100400556" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Our new kayak is so much nicer to paddle than our old one.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Fgts-8opTPtcou1ifDw3NSw5sknFaIH7"><em><img alt="C026_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05710" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GwePDZpCyFoYNtkpmc0xhN96w1NBnzyA" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C026_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05710" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DyUjCh4smhxGwxcy32kj9cA8NmAGIbaH"><em><img alt="C034_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05718" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TxOSjxH_nXVnIZCUFiQxnJoH-TCLjinq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C034_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05718" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There were lots of birds in the cattails. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kZGcPtMkUibvTbVWZFGtL6c1W7uAjFHx"><em><img alt="C039_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05723" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19vfXxSkuEk159VDzYS5LeuxOxscKIp5K" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C039_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05723" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B3Pb70TTnxtwxCwne4Aqz3yAhOCl0wTV"><em><img alt="P011_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_Jen_IMG_20210707_101332033_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11FPhfl94c5xwuHqV3xlFMz3svCpRnkzO" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P011_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_Jen_IMG_20210707_101332033_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17o7uR-40v13-T969vPoEWbn8-DOCT01y"><em><img alt="C043_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05727" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KSYHYXVR4RkDjRegnSxHJn8Xl7S04xB1" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C043_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05727" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Jva9neNjChFLA_WvldKcTs6_uAp6uvhH"><em><img alt="C048_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05732" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1j9P-hN07_Vzyo9z0BGQYPE5pOfC9FQHJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C048_USA MN Voyageurs NP Blind Ash Bay_2021-07-07_DSC05732" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Minnesota is filled with cattails!</em></p> <p> </p> <p>After lunch, we checked out Long Sou and Lost Lake.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17kkxif-A2VFLAbxMDgGK8cQxZWmL3txg"><em><img alt="C056_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05740" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CxJPN7mj7nVyIPWuaVtO87ffOResmlEI" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C056_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05740" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There was a family of what I think are grebes.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kGsNMJO9_m4RK7q__lZdruvSURgQ9N5M"><em><img alt="C057_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05741" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pi4Cv0A-BPrJ_A1Vircjw2QHtPjKfCpd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C057_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05741" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WkFRbsVkbfbFjElGu-QeHDU9QrgePW5R"><em><img alt="C059_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05743" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zmz9PjCUMVIl3J7fa93Xj6eM4ky7ZevW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C059_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05743" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l6V_YVo1weSGPclqu_LBMJW8HQULSVBb"><em><img alt="C062_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05746" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XXz6s1Cd7EG4XPsggYcs6wcntM_OkNiZ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C062_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05746" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I knew there was a portage trail between the 2 lakes. Examining the satellite view made me think it was down this path through the cattails.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1x6eWibnUCs-wJy66_Nh3nRS40CbNhuOF"><em><img alt="C064_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05748" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k8S0z4eniW1hITx3LQrATlRoMqoevDsV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C064_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05748" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The kayak barely fit. Eventually, I had to give and we had to reverse out of it. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pazo3lgWJVICUo9K35ddpUFbP01UZ2nW"><em><img alt="C066_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05750" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mOaSfwLHWXkJSvyOqtVZVwRlAgIv9Vj2" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C066_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05750" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>As we made our way back around the lake I spotted this flower shortly before I spotted the portage dock. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k3WSkDo7aEJt4T9UZENIqGcPxTjx-qXQ"><em><img alt="C076_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05760" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Sd6h698mHebqZ_X7rfzD_4ELSFGIY_tu" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C076_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05760" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dMs13w8iixBaHUrODUXcDVFtweac1wVJ"><em><img alt="C078_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05762" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_xbQa2mc-pSCFvaVEDbfZ22nA91z9y7s" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C078_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05762" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>As I scoped out where to put the kayak in at Long Sou, this guy charged across the lake to distract me from its family who was escaping around a bend in the shoreline.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>The portage trail was about 0.25 miles long, which was a long ways to carry our kayak, but we made it. Jonathan picked up 3 ticks along the way, though. Fortunately, he caught them before they latched on. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fAIi0zHAYa86-0Larw_VyskzZr402th0"><em><img alt="C081_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05765" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GoO0Z50emjZeX0MZ6Rf-5-kkiqz2Z7sg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C081_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05765" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I had a visitor as well. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TsOJli1Zqu6mwnt6vSkRblQvb-_1Od3W"><em><img alt="C083_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05767" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1U4IZezBsl4LTXhXnHfOncNZ85_FleSZd" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C083_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05767" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We found a massive beaver dam and lodge here. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uzMbDTSK58wJH87mfJlg8h6h6DvQuPMz"><em><img alt="C091_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05775" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HLU0DIBd2majbx_JPfeOlK1YTAFoJcrF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C091_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05775" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I thought the white tips of the black-edged wings were interesting.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IPp0b6VkILLDwovsqz7gvWp-Hcy3b8r7"><em><img alt="C100_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05784" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WPVDGSFyhSMg1ZRYqKy0uzgYsRu5Kzcw" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C100_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05784" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>This deer was surprisingly large, so much so that we thought we were looking at an elk at first. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=148eUxeb2fXxBLX3GaF2EeFf5jZ2pYZSC"><em><img alt="C108_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05792" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VLa1SktqLI1wdZPyqn3jHqq2As-1uxhx" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C108_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05792" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1D44PhnTOcsqTYwQTogShILGC6MCfgxrC"><em><img alt="P014_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_Jen_IMG_20210707_145524884_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mfMm_u8Y8oKKVwKGXeE02DhzKNQbErVr" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P014_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_Jen_IMG_20210707_145524884_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A beautiful day to be out on the water!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1igjjBdtoKdzsW1gGl77vUVqhrmiHB_Cd"><em><img alt="C114_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05798" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aNd22uewn7C1D73B6m8cvn-4-klYrgLn" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C114_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05798" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We crossed back to Lost Lake via the portage trail again, and Jonathan’s sharp eyes spotted this spotted frog. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11uJBiitVy_rTNbwmecxCOq8ZGujNVAEN"><em><img alt="C118_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05802" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1v_xN3VVBHc-x6oU8m320lPqGttdEz5kv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C118_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05802" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZBmMnlldCDGf4-4dhEG2p1nPeYgNyVuj"><em><img alt="C123_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05807" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jDW6-Gr5z5qtqGAzwG9sJGM0gNQ3C232" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C123_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05807" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VCbgXe29RjxKXLEvT-pyFvxQYrIMyr-b"><em><img alt="C129_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05813" border="0" height="478" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13c70E4-7kA1conKY2vGuRV_zv-3GICSo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C129_USA MN Voyageur NP Lost Lake and Long Sou_2021-07-07_DSC05813" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We spotted a bald eagle flying high above the trees on our way back to the van.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>By the time we got back and packed up the kayak, my right arm was nearly useless (somehow we always ended up needing to paddle more on the right than the left) and both were super sore from paddling all day. I don’t normally use my arms that much! But we paddled around 8 miles that day, so we decided to focus on hiking the next day. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OepSUgz6psnwLJkmaUH_tBu9zEah7b1v"><em><img alt="C136_USA MN Voyageur NP Beaver Pond_2021-07-08_DSC05820" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VPTGVpAsj3nNZxNoBChoB0FhtGC4TKQg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C136_USA MN Voyageur NP Beaver Pond_2021-07-08_DSC05820" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>First off was a hike to Beaver Pond. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1e0fODgdKPi_f_EXUvqfcoF4NBBM4h__C"><em><img alt="C131_USA MN Voyageur NP Beaver Pond_2021-07-08_DSC05815" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sjqQvWIxXvXNWxzE56za7Lb1OCHstLZu" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C131_USA MN Voyageur NP Beaver Pond_2021-07-08_DSC05815" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There was a pelican at the Beaver Pond. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1D8EIcN7iCY0vQVYAJreHf3sIc7xFXHbM"><em><img alt="C133_USA MN Voyageur NP Beaver Pond_2021-07-08_DSC05817" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1D-fphL3UXR29kVmpNDzIZIobCRPfmVnN" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C133_USA MN Voyageur NP Beaver Pond_2021-07-08_DSC05817" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>As well as a beaver lodge. We learned that beavers have 2nd set lips inside its mouth behind its teeth to carry sticks in its mouth while swimming. How unique! </em></p> <em> <p align="center"> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1baJIcojTZ-zAjalhnCXborEFrfOamCYt"><em><img alt="C139_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05823" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1L_MeMwiTu0BFhX9xB7Fiv93qSJhof1_v" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C139_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05823" width="640" /></em></a></em> <p align="center"><em>We stopped at the van shortly to make sure the cat had water, and she decided she ought to run out and catch whatever was in the bushes. So we put her on the leash and let her have a brief foray. She definitely didn’t like being stopped or pulled back. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Olg_bD3DHrDo6cwko5B6KjZ-l6kcGLug"><em><img alt="C145_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05829" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uFoZzuobMXtK3APbyPBEzvExdy0A_qXa" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C145_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05829" width="360" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We tried a walk down Kab-Ash, but the bugs were really bothering Jonathan until he took off his white short. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NHBeZUmcm5RYAX6Uy4fuyjNuZKr9gPn9"><em><img alt="C149_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05833" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=114rQAlyNf16AoTTgoBi6bG67esmylwmv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C149_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05833" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sAIbiFxDVRXGOIWDnqeAYlmlxnqCZpPu"><em><img alt="C151_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05835" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15RDChlD8VOQo4ZTjg09XixCdUQaO_p1S" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C151_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05835" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There were apparently enough bugs around to support this very large/fat spider. I think it was about an inch from head to end of the thorax.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Zn_rpdBx774V55dT5Iuw8UdzNdMBFOCM"><em><img alt="C155_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05839" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oKqdDK564zNcdeqQYT12ObqHDMxoo69A" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C155_USA MN Voyageur NP Kab-Ash Trail_2021-07-08_DSC05839" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A squirrel decided to cuss us out on the way back. Apparently we were impinging on its territory. </em></p> <p> </p> <p>To finish the area off, we made a couple of stops along the Vermilion River, including the Vermilion Falls and the Vermilion Gorge.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NQFpsm5zrL4pmAJFAN-LKSO8fwrNvQOJ"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X6RmjNCSQ-MLwRVa9Y6eAR3fLOB2V2GN"><img alt="P019_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Falls_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_123950513_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sfzTNDeViyNxVyALrPovGkS0lQkFwpoi" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P019_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Falls_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_123950513_HDR" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>Vermilion Falls. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1w_mhAwHkALL10nffP2VHSjGADaGwAfsr"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10J1dVMDQLnJ8Jjgy4LUNKgeJIfj6TmGc"><img alt="P023_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Falls_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_124304347_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZK36zXyof2LTDuMnJ-00Plt-fTZpoos3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P023_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Falls_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_124304347_HDR" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FmC2jj2MBFLOM7eod-xDz7-9N7plmMtZ"><em><img alt="C177_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05861" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mlgtJ7DkysrrVVNt4ENCuwyb0-By9-hY" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C177_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05861" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>On the way to the gorge, we spotted a ptarmigan and its chicks! They were so cute!! The chicks were not nearly as silent as the parent; they still have much to learn. </em></p> <em> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1V1mWU-LHqMLrY5-3rrDyBHcmtRC15ARc"><em><img alt="C178_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05862" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f-NPzC1vZdioKHXMHls6wK988kFb6vKi" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C178_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05862" width="640" /></em></a></em> <p align="center"><em>The parent!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S9NNSyrcB3Ez76isIePUniF9H37wy5lp"><em><img alt="C181_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05865" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uu41elAqZkZbBBGnQA24gpI4rUZdl_mW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C181_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05865" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The charming green-lined path.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14cEpm5HqiEOJ34uyMHzAQGHppFYDrs0Z"><em><img alt="P029_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_141603347_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n4LJgFLea8JFXzrdhgoHUCW1gwjS-hC7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P029_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_141603347_HDR" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The gorge.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jxa36mOkJ-cWL2_JNuhm42Ty9gKrQ9Hz"><em><img alt="P032_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_141941826_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HmqXohtBEsQnC9e60Is5QTNyWF_pTwD5" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P032_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_141941826_HDR" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ol2wwQi_qz0RS1sUwOyHhdgupYZqlXLT"><em><img alt="P037_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_142212612_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1POBaZOC9GvkYK9Hk52ISNG8uC3fpgGK8" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P037_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_142212612_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UnaTV_OUMGUWtPJYbOV5prdNP6IJs3F8"><em><img alt="C196_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05880" border="0" height="478" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X_HJDLA9C_g_u3MOrsIvLPHyGVtvtEcB" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C196_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05880" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Top view.