November 22-25, 2018: Southern Utah

On Thanksgiving weekend, a friend and I visited Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Canyons, and Devil's Garden), and finally a brief stop at Capitol Reef National Park. (map)

Zion National Park

rubber rabbitbrush
Watchman Trail
Bee Hive Peak & The Sentinel
Watchman Trail
strawberry hedgehog cactus
Watchman Trail
wild buckwheat
Watchman Trail
desert marigold
Watchman Trail
frost-stem sun-cups
Watchman Trail
wild buckwheat
Watchman Trail
orange rock & clouds
Watchman Trail
The West Temple
Watchman Trail
southern maiden-hair fern
Watchman Trail
The Sundial & Towers of the Virgins
Watchman Trail
slender buckwheat
Watchman Trail
single-leaf pinyon (piñon) cone
Watchman Trail
Zion Canyon & Bridge Mountain
Watchman Trail
Zion Canyon
Watchman Trail
yucca
Watchman Trail
prickly-pear cactus
Watchman Trail
The Watchman
Watchman Trail
round-leaf buffaloberry leaves
Watchman Trail
scraggly seed-pods
Watchman Trail
banded rock
Watchman Trail
Bridge Mountain
Watchman Trail
Bridge Mountain & Virgin River
Watchman Trail
The Watchman
Watchman Trail
The Watchman & Virgin River
Canyon Junction
Mt. Spry, East Temple, Twin Brothers, & Mountain of the Sun
Canyon Junction
The Watchman & Virgin River
Canyon Junction
sandstone concretions
Canyon Junction
The Watchman & Virgin River
Canyon Junction
The West Temple at sunrise
Bumbleberry Inn
The West Temple, The Sundial, & Towers of the Virgins
Zion Human History Museum
Red Arch Mountain
The Grotto Trailhead
golden-aster
The Grotto
The Great White Throne
West Rim Trail
rough golden-aster
West Rim Trail
mat rock-spirea (rockmat)
West Rim Trail
Springdale rock-daisy
West Rim Trail
big-tooth maple leaves
West Rim Trail
Refrigerator Canyon
West Rim Trail
Big Bend & Cable Mountain
Scout Lookout
Cathedral Mountain
Scout Lookout
crowded Angel's Landing Trail
Scout Lookout
prickly-pear cactus fruit (tunas)
Angel's Landing
Virgin River from above
Angel's Landing
eroded sandstone
Angel's Landing
east side of Angel's Landing
Angel's Landing
Upper Zion Canyon
Angel's Landing
Lower Zion Canyon
Angel's Landing
Big Bend
Angel's Landing
Observation Point & East Rim Trail
Angel's Landing
Angel's Landing panorama
Angel's Landing
Refrigerator Canyon
West Rim Trail
thelypody
West Rim Trail
Lower Zion Canyon
West Rim Trail
Angel's Landing & Virgin River
West Rim Trail
willow-baccharis seeds
West Rim Trail
Temple of Sinawava
Temple of Sinawava
Virgin River
Riverside Walk
Zion Canyon through dripping water
Weeping Rock
southern maiden-hair fern
Weeping Rock Trail
mule deer buck
Weeping Rock Trailhead
Court of the Patriarchs
Zion Canyon Scenic Drive
willow-baccharis seeds
Zion Canyon Scenic Drive
Mountain of the Sun, Twin Brothers, Mt. Spry, & East Temple
Zion Park Boulevard
Mount Spry
Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway
The East Temple
Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway
desert bighorn sheep
Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway
White Cliffs
Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway
Checkerboard Mesa
Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway

