Saturday, September 15, 2012

Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park




                     A rock climbers haven






Donna and her two little brothers







     One of the waterfalls of Yosemite





 




A spectacular view






           Half Dome Rock





 





          Donna and Mark
              at Yosemite




             John and Carol







         A beautiful sunset
            over Yosemite

Friday, September 14, 2012

Sequoia & King's Canyon National Parks






Home of the BIG trees












Cool little tunnel we passed along the way


Standing in front of the General Sherman









This tree was just to big to fit in my snapshot


Donna taking a look up the tree
 
 
 
 
A look at the top of the tree
 
 






            The mountain tops



          Another Canyon




Views of the Canyon





A very high cliff


Grand Canyon Day 2 Sunrise





Got to the Canyon at 5:00AM waiting for the sunrise, This was the first rays of the sun I caught










The Canyon starting to brighten up




As John Denver's song said;

 "Good morning Sunshine"













The colors were unreal first thing in the morning










The sun getting stronger with each passing minute











If you blink your eyes you may have missed one of the changes taking place as the sun rises
























You never know who you might meet at the visitors center in the Canyon



 



 Took a little trip on Route 66











Made it to California after a minor setback with our rental car










Found a great place for camping;.. you interested??

Grand Canyon Day One

Sorry these pictures are a day late due to not having access to the internet


One of the entrances to the Park







The Watchtower at Desert View




A view from Desert View




How true the words from this Psalm which was found at the Watchtower on one of the viewing stations




There are truly no words which can be said of the awe inspiring views at the Grand Canyon. I will let the pictures speak for themselves
 








The following are Scenes at Sunset


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Mesa Verde CO



Wilson's Arch, on the way to Mesa Verde


Took a little time out to read a newspaper of olden days



This is the news of old



Entering Colorado




Entrance to the park



A quick run through the mountain



Beautiful scenery




A view at Cliff Palace





The place to go to be in four states at the same time





The intersection






The four states