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BCDsANKjPs_nyyRuuIOMYOvJ5qI6y8xx"><em><img alt="C198_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05882" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1C138-SyOh82FypdM-CqdXyFWUSND1HAv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C198_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05882" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Bottom view. What fun little flowers!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19pISuzjOlm7EWaq61X6jYaUn9g4T_lg4"><em><img alt="C203_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05887" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_dnQfrKK82tpS9NHJTf3AVzTj-ytddkB" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C203_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05887" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Do you see those yellow stripes in the center of picture?</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Nft9Gc1WkOqnRmaJT9vBVxcXEGzdXtUC"><em><img alt="C204_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05888" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=134qKhn6lG8lTd8Eagdr4Qt01TDrLn6Jz" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C204_USA MN Voyageur NP Vermilion Gorge_2021-07-08_DSC05888" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>They belonged to a long garter snake! It must have been 4 feet long!</em></p> <p> </p> <p>I was very disappointed that I didn’t see any vermilion. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10JEpHP52843xAcWivQNAitSJz6Wj2d88"><em><img alt="P041_USA MN Van Life Sasha during Exercise_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_193930048" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10xbEQsxNc8MHAZt3N5KfkQrQ4s_KxExA" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P041_USA MN Van Life Sasha during Exercise_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_193930048" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Sasha doesn’t do heights much, so it is always entertaining when I see her perched on the narrow armrest. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KoWOyGWa_F3KSV6DFgaMjqNqdK7fgvTz"><em><img alt="P043_USA MN Van Life Sasha during Exercise_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_204424494" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_DD3ansNny-m-BZ1HIQje-0j_SdECl8d" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P043_USA MN Van Life Sasha during Exercise_2021-07-08_Jen_IMG_20210708_204424494" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>My view while exercising in the van and the cat finally gives up from weaving between my legs and settles for sitting by her treats to get me to feed her, haha. </em></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Voyageurs National Park, 360 Minnesota 11 East, International Falls, MN 56649, USA48.472465 -92.849242620.162231163821154 -128.0054926 76.782698836178838 -57.6929926tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-82905758073995932162021-07-25T16:51:00.001-05:002021-07-25T16:51:40.171-05:00Carlsbad Caverns<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Date: 03-24-2021</p> <p>Just up the road from Guadalupe is the Carlsbad Caverns NP. Well-known for their size and mineral formations, these are great caves.</p> <p>Here is the entrance originally discovered by locals. In the summer millions of bats exit the cave at sundown, forming a cloud on the horizon. It was these bats the first attracted Europeans to the site. During the day, birds take the place of bats swarming the entrance. It's about 75ft wide here, and not much compared to the inner chambers.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qzde-VCM_puXbUy2EcCHdUpQe8QdyvtH"><img alt="C160_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01930" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Uuypgl2KbrsSHKlizxvSVyHais2li2kh" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C160_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01930" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=154ylEyTt1MYoJb9Jd1ju0XOy36nUMeXL"><img alt="C161_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01931" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NoeFleOhow6DYtP9WSwzlVW1r4gcDdOd" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C161_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01931" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AxqzHb6Pq-rBbyWXwlbbImCLDQuS92CC"><img alt="C163_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01933" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NxmoNVQJYTPZnFmlA7jWcf2kPWgmBs-c" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C163_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01933" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Here we are mostly inside the entrance hall. The exterior portal appears quite small already, and this room isn’t large by Carlsbad standards. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k_sPhWSOxvBZT-4-XjkEC1pFbye-_oJ6"><img alt="C165_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01935" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-odcB2TEwKLlI5zrpsD40OZ_F7GDYNNf" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C165_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01935" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ELadQnzGqNsqgtqg0aoFffxOb8Ve821C"><img alt="C305_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02075" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1W1bx2TdBYmfhK7pQUaIoGn7sv0PO_IrU" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C305_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02075" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IwzFOqpyd2XZrCCbapphJQYv7ovFMoxb"><img alt="C292_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02062" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11LmFHo4LkfcFllgSKTzGMqvIFkqQUgT2" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C292_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02062" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1C_chgfjSlOgYMA1Mie4heXE6hCdNDlJk"><img alt="C293_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02063" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EyWhE-oX4VOsf7Qg8vMBkwIHdlPXJ_wn" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C293_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02063" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XOVVU8MOExAkxBkLUDkxKTFfCyznmXOH"><img alt="C296_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02066" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PyUHUHsNE1l6UKda3LJL40c3TZ0Fjmjo" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C296_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02066" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xmYcN0bzAJVvp8D8Xu73byaqkNfFOzoN"><img alt="C298_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02068" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sptEKLxEL_1N2NHQwDY_-317_FaoHmLN" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C298_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02068" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UJWrGY4Wc2BpwmK052mG0lguQtE-uIhv"><img alt="C300_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02070" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Ue5KNqvVHQ49RWKatC9ocggEtcgX4lY0" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C300_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02070" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yjYBqVFq5gtQzhrroehXfWXOQmqSyyhc"><img alt="C302_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02072" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_xpkDQy-pLsQ-RoiADcm6yydZHi85voe" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C302_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02072" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VUclFOD_R1S_G9_fw6DxzIWFGHiHVbEW"><img alt="C280_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02050" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NP542FOA6EpWllQT-Rfz26T6Pc6fb8Ke" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C280_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02050" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p>If you look closely at the photo below, you might spot the silhouette of a person near the base of the column, and to the left. The size of these formations makes them impossible to truly appreciate on a screen. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NIc5KH3Qlvqx06T0OtzSbYTCfDqUhznQ"><img alt="C291_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02061" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IcgN2ELmHnfSbJUIkpzPIYlTc6FYgV7C" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C291_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02061" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>The column above can be seen in the center of this photo. This series of chambers is over 1200ft across. The ceiling is over 600ft above the floor in many places. You could easily put a full-sized football stadium in here with room to spare. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M0C8WZDrQAB27onlMHiV_kJn4NXaHXkn"><img alt="C283_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02053" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CfwicyxlpKwUqi-d_3D1HrsHfKtGJDoD" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C283_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02053" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>This giant disk is as long as a city bus.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1h5wYIsay9QAMc9XPOb1_LvU4pUL6wcSr"><img alt="C286_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02056" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_z8DkTWQdfTCW70dIH2bqdJ03_BtlZPK" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C286_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02056" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gc0DY6cEOMxIEqJE8vBtBWcVac0lRC07"><img alt="C275_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02045" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17HDCyyxJXgOZT7JCss4Gr0D8TElCf8u1" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C275_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02045" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oawkQgWlGrIzrQav0DzNAbWxxyYHHA_v"><img alt="C278_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02048" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YAjsR68Oq1jVvRVt5TaoRQXVMnN65Dk7" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C278_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02048" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Jn6yh0n4EqqBHM5Bbq2xgDfvYMpASJ4R"><img alt="C258_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02028" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CaomDqy3OKtFBlTieILMU6vwDosy7Wao" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C258_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02028" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZMVgfZjEiP-MOwQ-xwUSZzNM4ruYsxXY"><img alt="C260_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02030" border="0" height="297" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BQj7ZfZYm7yOfaC4lHCvQ6_OAqvUOWUC" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C260_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02030" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15qeLMQBE2LzzytEXLLb-rM7mUBODwetX"><img alt="C250_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02020" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TsOCjjDNoZc6ObIv_uqa8wtWZEE6_B8r" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C250_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02020" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Its hard to get a sense of scale here, but the stalagmite on the right below is over 70 feet tall. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FVZbH4SbbOmNa3JkweNioJ-ZlkFFNoYM"><img alt="C256_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02026" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11-riGbNqbnsSgmx673W2aoxMyQL8oDdW" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C256_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02026" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eCCU56lPimXpYcYF4caGNmW9cV_xf8cE"><img alt="C238_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02008" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NFh_MLbLkDUiYPFqECXsNDW3ShbR2DYP" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C238_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02008" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-s_UXQerYs1fupQe5v7sbFZ1P49ZMJmb"><img alt="C229_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01999" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aJiI8hOh6uC6bfnPrKrYt2XZeCU1E0uQ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C229_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01999" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1u3N-y5thh2F2QSt_qijBRGsd9I0EImhi"><img alt="C232_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02002" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11lXmrZM_4ipSmvJvemGV_30OKEzvbG_g" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C232_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02002" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HLrHzAVnEhNBUibWMUJChMYp-WCkhBuo"><img alt="C234_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02004" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16TFdZDQ2It8dqIGG6R1C-1roaczd3Xzl" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C234_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02004" width="577" /></a> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JuveW30_2aIK1_C8BPVcsFZ87Uv0MoiM"><img alt="C208_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01978" border="0" height="427" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f0OX8a4-CBYG5IJk_bpGvC93_2cVnbL3" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C208_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01978" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>In many areas we found ourselves walking under rock falls. Individual boulders were larger than a typical house, and jumbled upon each other like so much gravel in a bucket. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TAto3v-tJ0PP494153_NW9BUXUb997DC"><img alt="C207_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01977" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1clAty2ibHvzi7HfFRJ0eSca0vhnXbWC_" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C207_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01977" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>“Popcorn” formations.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DkyDw06BMjVSyNBfHCpmApdk9tu-dWnr"><img alt="C189_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01959" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tgUCGMjH0cNb9gsbicI5OwZVAaOUFzW-" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C189_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01959" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tTwRJzLhPUsbV2hfCHjy5hmqpnAXF_4-"><img alt="C193_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01963" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S0CZgWRdwwPY5uX_C3mNMknqjN1TD8qY" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C193_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC01963" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OCw95MV0dv2CkWtErlxAsj_6zgA3K2DR"><img alt="C243_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02013" border="0" height="320" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QHUqfiKxU_GvQEylfjHLFzhP25IvN4OB" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C243_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02013" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15wvYSa8Ddq960n3M-HHalCisvozKUo5C"><img alt="C244_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02014" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wOG81YXli39nO0JD5h_kYdhwOn8tFGgM" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C244_USA NM Carlsbad Caverns NP_2021-03-24_DSC02014" width="622" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM 88220, USA32.1291301 -104.55388933.8188962638211521 -139.71013929999998 60.439363936178843 -69.3976393tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-68362449411698623262021-07-18T19:00:00.001-05:002021-07-18T19:00:00.201-05:00Guadalupe Mountains NP<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 3-20-21 through 3-23-21</p> <p> </p> <p>With our stopover completed, we headed west through Oklahoma and Texas. If you have never crossed the gas and oil fields of the Texas Panhandle, it's an experience. We typically cross it as fast as possible, and hope the wind is blowing the right way. The fumes given off by the oil wells can be especially noxious some days.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dtlLPTRjasa9J7x86seFiVszYY6ZGza_"><img alt="P315_USA TX Border_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_082438077" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k3roWSyVxGKwBMtNw6RNOXvYefbuGahn" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P315_USA TX Border_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_082438077" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Guadalupe Mountains are the uplifted and eroded remains of a 250-million-year-old reef. The various ridge lines are made of different rock types, with the southern ones being limestone, and farther northwest being sedimentary in nature. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1z3BAwW51pOTYdNRkQAINKLrQ82i-brHy"><img alt="P379_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Visitor Center_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_143513379" border="0" height="462" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19uEv1u4G_nb92NuIYkPKbBrp1djDM9MS" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P379_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Visitor Center_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_143513379" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We got lucky with our timing, as a few days prior the entire area around Guadalupe NP had been hit with sustained 60-mph winds. These are often for 12+ hours a day, turning the sky brown, and sandblasting anything exposed. With good weather we decided to hike McKittrick Canyon first. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Ib0V6D52hDn9dbe5CAdqJEdRHkb3KL0d"><img alt="P317_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_092045695_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14wLhWit6GXS_341Da7AMIlYm_f521U34" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P317_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_092045695_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Prior to the park being established in the late 60s, this was a hunting lodge and retreat deep in the back country. Stone walls and roofs made for a cool escape in the sun. A nearby spring is one of few permanent water sources in the area.