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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