This week’s Foto Friday Fun features 11 images chosen by readers from my photo archives. Our meme number for this week is 6349. Please link in any day this week by digging into your archives and sharing a photo and story on your blog. Plus check out the other posts linked to the Foto Friday Fun meme.
Shane chose #6349, a favorite view of mine seen through the burnt forest from the 2006 Warm Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. Although I’m not often driving this route after dark sometimes it happens when I’ve been shopping 2-4 hours away from the North Rim. The Vermilion Cliffs (left) and Echo Cliffs can barely be seen at least 35-60 miles away in the last light of the day. Taken 8/15/14.
Sherry chose #6938, one of ten photos from a panorama of Grand Canyon and beyond from Point Imperial overlook on the North Rim. I love the play of light and shadow from the receding monsoon storm clouds. And once again the Vermilion Cliffs off to the left. Taken 9/4/14.
Diane chose #8007 and she will soon be out of variations on her James Bond numbers. But I’ll never be out of variations of elephants at the waterhole, called a dam, at Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa because I took 100s of photos there. It is especially fun to watch the youngsters as they socialize and play. Taken 3/8/14.
Barb chose #12, “the twin Grands age.” My long-time travel companion Carson lived to almost 12 and here he is opening his Christmas gift of a bear, bone or ball when he was only four and we were living in the motorhome at the Yucca Valley flea market. I miss him every day. Taken 12/25/01.
Yogi forgot a number this week and being he accepts cheating I chose #228 for how many characters were in his comment. And believe me, he is a character. So here’s another character, me hiking on the Bright Angel trail and headed for the South Rim. You can see where I came from off the North Rim which is beyond sight up that far canyon towards the right. This was my first rim to rim and I was very happy to have made it across the big ditch. Taken 5/5/08.
Elaine chose #2374, one of two from a panorama of my first visit to Toroweap overlook. Late light put the river in shadow 3000 feet down into Grand Canyon while the high plateau received a last glow. Taken 9/27/10.
Cindy chose #478, a window view from Wukoki Pueblo at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. This is just one of the many ruins to tour and is located just north of Flagstaff. Being Cindy is from southern Utah she’s probably visited here. Taken 4/16/09.
Sallie chose #8999, one of five from yet another panorama. (I take a lot of those.) Giving an evening program at the North Rim Grand Lodge offers a chance to see sunset over Widforss Plateau. Taken 10/7/14.
My choice this week is the last sunset I saw in the southern Arizona desert just north of Quartzsite Tuesday night. It may be a while before I’m back that way but I’m sure there will be many more sunsets to come.
Please join in by:
1) Sharing a #6349 photo index number from your photo archives in a post on your blog with a story that goes with the photo. Then add the URL from that post to Mr. Linky below along with your name (Gaelyn, AZ), and link back to Foto Friday Fun 102 in your post so others may read and join in.
2) You can also leave a number between 01 and 9999 in a comment for next week’s Foto Friday Fun.
3) One or both of the above.
First commenter will chose next week’s photo index number.
Do you have a favorite from this week?
This was fun! I’d forgotten about my bat!
#9247
Glad you liked it. Have you down for #9247.
That Point Imperial panorama is pretty incredible. There’s so much going on with the clouds and the shadows and the cliffs in the background. Great work on that one.
I’ll take #8120 this week.
Thanks Shane. I love those semi-cloudy days. Have you down for #8120.
WOW! So many great shots chosen this week. I love love mine. What gorgeous pictures of the fantastic colors of the canyon. I also love those elephants – still in my dreams – and the picture of you rim to riming. You look fabulous! Such a sweet story and picture of Carson. We never do forget our beloved pets. I think I’ll take 9374 for next week please.
Thanks Sherry. I sure do love to dig through the archives. Glad I hiked the canyon when I still could. I’ll never forget Carson. Have you down for #9374.
My favorite is 2374. We need to quite volunteering and visit these places. Next year.
Sometimes volunteering is a nice way to explore an area.
Oh thank you for my beautiful beautiful picture! That is certainly the area for panoramas — so much beautiful scenery that goes on forever! Interesting that you had quite a few night shots this time; they’re all good, I never can get good pix after dark. You looked great hiking that rim to rim. But as always whenever you show them the elephants are my favorite!
Seems like it was a high percentage of panos and nightish shots this week. Tripod makes after dark shots easier but I am getting better at hand held. Elephants always my favorite as well. No number this week?
Awww – I liked seeing Carson. I think of my old Golden so often – it’s 10 years since she died. They stay in our hearts forever. Another group of impressive photos, Gaelyn. I liked your hiking portrait, too.
Definitely our special fur babies hold a place in our hearts. Thanks Barb. No number this week?
Well, 228 was the number I was thinking of putting down but didn’t. We have some sort of cosmic connection or something.
I love the North rim shot with the dappled light. It is incredibly beautiful. The Kaibab forest shot is nice also. I don’t think my Dad ever worked that forest but he at least had friends that did.
I was reading your mind and also knew you’d choose #229 for next week. Picture was already picked out. 😉 The North Kaibab Forest is gorgeous with it’s dense Ponderosa pine and aspen forest.
Sorry, I’m going with 229 next week. I bet you already knew that.
Love my Elephants and wow that amazing sunset. 9007 for next week than I will have to think again 🙂 Have a great week Diane
Always love the elephants and really missed seeing them this winter. Have you down for #9007.