</p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DUSxh5kmyLcbkyFjWwTM7qVGo5vXUBZh"><img alt="P349_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_115944443_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MUoM2ER-4s4X9XC5n2ZOvpCSJvkwevla" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P349_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_115944443_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o-6x2uajS7Y2j7qMjC7vfEJ8xH616UEI"><img alt="P347_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_115847093_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZLocwQIemRWQFMZidAOUq_JsnByhh3JS" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P347_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_115847093_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Some interesting caves were about halfway down. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18tc_dq4ZrHMBp3dIbIG5R-0Nq5snAbxn"><img alt="P344_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_110641878" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zt9SJ6bg2V2K3XsruQ1rQqF-6Mz4xYCS" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P344_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_110641878" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The adaptations of the plants in the desert can be quite interesting.</p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1923L-Jghzbi2uFu2K7eyBgurgEV3E3ZD"><img alt="P322_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_100439270_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LHEW4exbr-JYdXJ4wtkSzperN_Xpy2Zs" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P322_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_100439270_HDR" width="364" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here is a Texas Madrone. A unique tree which has bright red bark, usually covered with a waxy layer. </p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13uVlOZ_PF4EqmDSI6cR4PCx9r9rFnJ04"><img alt="P320_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_100038519_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wBaoNftEVIMuRUragR2F0nxKjyWUOOMN" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P320_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_100038519_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Just a bit spiky!</p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10n-sxFYkWrKLQsM9UpPVAk49I-ZkQypU"><img alt="P338_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_105824725_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1atyZ8rBOlKHFEp1eIl_8i1tmuMNEaEJt" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P338_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_105824725_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1K1updw1Qg4_XjX1zyQx62ZkfQP9j_BJo"><img alt="P335_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_102636223_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sm7oazD1gcftgIjOCeCUk4yTIuaW_i16" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P335_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_102636223_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zobNKk6wDrhcE47ggIGxJwDQlGzf7ZL_"><img alt="P333_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_102327541_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10iERQaKUGpJIE45wQlssD4Cfcw5SdXLd" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P333_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Canyon_2021-03-20_Jen_IMG_20210320_102327541_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>The following day we hiked up to Devil’s Hall, a slot canyon in the mountains. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13XFSfBkra4FeitryMfpcFDINtRIeWy1b"><img alt="P357_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_093104863_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n2Hvu3BuuneQz1kP5q5lUzaJ7mVnoBxh" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P357_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_093104863_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here is another madrone which has sustained some damage. Note how the wood twists as it grows. This helps the tree be more resistant to injury, and continues to thrive despite it. </p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1y9SzIvRfyrC_1HBWWTkDReh1QRC8GCl9"><img alt="P360_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_094831236_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ni9X0WLIX9jk7V0MW4PI_vKghBckPWBi" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P360_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_094831236_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>It took a bit of scrambling over boulders and up dry falls, but we got there. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QvWBnQxAwU6hoKkhgER_VJiYX7cEujuq"><img alt="P376_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_105104547" border="0" height="761" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19ZWXmbQXuHaAD1nyiCJWP2_06-ozH-C6" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P376_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_105104547" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ggKmGuzKT0g9cLNvI9OxRauGkZn1X5Et"><img alt="P373_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103934132_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15-pQb7c1F52kVLjIFrxMWvXl6HCFIj4M" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P373_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103934132_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ql4oqJnb7zKBdVAndM08mfyI7FIi2YIo"><img alt="P370_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103732488_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=124XibOsiB4nYf-1NhQcQwpdFUatwcCJ2" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P370_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103732488_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15HdQVwrSQjnBVt0UNh6nYd_acqhGrWWu"><img alt="P368_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103649810" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1elB2_j2g7kXTN9zonEnvuRe91KWRLKUm" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P368_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103649810" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WZ5Ut2k_tEd_n-ACnKV0YCJFxfZUb957"><img alt="P366_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103349616_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1D06DSUz92r_rSUs6trQjDRKH9opWcSLr" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P366_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_103349616_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eSIlIWjcdeACLwkdeUbXjJTgzpj1SOMp"><img alt="P363_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_102458326_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1H32T3OjU2tFo0-eiCbaTL5osxltAS5bA" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P363_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Devil's Hall Trail_2021-03-21_Jen_IMG_20210321_102458326_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>On the 22nd we decided to try and do Guadalupe Peak, the highest one in the park. The weather was starting to turn, and we didn’t want to hang around for another week. This was a good workout, but with the elevation gain we found ourselves a bit under-dressed, with wind chills well below freezing. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nmIpPLo0qZoX3TV1Ez2CRnpfCRS71i5j"><img alt="P395_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_092350330" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1R_CwqhpLmL-m8rciiMfei_Raw0MoCvVJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P395_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_092350330" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PGYzeNDJHLG_RkeHyxdLOvGJGQK-nfa6"><img alt="P393_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_091215576_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cesGVo2mV6ulUhqJbyNxHcbSkJV7MY__" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P393_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_091215576_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MmMFtgZBtMqSViXMC6h9ZMgOf-x2gfUs"><img alt="P388_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_085355351_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tOFOC8y1GRQHrg_VEy_kf4vOc-7TVNzP" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P388_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_085355351_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GXQZX3kQ1Y0art6I6Y51IxhAJuZv0662"><img alt="P385_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_084717043_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zhJCI14ggJG8PIYgImZVeu9Zc_YkACu-" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P385_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_084717043_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PG5eoBEawz_0Qkt82fT_awvmZycydSE3"><img alt="P383_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_083553136" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n6Eqyis2HyhRWrS4v1eoatxqGfjW8IJV" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P383_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_083553136" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>These desert mountain ranges are always fascinating from a biology standpoint. As we rose in elevation the yearly precipitation would double. On sheltered north-facing slopes or drainage areas, conifer forests appeared. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1arFPO7oG3DLEamHf4IegRMNYzLCzOlyQ"><img alt="P414_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_114022826_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=193wpr8FvvXAzmODCHfZ-CM0KBLWZ_2yC" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P414_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_114022826_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IYYE4UWbfQImD1PHQLKUtNeS0h14Drm9"><img alt="P408_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_104022531_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1poEz6Ae-X7wcDHNsi8SnVjzzn2uZAVS5" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P408_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_104022531_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We persevered, and were eventually rewarded with a sweeping vista. The winds were starting to pick up at this point. In the distance you can see the salt dunes, with the wind whipping up a dust storm, indicating it was time to move on. </p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ToMc47SZ1ptTa32ogDfq7wxfNH-TSN2y"><img alt="P412_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_110136182" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Dl5MXapNQOVsb_rSjTQ07RThoO6baiOp" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P412_USA TX Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Peak Trail_2021-03-22_Jen_IMG_20210322_110136182" width="644" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Guadalupe Mountains, Texas 79847, USA31.891227 -104.86050343.5809931638211552 -140.0167534 60.201460836178846 -69.7042534tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-77747389141052109862021-07-15T20:00:00.001-05:002021-07-15T20:00:00.166-05:00Escape the Heat!<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen. </span></p> <p>Dates: 2021/06/29 to 2021/07/02</p> <p>NOTE: For 2021, we are going to swap it up a bit, alternating between earlier in the year and current, since we so far behind with posts. We will post the dates on each post so you know whether it was recent or not. </p> <p>After a few weeks of additional maintenance and modifications, we left Arkansas to try and escape the heat, which was becoming unbearable. With the West experiencing record-high temperatures and a heat dome, and the Northeast also experiencing high temps, we thought our best course of action would be to head directly north. Our original plan had been to head into Canada, but the border opening was delayed a month. So our new plan is to head north to the border, then move east along the Great Lakes. Hopefully at some point, the border will open and we can cross over. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BXKYRXi43e2_lfZquzOckxcKq1YIbaH1"><img alt="P111_USA MO Aurora Walmart Oatmeal_2021-06-29_Jen_IMG_20210629_121707138" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19hYbusCgLWC52gaTnHCBbjaxvcobFgxk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P111_USA MO Aurora Walmart Oatmeal_2021-06-29_Jen_IMG_20210629_121707138" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><i>What have they done to oatmeal? </i>😱</p> <p> </p> <p>Having grown up in southwest Kansas, I have a romanticized notion of the prairie. Give me flat lands and waving grasses any day. So, while I was looking up places to visit on our way north, visiting a prairie was high on my list. This one in Missouri blew my mind! Who knew there were so many flowers in a prairie? (Also lots of ticks!)</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14wRtyXCi_s0jA_0Rc5geoH3KdbP02V5p"><img alt="C009_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05583" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OhJy1sQ-m97pjjNZfsHIC9lxS1b9pEfl" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C009_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05583" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mcg6skGmtQEsuX3djKh0_Ee59X9FcbFP"><img alt="P112_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_JML_IMG_20210629_152620826_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aWeqS-IxMC9bnfZ_8Qnr-jvN4zF_QVc2" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P112_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_JML_IMG_20210629_152620826_HDR" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TVX-k1_Mhcv9UyLH_H00PCv0a42qrWFU"><img alt="C036_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05610" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1i9tQ4OyK3ZdDt0HiLk0PWp9YixaA1cer" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C036_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05610" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1G4-qdC0NKjn1kd3RMSgCkBtrnyZXcgz6"><img alt="C042_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05616" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xhxXII-4thtLmxZYSbCdHGUctNoMzE0C" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C042_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05616" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TQlPJ3gsgTM4912oXlR9hcwhSBk1txEp"><img alt="C062_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05636" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EGEw6LQRTGf8Ok42Q4DJTyyFvFfAsNLo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C062_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05636" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DOMYpkhPlNHTA80zaWcYqri-5LT66Jw0"><img alt="C048_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05622" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jC-cbzPwdcCZOyqHMkRaPXmc0aLTX2KJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C048_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05622" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Uz0d9XK7nJfggE9LttSoFCRTMcsyLzXM"><img alt="C027_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05601" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iH0CAh46UndoMVX0XfWJ6FVCwn_SKpZy" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C027_USA MO Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie_2021-06-29_DSC05601" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><em>You could hear birds all around you on the ground, but most of the time you couldn’t see them through the grasses.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>We stopped to see and stay in Rochester Falls, but it had rained too much to see the cascades. And, enough that leaving the gravel in a heavy vehicle resulted in getting stuck. This crew did all the wrong things and went from being just slightly stuck to stuck up to the chassis!</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Zi3OUuo4Gvho3iAXfDFwzmpazcnEVJAt"><img alt="P115_USA MO Rochester Falls Campground Parking Fail_2021-06-30_JML_IMG_20210630_195216785" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Sxm8wdslswfd5ilG9PcxcBgs7EnDkHFg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="P115_USA MO Rochester Falls Campground Parking Fail_2021-06-30_JML_IMG_20210630_195216785" width="640" /></a> <p> </p> <p>In Iowa, we stopped at Council Bluffs to see the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IP4ZibiWQlRavis1YySHWNAIdX6Mc5EV"><img alt="C073_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05647" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ajfD9VzKBME_Z1FcQDX-12MYiWrtrAtC" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C073_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05647" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fMZtFnVDuqda6XhJoVU1UtYqrpRHy-n5"><img alt="C074_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05648" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o9KuwsUWavdMzmRJRNjWEPxRrp0YM696" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C074_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05648" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PP_sIgYHuVIdI_oY8z__TNykLKGAVqg3"><img alt="C077_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05651" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KvLsTPuOwAqvzfOmSpU-qQlM1SMfz0XX" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C077_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05651" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FpIAz_7G1mNWUXV9LxOoCbQamucApQtb"><img alt="C080_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05654" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1b91TMgpaK_wU8K3wq7gMjhlfF8Anduis" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C080_USA IA Council Bluffs Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge_2021-07-01_DSC05654" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here we learned that the mighty Missouri River would flood the entire valley and carve a new course every year! Of course, to European settlers, who liked to “settle” that wouldn’t work, so we managed to tame the river to mostly a single course using channels, chutes, and backwaters. This process removed 205 miles from the USA’s longest river. </p> <p> </p> <p>We stayed at Jones Creek Pond that night and were joined by a pretty goldfinch!</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TUsZiAbW2nMiK_e4z653EnQyxn-TmFZe"><img alt="C085_USA IA Jones Creek Pond Campground Goldfinch_2021-07-01_DSC05659" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l0pw_qKd30wgb0PGZtoPTvxvyvznInGk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C085_USA IA Jones Creek Pond Campground Goldfinch_2021-07-01_DSC05659" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1I4IcD518HmQiYiUErFaVxvPQBDVjalqn"><img alt="C087_USA IA Jones Creek Pond Campground Goldfinch_2021-07-01_DSC05661" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Zv-lsYWRW-4NKkv_EaOYAKpWCSA2a-Lo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C087_USA IA Jones Creek Pond Campground Goldfinch_2021-07-01_DSC05661" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>As we were driving along the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, we saw a sign for Preservation Canyon. Wanting to know what earned the name of “canyon” in western Iowa, we made a stop. