TRAVEL: AMERICAN SOUTHWEST ROAD TRIP MAY 2024

BEST OF THE BEST

A collection of some of my favorites (absolute must-sees marked accordingly)

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An angle of the Okalahoma State Capital in OKC that turned out well - 4.5/5 - MUST SEE

A random mountain at an AZ rest station that had some good lighting - 3.5/5

A view of the "Painted Desert" within the Petrified Forest - 3/5

Bright "streaks" of orange plastered across the desert - 4/5

A petrified log which is suspended across a gap, with signage asserting it will inevitably collapse - 3/5

A large petrified wood specimen, nearly fully intact (vertical) - 3/5

I think this is Humphrey's Peak, in central Arizona - 4/5

Lake Powell, Above Glen Canyon Dam 4.5/5 - MUST SEE

Looking into "The Narrows" at Zion National Park (vertical) - 3.5/5

Staring out from the entrance to the Narrows - 3.5/5

Logs suspended over river near the Narrows - 3.5/5

A view from the start of the trail to "Angel's Landing" - 4/5

Looking at "Angel's Landing" - see the hikers going up, around, and to the top - 4.5/5 - MUST SEE

The squirrels in Zion have absolutely no fear - they'll walk along the trail with you

Probably my single most favorite shot of the trip, of Zion Canyon! - 5/5 - MUST SEE

A lower angle of Zion Canyon - 4/5

A lower angle of Zion Canyon, with more of the Virgin River showing (vertical) - 4/5

The "Lower" Emerald Grove at Zion 3.5/5

A blooming cactus along the Emerald Grove trail - 3.5/5

A cropped view of some of the mountains from the "Court of the Patriarchs" in Zion - 3.5/5

A view of one of the single "Patriarchs" - 3.5/5

Looking at Sunrise Point at Bryce Canyon - 4/5

A wonderful time of day to catch some shadows in Bryce Canyon (one of my sister's favorites) - 4/5

Personally, I like this one better with a similar "feel" at a nearby rock - 4/5

Formations near "Wall Street" in Bryce Canyon - 4.5/5 - MUST SEE

A long-view from Bryce Point, at the end of the canyon - 3.5/5

Some of the narrow roads found within the Canyonlands - 3/5

"Buck Canyon" at the Canyonlands - 3.5/5

Another all-timer photo of the Green River in the Canyonlands (zoom in) - 5/5 - MUST SEE

A reflection on the waters of Grand Lake - 3.5/5

The pristine, off-season forests of the Rockies - 4/5

The snow-topped mountains give the appearance of "blending" into the sky (vertical) - 4/5

A long shot of the low slopes of the mountains - 4/5

Large valley between two peaks - 4.5/5 - MUST SEE

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