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Zion National Park Part II
Yesterday we woke up early and hiked The Narrows. Which was probably the coolest most beautiful hike I have ever done. The sandstone canyon walls rise up hundreds of feet around you while you are waist deep in the light blue Virgin River. The “trail” follows the river as it winds through the canyon walls. Each time we came around the next bend, it was just as breathtaking as the last one. It is a hike I highly recommend. The enormous canyon walls will leave you speechless and wading through the river will make you feel like a 18th century explorer. We took the first bus for both Angel’s Landing and The Narrows which I also highly recommend. As we were ending our hikes, the crowds of people starting the trails were by the hundreds it seemed.
We got done with The Narrows in the afternoon. We packed up the truck and camper, made some lunch and hightailed it for California. Our original plan was to stop at Death Valley National Park. I am writing this blog entry from a parking lot in Big Sur, CA. Plans changed. - My mind was so free from the concept of time that I had no idea what date and day it was. Which caused us to run into a problem this morning. We pulled up to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and realized we were 1 day early. Being that all the campgrounds around are full, here we are. Anyway..
I drove about seven hours yesterday. My eyes started to sag so I pulled into a rest area next to some big rigs and set up camp. We finished the drive to Big Sur this morning.
Side note • After driving 100+ miles on the Pacific Coast Highway up towards Big Sur. I am officially declaring it to be America’s most beautiful scenic road.
I will post up pictures of our first day in Big Sur tomorrow morning!
Cheers!
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We left The Great Smoky Mountains National Park around noon on Wednesday. As you can see our route changed a bit. Some of our reservations were cancelled in Arizona due to fires. So, we high tailed it to Colorado stopping only for fuel and food. I didn’t get any sleep and drove the entire day Wednesday, Wednesday night and most of Thursday. Jess hopped in for a few hours here and there giving me a few breaks. You also might notice there is a picture of Jess driving and not me. That’s because Jess slept most of the time :) . Luckily I had some good driving tunes and coffee to keep me awake. We did get to stop and check out Cadillac Ranch outside of Amarillo, Texas which was a cool piece of art.
We got to the campsite late Thursday afternoon and went to sleep pretty early last night. We did get to meet our great camp neighbors who are from Minnesota and travel the U.S. every chance they get on their motorcycle while pulling a trailer tent. They have been doing it since 1990 and had some great tips and ideas for camping/the camper and cool recommendations for areas in the U.S.
Jess and I woke up at at 4am to hike around the Sand Dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park. For the first hour as the sun was coming up we were the only people in the park, that we could see at least. The Great Sand Dunes in Colorado are the tallest dunes in North America. Such a surreal natural beauty.
Now to take a nap in the hammock…
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The world is made of tragedies. Shocking tragedies …
I make my words the same as the previous post that I published.
Brussels - National (Zaventem) Belgium
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National Anthem,2012
Back to DC for Valentines Day to see the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles International. What and exciting and amazing display of air and space craft. It was great to see it all.
Some of the clouds are orange, a small patch is pink and the softest blue sky. Last light on far away mountain peak, few clouds scuttled along and the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. . Dark shades of night, gazing stars and holding your hand in mine; par www.withManish.com
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Some of the clouds are orange, a small patch is pink and the softest blue sky. Last light on far away mountain peak, few clouds scuttled along and the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. . Dark shades of night, gazing stars and holding your hand in mine; I’ll be happy for the rest of my little life. Will you hold my hand and walk with me ? . #earthfocus #earth_shotz #neverstopexploring #global_hotshotz #global_shotz #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #awesome_earthpix #ig_bliss #exploreeverything #planetearth #landscape #mountains #ladakh #expedition #shadows #beautiful #himalayas . #landscape #goldenhours #gold #sunset #colourful #colours #adventure #winter #icePhoto
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Photograph Kakadu National Park with Steve Parish
[Only 16 Places Left!]
15th - 19th July 2013
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia - Nearly 20,000 square kilometres of ancient wetlands, escarpment, outliers, woodlands, monsoon rain forests and home to our earliest Australians for more than 50,000 years.
Come on an incredible photographic and cultural adventure with myself and my very good friend, internationally acclaimed landscape and nature photographer, Steve Parish.
We will explore and take time to capture amazing images of the cultural landscape, as well as the magnificent flora and fauna that makes Kakadu National Park one of the most fascinating World Heritage listed areas on this planet!
An incredible journey of 5 days and 4 nights with all meals and quality accommodation taken care of, with Steve’s guidance to help you with your images all along the way!
Click Here for all the details and Full Program of Events with Steve Parish in 2013
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Stopped on the side of the road to photograph this amazing view. I loved the winding river with the mountains and trees in the background. :)
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1964 National Newport 84 “map” guitar in all its Res-o-Glass glory. Wiggle stick and lucite bridge Val-Trol pickup for extra fun points. #National #Resoglass #vintageguitar #1964 #seafoamgreen (at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar)
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