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lLVCbUPZtJWgrB9AW3_eResmNBCpxSPR"><em><img alt="C088_USA IA Preservation Canyon_2021-07-02_DSC05662" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rtk56E7zyESHtvMy-vvgn_zUkfDr5wmk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C088_USA IA Preservation Canyon_2021-07-02_DSC05662" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Basically just some hills and a deeper valley between them.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>And for our last stop in Iowa, we discovered a Catholic Church’s shrine for the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, IA. It is the largest man-made grotto, and it is a sight to behold!</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ka7vsWRaW72l23qUC2mGwTNe3vMvH8-v"><img alt="C098_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05672" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14kASKC4CYUniJqDlv3VUJVludsTXFAzE" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C098_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05672" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1D84dybwyy40_z7HoYAIFa5xhQVp_ehGj"><img alt="C105_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05679" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-XfyKKWFmfMnM_6pb2VXVEYG2qOUHqft" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C105_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05679" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AP5JqNnC4SmT4OUC3QsrerptbAM9I7eC"><img alt="C100_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05674" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oxsQjWyrhpw5-NRGkZO_u2HlGxlWIrLW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C100_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05674" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZuAfDVrNyTFZU39IX2VjAA9i6iciOZjb"><img alt="C104_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05678" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rUGuXgtOagxoJiTR386VDbG8VqvsISkq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C104_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05678" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_VoQ_Cq2818G6CAc0zemEN7qcBTyJI8q"><img alt="C106_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05680" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Kz7jbLqHY9Az_M5K_tXvxg5vkXZSEaod" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C106_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05680" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>It was so overwhelming to see! There was so much detail, it was difficult to look at, but it was impressive! Someone must have scavenged materials from all over the world to make this. They had geodes, rock rosettes, tiles, seashells, quartz. Basically, any type of rock you could find here. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jNs2YKC-Uu1UtKqTtExN4dyD83rzVif8"><em><img alt="C109_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05683" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CYY-zbiR8LWR1QVtHfxGzKZRWh0fmdiJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C109_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05683" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There were even new formations naturally growing from being in this place for so long and water dripping through!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hp6U0rpN6W3peTN_lh_P6bQqIQY4vDDt"><em><img alt="C110_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05684" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZyQcEOq9MPDPXEvbQ_9dWiYV_dWG9SxQ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C110_USA IA West Bend Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption_2021-07-02_DSC05684" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>Finally, that night, the humidity went down, and the temps went down, and we didn’t need to sleep with the A/C on! It was wonderful!</p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-52705842885710762002021-07-14T19:46:00.000-05:002021-07-14T19:46:22.039-05:00Intermission<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 01-01-2021 through 03-03-2021</p> <p>We arrived back in Northern Arkansas to take care of some maintenance and feature changes. First up was testing out our new inflatable kayak. With drop-stitched high pressure construction, it was a significant upgrade over our old model.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SzWBY0mvxHV5E0rEkfJv7CpZW0Rg1DY_"><img alt="P011_USA AR Mountain Home Robinson Point_2021-01-21_Jen_IMG_20210121_104600015" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1h3xNsWX3LIrJ_jBXBLniOiIN_988GALh" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P011_USA AR Mountain Home Robinson Point_2021-01-21_Jen_IMG_20210121_104600015" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=131qK0kgUPHHOKjdo0lS-DINBVD1gSuaD"><img alt="P010_USA AR Mountain Home Robinson Point_2021-01-21_Jen_IMG_20210121_104551356_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kxhdVOlH5rurdlbtg-WIUuhBM4-yIYRw" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P010_USA AR Mountain Home Robinson Point_2021-01-21_Jen_IMG_20210121_104551356_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Jen made up a digital controller for the fridge which gave us more control over the freezer temperatures. </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xK-s-D64sZ7zoueW-KuW9EvxIiH894UW"><img alt="P027_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Project_2021-01-30_Jen_IMG_20210130_132736774" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=121WYk-MXj0AGq1HZ0LP6NH0UhE8Rlycq" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P027_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Project_2021-01-30_Jen_IMG_20210130_132736774" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11e-IsqBXT9IEUJt6DWy-KZhAa_YxVAnM"><img alt="P030_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Project_2021-01-30_Jen_IMG_20210130_203159087" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zzvSd7qNAEyQuUeuHFcKuY6YtwtukEtd" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P030_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Project_2021-01-30_Jen_IMG_20210130_203159087" width="644" /></a></p><p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10_vsS2Z1iZIuV1R4xP5VPUW6O1gKNHFS"><img alt="P003_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Testing_2021-01-08_Jen_IMG_20210108_154836789" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OLdGY3NOR6FEyAkhtGZ4wliG_yXMt61j" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P003_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Testing_2021-01-08_Jen_IMG_20210108_154836789" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jjXUViZu8-l9KHgo20z27s0a82rCsDny"><img alt="P33_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Project_2021-03-01_Jen_IMG_20210301_131237381_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NzOgzUlV-muffJlJ6u-XV6sSmOS1-lhs" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P33_USA AR Mountain Home Fridge Project_2021-03-01_Jen_IMG_20210301_131237381_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Winter is the best time for hiking in the Ozarks, so we took a break to visit the area Buffalo National River. Lots of fun limestone topography.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hsxHYXslitC7b_hvl41eB0DfJCVDtub-"><img alt="P089_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_144213660" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S4V-yEVM8U0zLL9LyTSvyUJN5Bs7BhiV" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P089_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_144213660" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oC0N1EkJumye2Bzs92vIa1-vHVYUd2kd"><img alt="P039_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_140433077_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1liPea-uXe0kckcbFM83dtpUSImfudJeX" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P039_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_140433077_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f3UZy3c_9MXkV97BmBfNbfmXVOdnM8zt"><img alt="P048_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_140845964" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1efXkO-L2IeyYSgZPsprE2PRO9Ykg-k7Q" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P048_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_140845964" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rzXDcDG7blk4ecURRsmtM0no0HOzU9fK"><img alt="P075_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_142931452" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DFB050QHzaTTFbr1EFoRllAggo3P9B3T" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P075_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_142931452" width="644" /></a></p><p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Xhrn6fKqJgZ275IrfMvEAg9Ylqri5sH2"><img alt="P109_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145658864" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EXTi9TyptXCDbOVzWiueMoicDVfyHTKn" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P109_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145658864" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uTF-XG06NvKrFP_7V9E9CL4rv8b8UIDy"><img alt="P111_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145736743" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12zruYvluNiD_QalapSTpFYAe30EblLcJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P111_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145736743" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ixeyrefEszOrbaNhCbpQOnpc7K-JxTHm"><img alt="P099_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145228315" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vzGChi5s3SB5aVvY76SjvgaBqwIwl7HW" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P099_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145228315" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-BkKbxPHOnoYMt6qmVTdRFowlUusSy26"><img alt="P101_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145331312" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1P9gTr1TAhsdYmHKkv9sd8nR9U9NGIMaf" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P101_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145331312" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_XZDoKDsg6fVXVmGTFG3hN0Jn-nBc3W_"><img alt="P105_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145458972" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1I98wf7HcxdRCpGvWNn2e4lNAWhdXLw7W" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P105_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_145458972" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nrlxRHuuXyYHoPZtpZ0bspHcISt7KnR_"><img alt="P079_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_143111241_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LyGeuwPl5PKOAff0AybnaNiMFTX4N8qZ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P079_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_143111241_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M1E4h18Vq_GxpAUC4b4XLAFl6NgpQSM1"><img alt="P083_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_143510893_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=159KdXCWKVv9oKP_pOBUBRanLghL67wpR" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P083_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_143510893_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XjxobSX2EDoUUYL1MyWjhwHTh4WJHHyI"><img alt="P084_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_143616817_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_tDDEryPz_DsZpzdPAplIxa58ECr7df_" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P084_USA AR Buffalo National River Indian Rock House Trail_2021-02-05_Jen_IMG_20210205_143616817_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p>The mild winter gave way to brutal cold and snow with a giant wave of polar air that descended for a week. (Thanks, climate change!) It was warmer at the north pole than at 45 degrees north latitude! The winter mods got a good test at 10F. They worked great, and nothing froze. Though we had some condensation issues in a few spots, which will need to be remedied at some point.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sSFm_MWkO-mzlD8KNyhcRq03HXR75gOv"><img alt="P03_USA AR Mountain Home Snow_2021-02-16_Jen_IMG_20210216_083548821" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12j_PLWUJ8oxZjXK_8dvL5wpN_WyD_wbL" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P03_USA AR Mountain Home Snow_2021-02-16_Jen_IMG_20210216_083548821" width="644" /></a><div><br /> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1t9aHzSPugSWpBrv_rXA-8oBMY8V6Urbl"><img alt="P02_USA AR Mountain Home Snow_2021-02-15_Jen_IMG_20210215_094737694_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=114hTgxw6j-gl07vyjbr2qTLJ3ECjkIAb" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P02_USA AR Mountain Home Snow_2021-02-15_Jen_IMG_20210215_094737694_HDR" width="644" /></a></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-49973658840585656602021-06-06T20:00:00.018-05:002021-06-06T20:00:00.170-05:00End of 2020<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 12/17/2020 to 12/31/2020</p> <p align="left">We only had 5 days before we needed to be back in Tulsa, so we made a beeline back to Oklahoma, but we tried to keep things interesting along the way. </p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sFFSajJ9xP2q_5WTSIVhgGXXp_IloIh7"><em><img alt="C01_USA NV Quail_2020-12-17_DSC01663" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VmJuBNMOcS6NKkFhpkllrdFufsNX4DUy" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C01_USA NV Quail_2020-12-17_DSC01663" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We saw a quail!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Vu3V9tBfRLkW6EuUYP6GO6Usm3Cfc3YD"><em><img alt="C02_USA AZ Lake Mead NRA Kingman Wash_2020-12-17_DSC01664" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-OnYG4pQT4m267vWstWf2-buKqXY_cRB" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C02_USA AZ Lake Mead NRA Kingman Wash_2020-12-17_DSC01664" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Kingman Wash on Lake Mead provided an interesting place to stay the night. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1H1M8DUyzEf1sGQHvxs_gfKaB_gp06o5J"><em><img alt="C06_USA AZ Coconino NF Sandys Cyn Trail_2020-12-18_DSC01668" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NkxWwoRaAx8N3O0IEbpfI37C1PwSdkRq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C06_USA AZ Coconino NF Sandys Cyn Trail_2020-12-18_DSC01668" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We walked the Sandys Cyn trail in Flagstaff for a short break. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1P14MuQweYgNYIzdpsnTqjTx3onHk71M4"><em><img alt="C16_USA NM Petroglyph NM Rinconada Canyon_2020-12-19_DSC01678" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10_YAOkW8b449qOMoERv4kQV_od6654RC" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C16_USA NM Petroglyph NM Rinconada Canyon_2020-12-19_DSC01678" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>In Albuquerque, we checked out Rinconada Canyon’s petroglyphs.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nglrhKQFkl3LxcDN8jn5n3Z-4MvaWwnh"><em><img alt="C24_USA NM Petroglyph NM Rinconada Canyon_2020-12-19_DSC01686" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ybVFD3CStsqHrseIBnfHALRgLwPh-hv5" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C24_USA NM Petroglyph NM Rinconada Canyon_2020-12-19_DSC01686" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Some were quite elaborate, even taking advantage of the rock’s shape to add dimension to their drawing.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1p1adyzBh8Z8X7nZwPsdPyU9BLkfCPk-c"><em><img alt="C29_USA NM Petroglyph NM Rinconada Canyon_2020-12-19_DSC01691" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18yiylwOIIFo4X2qlgywu1O6_Ji9pcvuv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C29_USA NM Petroglyph NM Rinconada Canyon_2020-12-19_DSC01691" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>This is a more modern one, since sheep didn’t arrive until 1600s in the area. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14bhDuZegjtVaq2K2WSWY1PdeYxdKjn_e"><em><img alt="C36_USA KS Lake Proffitt Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction_2020-12-21_DSC01698" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M6Sw7Moq2laEpP4YOD3FTwn3-DOjWijM" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C36_USA KS Lake Proffitt Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction_2020-12-21_DSC01698" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We also got to see the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction in the clear skies of Kansas.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>We did stop in Kansas to see my family for 2 nights before we made it to Tulsa. It was good to see my parents and brother for Christmas. In Tulsa, we got a few chores done, hung out with friends and family, and had a good time. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yOSVNx_dDgoWfgTwZPpNL-J236-QhpIL"><em><img alt="P09_USA OK Luth Family Christmas_2020-12-23_Jen_IMG_20201223_165712976" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1H79uaUPzWkukmd0Urfxbca5djkV60H1F" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P09_USA OK Luth Family Christmas_2020-12-23_Jen_IMG_20201223_165712976" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>In Tulsa, we finally got to open up our kayak and make sure it arrived in 1 piece.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nXVs56hwwxUKCGrVOFdpJW_APm3B7ovV"><em><img alt="C01_USA OK Tulsa Oxley Nature Center Trails_2020-12-25_DSC01702" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JaqSPAxtiTUSn6gJ4K7kAOw55rulZmWr" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C01_USA OK Tulsa Oxley Nature Center Trails_2020-12-25_DSC01702" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We made a visit to Oxley Nature Center to get some walking in before filling up on all that food for Christmas.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f-_CRhWk5uAzUM_gShbbL40KwGgrTbEt"><em><img alt="C05_USA OK Tulsa Oxley Nature Center Trails_2020-12-25_DSC01706" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RD3h1pXh7JQ-NBFghkhRifet6s25zU_t" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C05_USA OK Tulsa Oxley Nature Center Trails_2020-12-25_DSC01706" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>It was a little surprising to see all those pelicans there.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KtBUZmZsCoL82CKAEFkq8vm7SZx6_NM-"><em><img alt="P14_USA OK Luth Family Christmas_2020-12-25_Jen_IMG_20201225_181646797" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RRIRawaQSRuHCYD5VeDonpe0OG5t4mx9" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P14_USA OK Luth Family Christmas_2020-12-25_Jen_IMG_20201225_181646797" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Our sister-in-law does elaborate table settings for fun. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xGft9NOqlSZ1bAKJ2T1EGNW4YGuQpOfp"><em><img alt="P23_USA OK Luth Family Christmas_2020-12-26_Jen_IMG_20201226_152105811_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PhF0RgktKBsMMTc-X9Oi4j2rq4KbVE-i" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P23_USA OK Luth Family Christmas_2020-12-26_Jen_IMG_20201226_152105811_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We received many thoughtful and useful gifts, one of which our sister-in-law made for us a plaque with the van’s name on it. She does great work; check out her store: </em><span style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://britandcompany.com/">https://britandcompany.com/</a></i></span><em style="text-align: left;">.