Utah Road Trips, Day 8: Zion National Park and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

 

Virgin River, snow-covered mountains in the background, Zion National Park, Utah

With yesterday’s AWESOME fiery Zion sunset, we were totally motivated to get up early this morning, hopeful for an incredible sunrise.  Alas, it was not to be.  It was already snowing when the alarm sounded at 6 AM.  We still rushed  to [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 7: Zion National Park

This has got to be my best photography day yet on this trip.  Remember I said a few days ago that I couldn’t imagine Zion being more spectacular than Bryce?  Well, today was absolutely incredible.  We went up the Weeping Rock trail, which was pretty icy.  At one point there was an ice landslide [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 4: Bryce Canyon

Boy, we were seriously exhausted at the end of the day.  That’s why I’m getting this post up a day late.  Plus, it’s a lot of work to be out shooting all day and then come back and process photos at night!  Anyway, we got up for the sunrise…and it was BITTER cold.  Went [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 3: Bryce Canyon

Photo of the viewfrom Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Today, we visited Inspiration Point, Bryce Point, and Sunset Point.  In the afternoon, we hiked the 2.2 mile, 1.5 hour Navajo loop from Sunset Point down into the canyon.  The snow is deep, but just a few icy points on the path.  Not [...]

I am in love with the Chincoteaue National Wildlife Refuge.

My husband and I just spent a 3-day weekend at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia, with other members of the Gaithersburg Camera Club.  It was absolutely GORGEOUS!!!  There were thousands of beautiful snow geese – I’ve never seen anything like it!  Shortly after we first arrived on Friday afternoon, they [...]