Bryce Canyon National Park

Red Canyon
Utah SR-12
Bryce Amphitheater
Sunset Point
Thor's Hammer
Sunset Point
Bryce Amphitheater
Wall Street (Navajo Loop Trail)
orange canyon walls
Wall Street (Navajo Loop Trail)
Wall Street
Wall Street (Navajo Loop Trail)
narrow canyon walls
Wall Street (Navajo Loop Trail)
tourists
Wall Street (Navajo Loop Trail)
Douglas-fir in a canyon
Wall Street (Navajo Loop Trail)
hoodoos
Navajo Loop Trail
white-breasted nuthatch
Navajo Loop Trail
Queen Victoria hoodoo
Queen's Garden
Bryce Amphitheater
Queen's Garden Trail
bristlecone pine
Queen's Garden Trail
E.T. hoodoo
Queen's Garden Trail
hoodoos
Queen's Garden Trail
dunes, castles, Bristlecone Point, & Powell Point
Queen's Garden Trail
Bryce Amphitheater
Sunrise Point
limber pine on the brink
Sunrise Point
Bryce Amphitheater
Rim Trail
Bryce Amphitheater
Sunset Point
arches in the rim
Bryce Point
Wall of Windows
Bryce Point
Bryce Point panorama (north)
Bryce Point
Yellow Creek Canyon
Paria View
Natural Bridge & snow-dusted sandstone
Natural Bridge Overlook
raven
Rainbow Point
view to the northwest
Rainbow Point
The Hunter
Agua Canyon Overlook
view to the northeast
Farview Point
south side of Bryce Amphitheater
Inspiration Point
Bryce Amphitheater
Inspiration Point
Inspiration Point panorama
Inspiration Point
view east over Tropic
Inspiration Point
Powell Point
Powell Point Vista

Canyons of the Escalante

Straight Cliffs
Dry Fork Trailhead
damned yellow composite
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
lower entrance of Peek-A-Boo Canyon
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
heart-shaped arch
Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon
sandstone arch
Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon
roof of Peek-A-Boo Canyon
Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon
sandstone
Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon
prickly-pear cactus
between Peek-A-Boo & Spooky Gulches
Straight Cliffs & desert
between Peek-A-Boo & Spooky Gulches
animal tracks
Spooky Gulch
north end of Spooky Canyon
Spooky Slot Canyon
sandstone walls
Spooky Slot Canyon
sandstone arch
Spooky Slot Canyon
narrow gap
Spooky Slot Canyon
the crux of Spooky Canyon
Spooky Slot Canyon
sandstone walls
Spooky Slot Canyon
sandstone walls
Spooky Slot Canyon
sandstone walls
Spooky Slot Canyon
knobby and smooth sandstone layers
Spooky Slot Canyon
daylight
Spooky Slot Canyon
desert varnish
Spooky Slot Canyon
sandstone face
Spooky Slot Canyon
Spooky's lower entrance
Spooky Slot Canyon
rabbitbrush
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
sand sagebrush
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
Utah juniper berries
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
wildflower leaf rosette
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch
Hole-in-the-Rock Road
Hole-in-the-Rock Road
hoodoos
Devil's Garden
hoodoos
Devil's Garden
hoodoo
Devil's Garden
hoodoos
Devil's Garden
hoodoos
Devil's Garden
hoodoos
Devil's Garden
Mano Arch
Devil's Garden
Metate Arch
Devil's Garden
Metate Arch & a pointy hoodoo
Devil's Garden
hoodoos
Devil's Garden
Henry Mountains
Head of the Rocks Overlook

Capitol Reef National Park

Mount Ellen & Buck Point
Utah SR-12
Meeks Mesa
Utah SR-24
Chimney Rock & Mummy Cliff
Utah SR-24
Chimney Rock
Utah SR-24
Mount Ellen & red rock
Panorama Point
Panorama Point panorama
Panorama Point
The Castle
Panorama Point
Mount Ellen & Capitol Reef
Sunset Point
Mount Ellen, Capitol Reef, & Sulphur Creek Canyon
Sunset Point
Capitol Reef
Sunset Point
Sulphur Creek Canyon
Sunset Point
sunset clouds
Utah SR-24

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