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>One last visit for the year placed us in Missouri to see my grandparents. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QUiLMs9QnT3uWkETnzqHBDLVZ45mOlBp"><em><img alt="P3_USA MO Shell Knob Grandma and Zucchini Noodles_2020-12-28_Jen_IMG_20201228_175516331" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Em2_ciyAHgxmI5ieQIJQyeP3VMVI8bow" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P3_USA MO Shell Knob Grandma and Zucchini Noodles_2020-12-28_Jen_IMG_20201228_175516331" width="360" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We made zucchini noodles for dinner, but no one told us we needed to cut the occasionally, otherwise you end up with mile-long strings, haha!</em></p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Petroglyph National Monument, Western Trail NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120, USA35.1367817 -106.74050576.8265478638211547 -141.8967557 63.447015536178846 -71.5842557tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-24743484269985433192021-06-05T22:00:00.002-05:002021-06-05T22:00:00.182-05:00Inyo National Forest<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p><p>Dates: 12/14/2020 to 12/16/2020</p> <p>Leaving Death Valley, we entered Inyo National Forest and basically chased it up the eastern edge of California. One of our friends promised to meet us at Mono Lake and show us around the areas he has been haunting since he was kid. We were looking forward to seeing him again. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cv2iVBBpehbreSgvYNMgHwcvtrSzkT7M"><em><img alt="C001_USA CA Inyo NF The Minarets_2020-12-14_DSC01503" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rZTKiCZqfrfPdXg-MaUi_s7MrYvUOltF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C001_USA CA Inyo NF The Minarets_2020-12-14_DSC01503" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We saw some interesting mountains in the distance on our way. These are the Minarets. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=14CisTDDtxW52OG-msfaYO3Dk48AxGsje"><em><img alt="P162_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_144145236_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dYYBtZABC3mLUyeyi9KVZtIShf8iWE7y" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P162_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_144145236_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>We arrived to a fresh blanket of snow at the road to the campsite. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KLoELRbWXfPkKztLnQB8BMQFbBiColjT"><em><img alt="C013_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-14_DSC01515" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SshvOcqqSpFxieKDFAgt8PcpXkRhF8Hb" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C013_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-14_DSC01515" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>And had a bit of time for exploring before dinner.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=143JXxVXcuuUMnP1_2Sq_Mq2B_tLWeJdF"><em><img alt="C037_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-15_DSC01539" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BgT1iWVCS3GRx8MiW2og1tqaI0ATyCRn" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C037_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-15_DSC01539" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Our snow tracks leading above the ground was interesting. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B8iMqm8lWnCYWOkRd9x8qrZvwh0JOPEB"><em><img alt="C033_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-15_DSC01535" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1O564dWUbJK1SkzV-n2lfk0oZ5no2Dalp" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C033_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Overlook_2020-12-15_DSC01535" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Sunrise over the lake was gorgeous.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>The next day, our friend took us touring to see the tufa along Mono Lake, and on the way we ran across Panum Crater, so we thought we’d check it out. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GuycjVLuifUQxFeVkm84kWkL4-tges2m"><em><img alt="P170_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_Jen_IMG_20201215_090707984_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zmCnq0zxOnoo0R7FGpgNFCFl9D2aAJWz" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P170_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_Jen_IMG_20201215_090707984_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>There were some really neat chunks of obsidian. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10h7j24WxTI5WGrMEMvqLGvAg3RZl3sab"><em><img alt="C048_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01550" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Ul0jWXz19M6YQ6gZrDXMQNWjwmFJxggk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C048_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01550" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1b_VtKELpRoIMropIvfz6838ABJ9S87sW"><em><img alt="C060_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01562" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1a7sANffMbMqysdI_Yl7SIv1eLN6j7Ofb" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C060_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01562" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Also some fun hoarfrost.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xOBRHeJ_mGhKA2W0oCqKra51Ao_XTFnp"><em><img alt="C059_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01561" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CE0lwfLOdT11-n8asAzE7u7tBQb55qRf" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C059_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01561" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gVkyhNKRMokQtCDub_oPjLR_EkgFL-nJ"><em><img alt="C052_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01554" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Ph1CzS8qDS989eA6cCLRk6wTKi8zHAmK" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C052_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01554" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>And views of the lake. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zVO2P4vk9GHlHny0vyNQItlPEBMfzgkK"><em><img alt="C061_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01563" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Z95Y4UWNMEh8XU-wC7tRFqYGnvQyaXR1" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C061_USA CA Inyo NF Panum Crater Trail_2020-12-15_DSC01563" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The dog was convinced there must be something good in that bag.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Every road we took to try to get to the tufa was blocked. We finally learned why. There had been a fire. Fortunately, we could still see it from a distance. </p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"> </p> <em> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1il8ZfFT7IVc74OfzNWBk18Zai3VroNw8"><img alt="P172_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Tufa_2020-12-15_Jen_IMG_20201215_094352534_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lFApB_dl8FauYu3UPWhArVwRxDCNm_qt" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P172_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Tufa_2020-12-15_Jen_IMG_20201215_094352534_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QlGKe3Mdp79aEzk22LlLAxA_6ltwqVmh"><img alt="C065_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Tufa_2020-12-15_DSC01567" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PEh8x0UoRufp3kNSysLCwqXIkA7p1Ble" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C065_USA CA Inyo NF Mono Lake Tufa_2020-12-15_DSC01567" width="640" /></a></p> </em> <p><br /></p><p>Up next was an area our friend had always wanted to explore in a 4x4.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l8XMi8gTKRWc7OoXlbGyUkrsFek6cFb6"><em><img alt="C070_USA CA Inyo NF 4x4ing near Mono Lake_2020-12-15_DSC01572" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12-8cbPaHpSmijWaXe3Php2EsH9IqGrpz" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C070_USA CA Inyo NF 4x4ing near Mono Lake_2020-12-15_DSC01572" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Along the road was a large herd of wild horses. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16uRYhpEIWWBMTs8aod-CVCQ7Y0Ryi2CD"><em><img alt="C071_USA CA Inyo NF 4x4ing near Mono Lake_2020-12-15_DSC01573" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1L9qi-rZmvGWTDvRc7zizKPiLhZfBfX_q" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C071_USA CA Inyo NF 4x4ing near Mono Lake_2020-12-15_DSC01573" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dpTVWEbiH2q77_pZxyEtBlbCHBVXIL4a"><em><img alt="P175_USA CA Inyo NF 4x4ing near Mono Lake_2020-12-15_Jen_IMG_20201215_120521152_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ls4H8J7cbqmx6wFh9-ccG29MSDI5S3OP" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P175_USA CA Inyo NF 4x4ing near Mono Lake_2020-12-15_Jen_IMG_20201215_120521152_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Then we discovered why you need 4x4…</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p><br /></p><p>And, keeping our day full, we finished off with Hot Creek Geological Area. Really interesting hot-spring-fed creek. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HgfU1T_aGpudLQJ_NzYKzGjQoqupYI1U"><em><img alt="C089_USA CA Inyo NF Hot Creek_2020-12-15_DSC01591" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jI-CIsCq6k-xP1cCSIN-gxmqmOCaW2BI" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C089_USA CA Inyo NF Hot Creek_2020-12-15_DSC01591" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Beautiful, but dangerous. 14 people have lost their lives here, thus it now fenced off.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LsmvGHffDu-yShhJ9_YWLXoWUOdVE45B"><em><img alt="C093_USA CA Inyo NF Hot Creek_2020-12-15_DSC01595" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12ChaLR68ZCF-moyV-KDkZbMAfn8TGh04" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C093_USA CA Inyo NF Hot Creek_2020-12-15_DSC01595" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Green plants where the air was just right temp, despite snow everywhere else.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p><br /></p><p>We camped at a hot springs, so that we could partake first thing in the morning before anyone else showed up. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WvFBFDV4kUhyS5QjcZZN1O8tJIjdHyF3"><em><img alt="P185_USA CA Inyo NF Little Hot Creek Hot Springs_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_065912842" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WrcoJDnnrcraNMMrBNkA4slkZsQ_k4mJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P185_USA CA Inyo NF Little Hot Creek Hot Springs_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_065912842" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The hot-water vapor froze on the nearby plants. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mFoDfXKutb8y_VoKbe1HXH3Jdtxg9aQz"><em><img alt="P186_USA CA Inyo NF Little Hot Creek Hot Springs_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_065923257" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kvzUs19mwbIq-6Y7_Pjyr1_7i4fXDuxm" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P186_USA CA Inyo NF Little Hot Creek Hot Springs_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_065923257" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1x5Aj9lZRqlT56nCXvLZNg9ZZrMObJUJC"><em><img alt="P200_USA CA Inyo NF Little Hot Creek Hot Springs_2020-12-16_JML_IMG_20201216_071813051_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mZ2bN_GEGzEh8DVMPLMhP5bhf_X_zPXj" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P200_USA CA Inyo NF Little Hot Creek Hot Springs_2020-12-16_JML_IMG_20201216_071813051_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Does life get any better?</em></p> <p> </p> <p>At this point, we had to part ways, but our friend gave us a few spots to check out on our way back to OK. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lB7gvcrRksQRKMFVPvAy8gnm0iy-yp69"><em><img alt="P193_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_121520541_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NVoxn2HoDEGWh9LYNr38IPHNilifY2j6" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P193_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_121520541_HDR" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>To get to the first point, we had to climb a steep hill with these massive up-and-downs on the road. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uaiwxn4nfAlXGcyTIFkz4YGZHzWO9Dtz"><em><img alt="P190_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_101136167_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-XiuGJt6rd227hse6cIlEl9yNG8V8OkE" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P190_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_101136167_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Jonathan had to pick a careful path not to high-center the van, and I had to let him know if we were about to hit anything. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Kbwg78BqwVJLS9gSQmOYvGLn3TO1kB6k"><em><img alt="C110_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01616" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-CvoB4jzg6ApGBGdZLqaV7YM1T6k86YV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C110_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01616" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The lake was nearly perfectly still. If wasn’t for the floating ice, I could have had a perfect mirror!</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SOsw8rgdNy13oIbjwQvtbhPZ8_LPbd2P"><em><img alt="C111_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01617" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wqYbXIKa-gcNYqIw7jf6t-Mb_TDXKAw0" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C111_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01617" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Lake Crowley’s Stone Columns.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kGT53I6hx0v8hWwGp1Ys8FNVM0ldh11J"><em><img alt="C115_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01621" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nTU1c3hffxoEwmyGWAnbWbM7ShsZPLiK" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C115_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01621" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>The columns were hidden until the lake was formed. Turns out they were there all long under the soil.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xIQ2Yu9sKAM-5c4lViq61GxmCG7Hb-VO"><em><img alt="C120_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01626" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10sq2nCr9-xxL67s4BUfQXvUkW2qcggqp" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C120_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01626" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KJ6GhOSZGZ-c4dSJW4Rl2rqjRhe51Nsz"><em><img alt="C123_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01629" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DDyu2uMo8O2BJjRgJO9lZQuCjmUcKWSj" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C123_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01629" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1o7LiaeMXWRQAfNqTjcWoaDYP5OmMxipU"><em><img alt="C132_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01638" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11E0ghwTr--GDH1saD_7Xy4V7sFCwNz0w" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C132_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01638" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hrbNJfjATgTbNNlAzairMcriyEELU0We"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15oVN58go4qcqzisEJAN46kmzxXw7b4cp"><img alt="C136_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01642" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Gb5jSTOi98HeOgShqfaPDXHXbqIszuIY" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C136_USA CA Inyo NF Crowley Lake Stone Columns_2020-12-16_DSC01642" width="1442" /></a></em></p> <p> </p> <p>The second spot was an easy stop by the edge of the road, Owens Gorge.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WUsoR9GL1_7VA_baOEFXe2lRK0f_yAvr"><em><img alt="C151_USA CA Inyo NF Owens Gorge_2020-12-16_DSC01657" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OZsYZBQwFvNLa2uJ7i8vvE2-J5SWpde-" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C151_USA CA Inyo NF Owens Gorge_2020-12-16_DSC01657" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bOg8F5M7Uzdwn1SOKpwxrJhMmxunsbV0"><em><img alt="P196_USA CA Inyo NF Owens Gorge_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_124803052" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PopUvk0kKaBQWY7xyCwo7U0fiL2KIWw9" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P196_USA CA Inyo NF Owens Gorge_2020-12-16_Jen_IMG_20201216_124803052" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Where we discovered that, even this far out (over 300 miles), LA was sourcing water for the city. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qX2pJIZYE4Bfceaes8GwxN_aDWicUjbn"><em><img alt="C155_USA CA Inyo NF Pleasant Valley_2020-12-16_DSC01661" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12SSxLD4J8H1eFHP1remrqdZnVTktSD7C" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C155_USA CA Inyo NF Pleasant Valley_2020-12-16_DSC01661" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Beautiful view in Pleasant Valley. There were supposed to be rock art here, but we couldn’t find it. We will just have to try again later. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="left"><br /></p><p align="left">With that, we exited CA to begin our long trek back to OK for Christmas. </p><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Mono Lake, California 93541, USA38.0128316 -118.97615199.7025977638211529 -154.1324019 66.323065436178837 -83.8199019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-89923488116247352052021-05-29T10:00:00.029-05:002021-05-29T10:00:00.205-05:00Death Valley NP<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>Dates: 12/11/2020 to 12/14/2020</p><p>Some fellow van travelers we met on the web were visiting Death Valley, so we opted to meet them there. Despite numerous visits, it really doesn’t get old. <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12vdZOUT6zSQn8KOV6XR58n9_zP_j0Jnn"><img alt="C003_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01341" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QigKr6KguM2_F-Bw5u61S5BvE3t3nomE" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C003_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01341" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10FUi0GzdrPN-WeSx4pjJejhIIL7azC_V"><img alt="C001_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01339" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11izbx4tfufYhtEJjLsDxSzWyFIrMXjh-" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C001_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01339" width="644" /></a></p><p><br /></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f80XwAPuLuOBJarNmwfOM4e7_2qAAP8m"><img alt="C004_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01342" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZmvIBbngdgzJlp4lZYbJNvocvAwnHCjU" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C004_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01342" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bl5sCkj9cE6dA3_7-dYc100Tlea8BESk"><img alt="C008_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01346" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OuWni4wHVuMm0rkxtr3eSkI8CzU2-zqJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C008_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01346" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We did a bit of walking around Zabriskie Point early on. