This week’s Foto Friday Fun features ten images chosen by readers from my photo files including several photos from Grand Canyon and my new most favorite.
Mary Lou chose #2320. While camped for about a month during winter 2014 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park storms came and went providing some amazing clouds and here crepuscular rays as well.
Jim and Diana chose #1970, “the year Sleeping Bear Dunes was made a national lakeshore.” I remember that because I lived in a suburb of Chicago in 1970 and was 16 years old. Used to visit the dunes regularly.
Donna chose #437. The iconic Angels Window on the North Rim of Grand Canyon as seen from a pullout for the Cliff Springs trail my first season there in 2008.
Pam and John chose #0203. A hot day in Pilanesberg Game Reserve in South Africa had these two rhinos cooling off.
Patti chose #140 in her leaps of 10. Paradise Lost is one of the most decorated rooms in Oregon Caves. But to get there on tour required climbing over 50 steps. Many visitors declined but I did it every time I led a tour.
Sherry and David chose #3654. During July monsoon at Grand Canyon the clouds often drift away right around sunset.
Yogi chose #2030, also advancing by 10. Late light at Zion National Park enhances the rich colors of the sandstone walls.
Sallie chose #3917, “last part of our zip code.” I’d be sure there is no zip code for the most remote location I’ve ever experienced along the north rim of Grand Canyon at Jumpup Point on the Kaibab National Forest.
Jodee and Bill chose #2470, one of four in a zoomed in panorama of Sky Island seen from the Walhalla overlook on the North Rim of Grand Canyon.
Yogi chose #5000. A view from my recent hike in Palm Canyon on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.
My choice is a top favorite from this current road trip camping along Darby Well Road on BLM near Ajo, Arizona. I didn’t even notice the anticrepuscular rays—opposite the sun—while taking the photo.
Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun which allows me to share these photographs and memories. Please join in next week by leaving a number between 1 and 9999 in your comment below.
Do you have a favorite this week?
Thanks for another week of great photos. My favorite is your choice. Please put me down for 5811 for next week. Mary Lou
Thanks Mary Lou. My newest favorite photo. Have you down for #5811.
Love those rhinos!! So cute:) We’ll have to check Oregon Caves. Neat formation! Great photo choice, Gaelyn. Love the colors!
Oregon Caves and the surrounding Siskiyou NF are definitely worthy of a visit. No number?
I forgot again!! #2117
Have you down for #2117. Thanks for playing along.
So many beautiful colors in nature – love all the canyons and rock formations. Cutie you too :-)) 3310 for next week please.
Thanks Jodee, I’m a rock hound. Have you down for #3310.
I also like your choice, but had to look up anticrepuscular rays … crepuscular ray is used in the definition! ARG!!! but I get the idea. Thanks to Patti for selecting the Oregon Caves, I’ve been to the VC, but did not do the tour, and thanks to you for blogging what I missed. I’ll pick the odd numbers 1357 – what did I hit? And Thanks Gaelyn for putting up such an informative and inspiring blog!
Thank you Jeff. Fun to learn something new huh? Sorry you missed the cave tour as it’s a really cool cave. 42°F cool. 😉 Have you down for #1357.
Oh boy what a variety of beautiful photographs. Ours is my very favorite. Those beautiful blues of monsoon. Love the rhinos too. What a thrill to see them in the wild. And the picture of sweet you at sweet 16. So much the same as now, just wiser. Boy if we had known then what we know now. I’ll take 512 for next time please.
Monsoon is definitely a wonderful time to visit the canyon, with a rain coat. Not 100% sure about the wiser part. Have you down for #512.
Love the last picture. Never can get enough of the area.
I choose 1970 for nxt week as its the year my oldest child was born.
Rosemary
Thanks Rosemary. I was really excited about that last shot. Have you down for #1970.
My favorite is the Jumpup Point. I can see why it likely has no zip code.
You let me cheat this week and I have two entries. You shouldn’t encourage me cheating cuz I’ll cheat even more if you do.
I kind of like 2050 for this week.
My most favorite remote overlook on the north rim. Too bad it’s such a bear to drive to. I love when you “cheat” breaking the rules as you march to your own drummer. Have you down for #2050.
Liked them all – especially the one of you from 1970.
Next week: # 447
Gee thanks. You get #447 next week.
Last year we visited the Luray Caverns about 90 minutes from us in Virginia. It was really quite something, massive open rooms, even an organ! This photo looks very much like what we saw in Luray. Thanks for the share! Let’s continue with leaps of 10, so next week is #150.
Love 16-year-old Gaelyn and the choker necklace. Didn’t we all wear one?!
I’ve yet to see the Luray. Notice the playboy bunny pendent on the choker. 😉 Thought I was hot. Have you down for #150.