Over the long Christmas weekend, Eric and I drove to Zion National Park. It was my first time visiting but Eric had been there as a child. It was magnificent. And, like Sedona and the Grand Canyon, pictures do not do it justice. But you know I have to try!
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Sun shining on the Virgin River |
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Red rocks in the snow |
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Huge tree along our hike |
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Snow covered hand rails |
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Deer approaching us on the trail |
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Deer with grass in his mouth |
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Buck watching me get closer |
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Snow covered rocks |
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Icicles on the red walls |
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Snow covered logs |
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One of the majestic mountains |
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Deer framed by the tree |
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Lady Mountain (I believe) |
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Snowy, muddy trail |
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We came across a flock of turkeys - a first for me! |
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Wild Turkey! |
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Wild turkey print in the snow |
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Virgin River |
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B&W of the Virgin River | | | | | |
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Another first - big horn sheep! |
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They were pretty far up the mountain and I didn't have a good zoom lens - but still cool! |
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Loved the lines and light on this formation |
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Checkerboard Mesa |
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Checkerboard Mesa - the lines are caused from wind and weather over the years |
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Eagle on the roadside with it's kill - I got a little closer and he flew away (but not far!) |
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Open land at sunset |
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Buffalo |
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Home on the range |
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Closeup |
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Marble Canyon of the Colorado River |
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Navajo Bridge over the Colorado |
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You can see the sand banks on the south side of the river |
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Goodbye for now! I hope to visit northern AZ / southern Utah again soon! |
"While the river of life glides along smoothly, it remains the same river; only the landscape on either bank seems to change." ~Max Muller
"And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow."
~Roy Bean
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