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X6z_0-EcXSmJrT89cv7ks5dPF5oWgr08"><img alt="C016_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01354" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13f5URI1kC0Gims4lKBDY8VP8tNrZ_U5L" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C016_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01354" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aeE9WTzLkmoVNHgvDCix_K9-wCpMhIQA"><img alt="C035_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01373" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15_2SPhsPYoazFEVMuhe8Zr3oGWzmNAUp" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C035_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01373" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Fi_F03oWo3XwmNbwhLdO7LBgO7-LAgkn"><img alt="C028_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01366" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UJ2Y772ZmK0lE1zwIiiymNIc7JR15JWl" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C028_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01366" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1r3yfe4BUCyIuwth9veFy8CG5V97H5LLY"><img alt="C031_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01369" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KBCDSllDBUWYN3f6XFqswYKDZUOwLpO3" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C031_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01369" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mON3NFQO0Ahb_Qxknqu2QEqwTtQHa5mb"><img alt="C007_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01345" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nHbY0ukYvsAXw53EFuIH-cTzzKJOl6qx" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C007_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-11_DSC01345" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=181JSIORSYSGnk_1fnUfTkRv1FoHlsJFz"><img alt="C065_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01403" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1YVBrzD96-S8WtLxLUAl_kNfpmhitdHSB" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C065_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01403" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kWtULI9lZqlhUDK7bNe5CmadRwXmmAHQ"><img alt="C061_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01399" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pCOlxZ7A4AnTgyGEyKQE_yuumPNEX_ut" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C061_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01399" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18bXTHj_PxXZiBI0vzAqr7hQjPUcIsNd-"><img alt="C064_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01402" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dMCmfQsem98n0tnEWqnvFKnLfPOChtER" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C064_USA CA Death Valley NP Zabriskie Point Trail_2020-12-11_DSC01402" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Overlooking the park is Dante’s View.</p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mgkRZEx6CmoG2Pwco009WbSrCTly4ZMR"><img alt="C072_USA CA Death Valley NP Dantes View_2020-12-12_DSC01410" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1phPtaQYu_8rOi0uombf3_R6KwgRpUrby" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C072_USA CA Death Valley NP Dantes View_2020-12-12_DSC01410" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>300ft below sea level, and thousands of feet below us, the Badwater Basin is a vast plain of dry washes and salt flats.</p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dFXVTOSyOoiwVYs1CZT4ETGOYbTiHAIF"><img alt="C068_USA CA Death Valley NP Dantes View_2020-12-12_DSC01406" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tUBpFGLW0Wq_-3BAxo3-9Vgeu0JckKZJ" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C068_USA CA Death Valley NP Dantes View_2020-12-12_DSC01406" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1u2NwEzgf4eS4muOocvNxN49wc5s1ucwK"><img alt="C070_USA CA Death Valley NP Dantes View_2020-12-12_DSC01408" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KuQXJrRUvCagqDzkroaVVsDAx-WX188G" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C070_USA CA Death Valley NP Dantes View_2020-12-12_DSC01408" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The desert Kit Fox may look like a pup, but they are fully grown and well adapted to the arid conditions. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SlwpWM5qD4lS6D_0fNdvNsWjzt1OAt0S"><img alt="C077_USA CA Death Valley NP Kit Fox_2020-12-12_DSC01415" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uETHE6lWt27ds8T3oNSOFNXc-SS0mNmL" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C077_USA CA Death Valley NP Kit Fox_2020-12-12_DSC01415" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>A 20-mule wagon which was used to haul raw borax out of the valley floor. For several years workers scraped the borax-bearing salts from the surface of the plain. Note the large water tank, which was nearly completely consumed during the journey to the nearest railway station.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cAOcOuitAEiQf2rHUuEJooKbT3u0uBO4"><img alt="C079_USA CA Death Valley NP Harmony Borax Works_2020-12-12_DSC01417" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=159vpbva76RKCyhV_TlggQB-ZkuuRtASS" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C079_USA CA Death Valley NP Harmony Borax Works_2020-12-12_DSC01417" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1T2GR03n1k7_a6nDPAWLUybh9oNWQ_SCi"><img alt="C080_USA CA Death Valley NP Harmony Borax Works_2020-12-12_DSC01418" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1O7nI1gwZN9Bufc0VGS8bQj6UwxwRBK1g" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C080_USA CA Death Valley NP Harmony Borax Works_2020-12-12_DSC01418" width="364" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HduRDND_GAJz9OzHGKoIbQAirsRPlBON"><img alt="C085_USA CA Death Valley NP Hole in the Wall Wash_2020-12-13_DSC01423" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TzBdMLC7l09twX4TkVzftCHj1PVxLzxS" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C085_USA CA Death Valley NP Hole in the Wall Wash_2020-12-13_DSC01423" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>The next day we hiked up Fall Canyon.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VqBEs2JHrR2nuD6nK6yyY9Xznc4uj3VB"><img alt="C087_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01425" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_l6mvgcHmeH7Iml5IBtFScgmv93U8bXv" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C087_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01425" width="644" /></a> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-rCp-AdXeSswgzw9Jg4WaeeOLz2Gyml8"><img alt="C115_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01453" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1U7jeQfKD9KkppMCvcqIYsLoXvmWlrKyQ" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C115_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01453" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nY-8hwfhgE59EZ_0fWw0pa_MoopxGIKD"><img alt="C088_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01426" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-NnTDiecOHDivC6iI4F_Ys7vqQKdx_pr" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C088_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01426" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1EM7lKaf2iAH00Mi8P6oKedjkx65mheCv"><img alt="C093_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01431" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zx74_CqaN1D8t47w0cRV6z6-42qTgMVS" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C093_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01431" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Q2HflGC64MRS0lPJ4gWMQrja1tIJm8Uy"><img alt="C095_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01433" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=103iPe0p2gbQy9sAq5AaK-IzQIUKFbHHS" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C095_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01433" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CiR7Z6S0CKJugnrRkcwXhh_14a3U2mFC"><img alt="C120_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01458" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wnKt29sXEY7V1wPFcV4f-fjKG-xhFwyD" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C120_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01458" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The namesake fall, impassible without skills we don’t posses. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17oix9F293A7SUZefBNH20-9zrk_AHaXL"><img alt="C124_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01462" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19pxd0JJVUv8DHTlIMqMjPP88WgnbFg6O" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C124_USA CA Death Valley NP Fall Canyon_2020-12-13_DSC01462" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We then broke off and headed north. Having never been to north Death Valley, we wanted to visit the Eureka Dunes. Quite a few miles of washboard dirt roads awaited us. Though the backdrop made it worth the effort.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fkLA89n67XH3L5cwAisM46GBC95eL2bN"><img alt="C141_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01479" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B_qhXMM7QeML4kWwHyl_HcIYBFsEWmGz" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C141_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01479" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Fdky7QjnFQfDLVw2uItk6YimB0ebwKQa"><img alt="C130_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01468" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pPY3gQgvceWh4X8f4Myjg50La0ZZt6ar" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C130_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01468" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hTg68TQVo3v0lsWopqeli--aaxUdALHo"><img alt="C131_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01469" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WB1QxN2Yx8DaIZvfmI7Kw5NautEqWPu3" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C131_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01469" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1C6kLSzILUO0pt2XBCKRxWMyOug4F-TwW"><img alt="C136_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01474" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JKcFu14Fi0VXRFIUmbYc9E2EDwbprdDO" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C136_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01474" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11RSUdNRg5OVMF4Fvu1Z7NEXUmOJEwnWq"><img alt="C138_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01476" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hr32N2SQ-kkBPWu0u1-D6toZPKocFfxq" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C138_USA CA Death Valley NP_2020-12-13_DSC01476" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The next day we arrived at the dunes. With the tallest being around 700ft high, it can be hard to get a sense of scale.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rTYg4X3PaxMl38OW1ffyQz0-VSW7FkBk"><img alt="P195_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_082920115_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RAL8IdIu2HcBGJaIbk82WwjrHjdUNA9Z" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P195_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_082920115_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>If you look closely, you might see me down at the base of this smaller dune.</p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12NyC-drVnZu71dfiV6KtxL2d01_aU2C7"><img alt="C158_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01496" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tdl6_EHTcuXH-MqZUwlC8D6yYyplKu_m" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C158_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01496" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>This colorful ridge blocks the end of Eureka valley, creating the wind conditions which generate the dunes.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13HG314pRULBM-CmMAVf5rno-ozdhHr9y"><img alt="C143_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01481" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1LFHzToiKWhvcDO-t20iDhBydC-UUOZJT" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C143_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01481" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pw2zksaoOpB7y_FP2pyGOy4uMCcrfLWf"><img alt="C149_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01487" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18CgkFKUplK6r9XR_v-k74meXv_ztL1vQ" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C149_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01487" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lhGuADGDgQIz4ouiL2O_Hs8G0yBeT_nn"><img alt="C150_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01488" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gy8X2hpfIQXfSfNGO1i2TBMVQQvhD0Tc" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C150_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01488" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xVN-uD00WRC2Ag55n_ylwQkv7BpJg6ZV"><img alt="C153_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01491" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nWFj9aHSs21yttSegTStVLhCyde8RZKn" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C153_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01491" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We didn’t hike all the way to the tallest dune. Its hard-going in the windblown sand. You can see the highest point behind us. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fZbTWydHs1Rt_8wjPjHhYM1pyzyoLjpo"><img alt="C155_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01493" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Rw4ete82Mw8w_wSCuiEh9PYFDXquKKgr" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C155_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01493" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Here is the rather bumpy road to the dunes. Way in the distance you can see the mountains we will be driving over to exit the northern entrance to the park. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1L8qT1u0q5t-4rIpcrwV16-Ca_FEzPzbz"><img alt="C156_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01494" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Ajg2uBXvSAadQTJCkECCv_18wvHnSFBj" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C156_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01494" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GzNuBZvi7jG9_6tmUlyuRSBzC1K0Jz0j"><img alt="C157_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01495" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12Z07DrmIm1oqAMmDOaaSe8VLK1ImLhzU" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C157_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01495" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oKrEptBT5qcWHxCj0P1zuprVr93QBZTj"><img alt="C164_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01502" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=176oxacqfSNlqGffpetrZgeK-sPL850M2" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C164_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_DSC01502" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KbF74nkPK85GuaaTfjrR4w3L34SNje38"><img alt="P176_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075313530_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1X5wqksuE46i7OVMx7s2NBg16hqvhM38v" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P176_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075313530_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f6k7QB4fpD6eLHfpoNwojty8fj8_Gons"><img alt="P177_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075328225_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hc80B_PFT0a3qjZ9YqyJ4yPkBu3uTDeT" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P177_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075328225_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-VE72-dnralsP6mdQV5YBfrDqW-R5UP4"><img alt="P179_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075836711_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xk036c4gPPCp1GKdjsC9l4bNu8-Ru0IO" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P179_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075836711_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VLrq1zaHpL6DyK_f9oUMX2lnu3xF4h7G"><img alt="P181_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075855234" border="0" height="323" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13YkgwgaSxV6n6hk9AGZrzjL0jz_ZS__Y" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P181_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_075855234" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ld5BVOwSj_sIQwnVQLR2-2toqaLyZaff"><img alt="P184_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_080332689" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M1Dd1QtRbMsm2v_rA5ZVI6iRKW7BGRXf" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P184_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_080332689" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yn7CcDdnA_avbCi0gpRXPjce9pfU5SV6"><img alt="P185_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_080622451" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yJw2y6667NtdsiwPgg4ayGY2bFMfzjaz" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P185_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_080622451" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_07rBbvpJL77oTu240op09aKtzcJ3w4j"><img alt="P186_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_081151129" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17pTn7Q7xsRQH8MMFl9tLEW3Z9CNrN07B" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P186_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_081151129" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mQ3fWlgOKjIh4ENSUCsp_haay1k1ghCy"><img alt="P194_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_082809168_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gua9KNPXMeas1iLSRXaw47lEi9OUKj1U" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P194_USA CA Death Valley NP Eureka Sand Dunes_2020-12-14_Jen_IMG_20201214_082809168_HDR" width="644" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-31137513665937087052021-05-21T23:00:00.033-05:002021-05-21T23:00:00.167-05:00Passing Through Nevada<p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 12/09/2020 to 12/10/2020</p> <p>We decided to head towards Death Valley, a favorite place of ours. On the way was Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. As we drove into the park’s dump station, we were greeted by a bighorn sheep who was very interested in drinking the water that had dripped onto the ground. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16Ca96v0yFHgwxwFIRyfAYKMJ1JLe1HRn"><img alt="C003_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-09_DSC01196" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dZUVMWzfit22aq4CXzYlYZ17GypeEh9e" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C003_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-09_DSC01196" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We stopped by Atlatl Rock to see the petroglyphs. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1G1onG1k5l37Q1Lqf-eNx5v3tsrHTsJt2"><em><img alt="C011_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Atlatl Rock_2020-12-09_DSC01204" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11GEWZaG94t2ViXF5U0MZQsH5X8ku3G-_" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C011_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Atlatl Rock_2020-12-09_DSC01204" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em><em>Jonathan and I had differing opinions on what the drawings represented; but he was probably correct, my interpretation was too modern. </em></em></p><p align="center"><em><em><em></em></em></em></p><em><div><em><br /></em></div><em> <em></em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZiOo8TQMBFDqzhNeabMJYFrQGDAJWQNr"><em><img alt="C013_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Atlatl Rock_2020-12-09_DSC01206" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1egBOHciN-5-_nHM1BVe_6SC9IXICBJu7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C013_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Atlatl Rock_2020-12-09_DSC01206" width="640" /></em></a><em> </em></em></em><p></p> <p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><em></em></p> <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eUJsj64BT57uQFxGulPYK4ZEvTTXbhF6"><img alt="C007_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Atlatl Rock_2020-12-09_DSC01200" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12ynb8pAQamF9aztqUOo0XEN4q16hGXtT" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C007_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Atlatl Rock_2020-12-09_DSC01200" width="640" /></a><p></p> <p align="center"><em><em>Can you see why the called it Valley of Fire?</em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><em></em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1f5HKowu0fuLLjfSDwvpjpF7KCxvRLwBu"><em><img alt="P132_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Petrified Forest Trail_2020-12-09_JML_IMG_20201209_142615935_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17OCIDW2HGyf5P2ivGB3CTzYNrGi39PmE" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P132_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Petrified Forest Trail_2020-12-09_JML_IMG_20201209_142615935_HDR" width="640" /></em></a><em> </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p><br /></p><p>There was a petrified forest preserved here. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JwsmrXFqmv6SkcQM7igBXoGOxw7yTCDY"><em><img alt="P117_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Petrified Forest Trail_2020-12-09_Jen_IMG_20201209_143138937" border="0" height="108" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1akTf43JiD7i_qqHVVpX-SwuGysRqMwwJ" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P117_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Petrified Forest Trail_2020-12-09_Jen_IMG_20201209_143138937" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><em></em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PGwWEZ75XfH5EQxHTRiEzyKhmH-YjaY2"><em><img alt="C016_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Petrified Forest Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01209" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QRhPJyorzAcRahni0ehb6uSUyBqqPme8" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C016_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Petrified Forest Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01209" width="640" /></em></a><em> </em></p> <p align="center"><em>More bighorn sheep. </em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p><br /></p><p>Next we drove down the White Domes Scenic Byway and walked along Rainbow Vista. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SZSphK-1exxKJOWwQEE56wPtca55w0eg"><em><img alt="C025_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Rainbow Vista Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01218" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16JSAoHNm65axjfWo4VH2WCl4YLss3XGy" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C025_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Rainbow Vista Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01218" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em> </em></p><p align="center"><em><em> </em></em></p><em> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jvyVHi69m7ypzGZYBSnS2Mh0vrq0qA0Q"><em><img alt="C023_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Rainbow Vista Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01216" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tNzhKWsfNGLMu_f_YcOMgBFMtpQRtVqo" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C023_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Rainbow Vista Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01216" width="640" /></em></a></em><p></p> <p align="center"><em> </em></p> <p align="center"><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZBN7bbGNreEkGl8iMVq73hMamBJyXPAB"><em><img alt="C040_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Rainbow Vista Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01233" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OIOfsvhRJkKtkbJ8ovi3d2IG2yum3_66" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C040_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Rainbow Vista Trail_2020-12-09_DSC01233" width="640" /></em></a></em></p> <em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZBN7bbGNreEkGl8iMVq73hMamBJyXPAB"><em> <p align="center"><em></em></p> </em></a></em> <p align="center"><em><br /></em></p><p align="center"><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZBN7bbGNreEkGl8iMVq73hMamBJyXPAB"><em><em></em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FD_hmZxSD52FF0t3cSeoJgNLWrLNRefq"><em><img alt="C061_USA NV Valley of Fire SP White Domes Scenic Byway_2020-12-09_DSC01254" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oSvsA69XsIU0t2o17KB_N1K8XAppV1N1" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C061_USA NV Valley of Fire SP White Domes Scenic Byway_2020-12-09_DSC01254" width="640" /></em></a><em> </em></em></em></p><p align="center"><em><em><em><br /></em></em></em></p> <p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><em></em></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1p2Ktv5KqpTi5fH4sQN2rVqvyNvJYryjw"><em><img alt="C088_USA NV Valley of Fire SP White Domes Scenic Byway_2020-12-09_DSC01282" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AmGH7sBanjcIsGOsWBuOcRACePX3VkLb" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C088_USA NV Valley of Fire SP White Domes Scenic Byway_2020-12-09_DSC01282" width="640" /></em></a></div><div><br /><p></p> <p align="center"><em> </em></p><p align="center"><em><em></em></em></p><em> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18pA8j8NbnIEXcjLnz0AiZHgORTumEsHD"><em><img alt="C093_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-09_DSC01287" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HCTEMgLJIr3nEHm1NmSr-iDfln2Cejgh" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C093_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-09_DSC01287" width="640" /></em></a></em><p></p> <p align="center"><em><em>Sunset.</em></em></p><p align="center"><em><em><br /></em></em></p> <p align="center"><em> </em></p><p align="center"><em><em></em></em></p><em> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1k3t5mdtG_ZwW7QXLKFzA6NOHjjmBd2Wz"><em><img alt="P137_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-10_Jen_IMG_20201210_065352721_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1OxZksGrs1ZYllgT-DDbocRh3716kAGlm" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P137_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-10_Jen_IMG_20201210_065352721_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></em><p></p> <p align="center"><em><em>Sunrise.</em></em></p><p align="center"><em><em><br /></em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em> <em> </em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZNvtfOk9eUjK2B94f7rn9xBdLsfJY17_"><em><img alt="C094_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-10_DSC01288" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BNW6q8NmOGzYmVVnEH5kGECkeVUyb1xx" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C094_USA NV Valley of Fire SP_2020-12-10_DSC01288" width="640" /></em></a><em> </em></em></p> <p> </p> <p>We walked Elephant Rock trail the next morning. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11qWX3bj3e8L5DGamjGNWUm7humXI19C4"><img alt="C096_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Elephant Rock Trail_2020-12-10_DSC01290" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HriYmPfjzzvNQnOIcEpw8EeFtCrMJntA" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C096_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Elephant Rock Trail_2020-12-10_DSC01290" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><i>Elephant Rock. </i></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XEtaK8rlG787GthbZR8Eo5_-3NKLNE0x"><img alt="C098_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Elephant Rock Trail_2020-12-10_DSC01292" border="0" height="217" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CeovFT1qLJEv2QfJvghtG_sVsKgnMiWH" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C098_USA NV Valley of Fire SP Elephant Rock Trail_2020-12-10_DSC01292" width="640" /></a> </p> <p align="center"></p> <p><br /></p><p>From there, we met up with our fellow travelers in Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area outside of Vegas. While we were waiting to meet up with our friends, we spied these cute little buggers in the parking lot.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CWh4D2oArj2mttn_fMGf2LwH_nvatWbQ"><em><img alt="C01_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel_2020-12-10_Dsc01305" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1t0EW1VpEEsgbGzRuM6h-OC_xWemyTkPW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C01_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel_2020-12-10_Dsc01305" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em><em>White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel.</em></em></p><p align="center"><em><em><br /></em></em></p> <p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><em></em></p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tv4rOSydiQPHBcqNnFquTzqEX1-pvdTp"><em><img alt="C02_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel_2020-12-10_Dsc01306" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aHKf1WQKOx3Lhg4iRIen4aRZ2A-zkT8B" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C02_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel_2020-12-10_Dsc01306" width="640" /></em></a><p></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p>We passed by Calico Hills on our way through the park. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17gMKf57f-f717eQWoy3Y-moZvNzBWSZV"><img alt="C05_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA Calico Hills_2020-12-10_DSC01309" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1A4ic5_1bcqykF1t5JQRfndjn7FF0PG6x" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="C05_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA Calico Hills_2020-12-10_DSC01309" width="640" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We made a quick visit by the Petroglyph wall. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1yQf6hdOnZz9vcSvuXsyzea-VRcs87QfH"><img alt="C14_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA Petroglyph Wall Trail_2020-12-10_DSC01318" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VJHmuXRsiQ_MYNZ8WZMgZjsNCrKWs3hm" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="C14_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA Petroglyph Wall Trail_2020-12-10_DSC01318" width="480" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Then we did a long loop through White Rock and Willow Springs with our friends. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16xXTzA04aRkv3fDypWzDI3uhzqzKvzdF"><img alt="C15_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_DSC01319" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AOVe1KcWHaVGuAS9RxO_PH4Ee7npZslv" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="C15_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_DSC01319" width="640" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PRfNltxCyeiasqXjLUlE_bUT0z_9xYBF"><img alt="C18_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_DSC01322" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16_ngG8GjxIHzbRTAt8jNA8UqzE0-uUzg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C18_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_DSC01322" width="640" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JEcp2E3Yg6nd8v52wScSmfhMjw4SfI6k"><img alt="P41_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_JML_IMG_20201210_141605978_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pCRtWIdbryvBj9DXY0GzoHjk4TKDZEUl" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P41_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_JML_IMG_20201210_141605978_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1E82X9fq6Gbb_QJGzOwl1txa4GdrZiIFD"><img alt="P36_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_Jen_IMG_20201210_150156402_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SSGQaZeCtZfAptZ0GKtdhMhr63116xzX" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P36_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_Jen_IMG_20201210_150156402_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JOHaAA8vluwOU1ewxoL5O0h6NI2BxRjJ"><img alt="P37_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_Jen_IMG_20201210_150637582_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jGzTJNnFav1Plv7DwXUUJCtsgqVudhOz" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P37_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_Jen_IMG_20201210_150637582_HDR" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JkyXhfLMHTAQ5SulkGiknV9-vTb_w94-"><img alt="C27_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_DSC01332" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Z-BL6WNRRM7b4daurnOYqumcLh3SDRO_" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C27_USA NV Red Rock Canyon NRA White Rock-Willow Spring Loop_2020-12-10_DSC01332" width="640" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p>At this point, we said goodbye to our friends, who were off to separate locations, and set our sights to California. </p></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 1000 Scenic Loop Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89161, USA36.1944273 -115.43829677.8841934638211555 -150.5945467 64.504661136178839 -80.2820467tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-13011765670815557402021-05-19T22:00:00.002-05:002021-05-19T22:00:00.210-05:00Zion NP<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p>With nearly half of the state designated public land, there are quite a few parks to visit. Next on our route was Zion NP. Named by the LDS/Mormon settlers who tried to farm the canyon floor, almost all the features of the park have biblically-sourced names.</p> <p>Our first task was the climb to Angel's Landing. A narrow spur of rock extending out into a horseshoe bend in the canyon, it affords a terrific view. The lookout is shown below, just coming into the morning sun. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1kh9_YhsLK7zuteW1395C9dJgzAl7WV01"><img alt="C007_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01077" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17jHJ5w392F06wdDzA4q819TjD5F1brcG" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C007_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01077" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Looking back down the canyon</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=174K6eaeuHthcRSuc4OO8LBKzqms2gT_n"><img alt="C013_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01083" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=138ML2sVbGnUJTg5Uy7NFS_mmhoVCg5yb" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C013_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01083" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=142fntl-khr9KLB15kfV6lqXdcniMa55j"><img alt="C011_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01081" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=103cc1LjqZBtlLh3ccEoFncgdP1mWeF53" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C011_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01081" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1btvfDYsz7Eb7ZITEMbL9O7uXvWq-5LbA"><img alt="P132_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_Jen_IMG_20201207_101349196_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fef7TYStIvihbEn_rOybJVGLZUO7aAZ1" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P132_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_Jen_IMG_20201207_101349196_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RRBiqVVx-ul3tnN9Wdj-sEziilMRw492"><img alt="C017_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01087" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oNGrylA0uD_pgmkChCt3247B6adw4I91" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C017_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01087" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12UcNWupvnaexVFPTjmkaxOmAMGXWb3M5"><img alt="C018_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01088" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1km1DOoquQBI5n2twLiX3TuU8-TUbPhhI" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C018_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01088" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We are headed to the top!</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TFdky5NqZCuoW8G8NWHc0CcbuPP49QL_"><img alt="C029_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01099" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UZV3gZ74N07x6kVwBxQPH6oJH8tnBTG6" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C029_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01099" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Eventually the trail became a walk across the ridge top, with a few chains for safety. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1__k6g9rcXjHlaOU5Q_hgwn-oKD0DTw3t"><img alt="C068_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01139" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DGosZcf6EwD--hPVLG1RmO0XOsAx8jFT" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C068_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01139" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UKxzfZOhxOPhD1xp4jn4dkEnWz3ZxlcK"><img alt="C024_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01094" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1R-MYfkwtUvz8X2VjmCI8xK_1RI7nkT9w" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C024_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01094" width="644" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1L6HOa0U1HXYqzg-bh0rtz4HXmlO9_JNk"><img alt="C032_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01103" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Gc4-WEdhMWM3SN7RPhneMCT1rCXQ1NZB" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C032_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01103" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here we are at the top, the canyon stretches south from here. </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1L91xbquGRJn5Ui4kJDLsEAKdnEqXQQQo"><img alt="C047_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01118" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1S1ZUNRvJaW6BHdJt_AKmd49pBExCdzOu" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C047_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01118" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1L0a1a5Je2hGTplB2J1zYnoR3ThGmyq1b"><img alt="C041_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01112" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nh6DHTwjqGYb2WtaMf6o8fOAwQ0majTa" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C041_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01112" width="644" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rm013DA2RXKArhn-QqdHDOGhsPk1YgRu"><img alt="P145_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_JML_IMG_20201207_110250953_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16gidHn5kPFC3sMc5LNZDHVB_WzRSnm2y" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P145_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_JML_IMG_20201207_110250953_HDR" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15Z4EVWv62QHnai5kvh461h0koLxkBylW"><img alt="C036_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01107" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1n2zdTULBRGm3BLHpCGkxhljnVNT7NWmR" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C036_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01107" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Zion is one of the wintering locations for condors. We were lucky to spot a pair high up on the cliff face. These birds have the largest wingspan of any North American bird. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10APuiizUVr3hK9lft88lq4wxx27XDA8F"><img alt="C034_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01105" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1dsA7JqVs2yWLkv1ahyv17METiX53XopU" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C034_USA UT Zion NP Angel's Landing Trail_2020-12-07_DSC01105" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The next day we drove out to the western edge of the park, well above the canyon proper. From there, we hiked into the Northgate Peaks area.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cbyouB-c83B_u4XljHUVg-hI_ic_dQDY"><img alt="C092_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01163" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1eJtLTAmtb6QjP2lYaCurauLrEYarUnGK" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C092_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01163" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16Qz7zMvJdfKvQhNy3ZJaCQsK-cElV1ai"><img alt="C087_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01158" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10gpfRYF8AZgd8K0F3Vo02Sl_LsQ7w32Q" style="background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C087_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01158" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1B6lMalc8ex1U_ZdKJTtJQ8aDia939lP5"><img alt="C088_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01159" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1seu0xvR53Q8PJAJgd6AkgF63YjCcB9xE" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C088_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01159" width="644" /></a></p> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pyW1HRqHJhBWCkLua9en7cPnbV0kbnAZ"><img alt="P162_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_JML_IMG_20201208_101825557" border="0" height="215" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RZUF0Nun0tXw9aShTnBFpOfsC_O5ANZr" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P162_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_JML_IMG_20201208_101825557" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>We nearly stepped on a walking stick along the track. These little creatures are so well camouflaged, that many species have become asexual, reproducing without another member of their species. Apparently, it's hard to find each other!</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Feaxh22G_SB1H601-3NixbTfX4k7wGQC"><img alt="C094_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01165" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xEPIZggBiS_aJxaTcKfvYVfTE2fyZJ3U" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C094_USA UT Zion NP Northgate Peaks Trail_2020-12-08_DSC01165" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p>With some daylight left to burn, we drove around to the east entrance. This is past the long tunnel required to enter the park from this side. From there, we hiked up to the canyon overlook. </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tCrte-aCkaY4HUQyNKetljf7rV1nxoG3"><img alt="P156_USA UT Zion NP Canyon Overlook Trail_2020-12-08_Jen_IMG_20201208_133531956_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XTf5sCQaYyO5MY33A_9Nsw19G4eDjQYK" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P156_USA UT Zion NP Canyon Overlook Trail_2020-12-08_Jen_IMG_20201208_133531956_HDR" width="644" /> </a></p> <p> </p> <p>On the way back to the van, we dropped into the Pine Creek slot canyon.</p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NXRzO1XzaBvfMWQJZOqdv__-ijahc5n8"><img alt="P160_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_Jen_IMG_20201208_140749905_HDR" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1THDVjGMqsFabaBXVN-M_mKGXc9nOnz3k" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P160_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_Jen_IMG_20201208_140749905_HDR" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BIB9bWeSESSzAE92iHGqxfveZy89aa4R"><img alt="C112_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01183" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15ms8OY08NMoH6UWujbV_-EtDFDe_AaLe" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C112_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01183" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1d_0qyuOH71F_wPNtR2Vo1BQtMN8hOhST"><img alt="C115_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01186" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1t99a8sQuUa2ucHObhuoJryo4Je8yCmbL" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C115_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01186" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jbTW0-X1AYvdqtR7nDKAk9HKN2ELs1eb"><img alt="C117_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01188" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Cflp7nd2EBIdCiy2lVKWQhfclpVNuLNT" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C117_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01188" width="644" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1iBPEDZNt8PB4uCwadatPACbvI5Ab98t-"><img alt="C122_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01193" border="0" height="857" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1W0sHKGMgwTJnUQeA_e4Ek73TiqCefamF" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="C122_USA UT Zion NP Pine Creek Gorge Slot Canyon_2020-12-08_DSC01193" width="644" /></a></p> <div><br /></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XIs1bFpmP3Bs9ofPi2_DTboeAECrOEJf"><img alt="P166_USA UT Rockville Overlook_2020-12-08_JML_IMG_20201208_170418594_HDR" border="0" height="484" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GLS3FYgKaQ88yHNVp0cPy6keSMcQ1c_W" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="P166_USA UT Rockville Overlook_2020-12-08_JML_IMG_20201208_170418594_HDR" width="644" /></a><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280991034979708722noreply@blogger.com0Zion National Park, Utah, USA37.2982022 -113.02630058.9879683638211532 -148.1825505 65.608436036178844 -77.8700505tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892402989830952166.post-46181204666371264502021-05-14T21:00:00.022-05:002021-05-14T21:00:00.165-05:00Southern Grand Staircase-Escalante NM<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="height: 0px; position: fixed; width: 0px; z-index: 1499;"><div class="resolved" data-reactroot="" style="all: initial;"></div></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">By Jen.</span></p> <p>Dates: 12/04/2020 to 12/06/2020</p> <p>We drove to Kanab to try and win the lottery for the Wave, a cool hike that requires a permit, but were unsuccessful, so we did a couple of hikes in the area instead.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZwDj0PvfpmCgWfwOSwIT2055TiTRlp6t"><em><img alt="C006_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Mansard Trail_2020-12-04_DSC00942" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nmLu-G7Zl0JvVisXvkbwbbNKS3jZFK05" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C006_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Mansard Trail_2020-12-04_DSC00942" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>This place had petroglyphs. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xfexUuA3imKR8rR_eq_OLrYe4nWTi1Dm"><em><img alt="C018_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Mansard Trail_2020-12-04_DSC00954" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cykjYsppyn7b6L6xAPbiL_tL7Pg9h0eD" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C018_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Mansard Trail_2020-12-04_DSC00954" width="480" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>And has naturally-decorated abstract art. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>The next day, we went down Buckskin Gulch.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HKPdIdIZ5i6uO1u08L3G1s2w_N7cK7J_"><em><img alt="C030_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00966" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16ZDtcWz75kBQ_l2u6oLvwPnIXI_QtHJH" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C030_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00966" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Entering the slot canyon. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M3YSBY78zWht_3Z0xsxjyCevdNrNFbrA"><em><img alt="C037_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00973" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PgXVXz6sV3XN9H4yzAJm6zz-ZYkOL_Nr" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C037_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00973" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>A drop-off. </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VLerLiHpbDuTiZ3JNW_PnxjmTl3kOJ5Z"><em><img alt="P137_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_Jen_IMG_20201205_094013807" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VV9wu3TQUYIChHnRT8__w7mx3f6Z5MYs" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P137_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_Jen_IMG_20201205_094013807" width="480" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fK9QP5tL_ayACovYieXGZoXx07QG0ham"><em><img alt="C053_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00989" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1rEVfug0exNf4FdYCChPc4y7f1ObMtFKW" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C053_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00989" width="640" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Petroglyphs.</em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1aFMaK5ZOrj2tJRMWLq646pe85eKgJA0n"><em><img alt="C054_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00990" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Tqu79854SPtPYAkYGj8C5aQoTPSe1QY3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C054_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00990" width="640" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DsTiBkxfwQ8jQxKgHTYi15otg58XyZfv"><em><img alt="C055_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00991" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZqwTGw_uWGY6EKYPbdk2DJJ-_k6JN4Af" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C055_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00991" width="480" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1JJqfrQcCdYwDn3OFn3swl4Mq1V1D_oWx"><em><img alt="C059_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00995" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oEjtwvUfM_-r-eiNzmxTpGerIFJOekvk" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C059_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00995" width="640" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1786hJpVpFidmjTQzfOFKVVDgOHB2jtLs"><em><img alt="C061_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00997" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11t0S3zzaEIMreAOA3WJE4O8sYTfoKlbs" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C061_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00997" width="640" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UC4clroSo5hGXZdEVgvIgMise9JbtN5e"><em><img alt="C060_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00996" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HAjlhGkpL0jM9Vixov0izU-QcIoeElTq" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C060_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC00996" width="640" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=135SDcA37DDEM6-fSI2TvFKUkRmkDCuoA"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XKs0iNiNUrq-7BazitbfKJv21sfESL6J"><img alt="C094_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC01031" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1M3hCPBFnlKfAHmSPb4M6KPLGRbOlfEB5" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C094_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC01031" width="480" /></a></em></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11wUOCqI3HET3yOc-F9d5J-KmHm56aTYH"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19HzKr-xSoO50HPKftJb7K286UI6JMUXx"><img alt="P206_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_JML_IMG_20201205_102054733" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1w_YzsdjWB6Z1kuWM66_WgkSFRj4BqpPV" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P206_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_JML_IMG_20201205_102054733" width="480" /></a></em></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pFQDKRAaLWI_7uBmeLidBC1uXq6Baab6"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RYvAJt3ksGlJGnzwuOVk68sxlFqZWE2h"><img alt="C104_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC01041" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hjt0cfTWfJSg1vo7bC2SiJgbRHMW7FYt" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C104_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_DSC01041" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>This is why you don’t come down here when it rains!</em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=109-d-m0dNR2CQvM5OQb4hrR-XIEevj9Y"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CEYH-KnlsOxdefivcckHsHqLKMR9wWPg"><img alt="P210_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_JML_IMG_20201205_102906858_HDR" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ATdDsfVw1yLjHBdr9Uw_fp6u5KjKwlPF" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P210_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_JML_IMG_20201205_102906858_HDR" width="480" /></a></em></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19DORYQlZ5q5wumcA254V4uRlgNZGOegf"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18cdgqixiYAa8IgFiIQFftLihmxrAflQj"><img alt="P163_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_Jen_IMG_20201205_115027835" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1FDtDmyXRmyUeizhAGvJU4X7hVQiKJf4k" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P163_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_Jen_IMG_20201205_115027835" width="480" /></a></em></p> <p align="center"><em>See how narrow the walls are apart! This is the view looking up.</em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=122Kxq_QM2adHfdejgmjtaGc2-Xo7xWKu"><em><img alt="P194_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_Jen_IMG_20201205_133730173_HDR" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10M2-D_5tOEkBJVEPpZVYk_CK_bDGU1Ad" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P194_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Buckskin Gulch Trail_2020-12-05_Jen_IMG_20201205_133730173_HDR" width="640" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p>The next day, we visited Pahreah, a ghost town and movie set with scenic views. </p><p><br /></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <em> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tBhhWfBM6vwh0XNQssF4S4tFEUYlyOQL"><img alt="C121_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01058" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ByFMjfvG63U2yHHzKQ8l-evAZP4XrdX4" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C121_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01058" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VVVP6Zit_xRgPLg8sTIvK_1Ni3LG5riX"><img alt="C123_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01060" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15zj8h-qLgxV8lOcTcK5T9HXz3J7f_IhP" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="C123_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01060" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Xx5PWPjzM5nveU6zqxtmY2bVb26jpgRH"><img alt="C130_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01067" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-OTqjGp4fdwTQR5vb1_89LNwQWwUBTKN" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C130_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01067" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CN_8vVpA9ywAhjkpxAkLCjOJrDHLQL-p"><img alt="C125_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01062" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11tQgGod3wGgPEGqklJbkmjigWuKqYeAP" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="C125_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_DSC01062" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1darU1txZiFyqnYXlXXeaTvKghpTLd3jB"><img alt="P214_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_Jen_IMG_20201206_102103080" border="0" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=13liddDZFuJmjAMudCBfN40UkpU1Jbbeg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; margin: 0px;" title="P214_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_Jen_IMG_20201206_102103080" width="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gf5gzPHeNwT4F4KBdqNaUAJpX23neyTU"><img alt="P216_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_Jen_IMG_20201206_105438211" border="0" height="640" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Aqt_wUtCyUvbGZAjLFstN5k8bdd2t6E0" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline;" title="P216_USA UT Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Pahreah Ghost Town_2020-12-06_Jen_IMG_20201206_105438211" width="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"></p></em><div id="i4c-dialogs-container"></div>Jennifer Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414008036118412581noreply@blogger.com0Buckskin Gulch, Utah 84741, USA37.0016515 -111.86600718.6914176638211558 -147.0222571 65.311885336178847 -76.7097571