This week’s Foto Friday Fun features 10 images chosen by readers from my photo files including Utah, Arizona, and South Africa.
Diane and Nigel chose #707. This dry wash along Wire Pass may not look like much but lead to my first hike into a slot canyon called Buckskin Gulch which was awesome.
Yogi chose #6666. The Paria Cemetery is just one place to stop along the Paria River Road where movies have been filmed past and present.
Sherry and David chose #1207. When I lived in Yarnell, Arizona the Weaver Mountains in my backyard made a great place to hike and explore.
Pam and John chose #1707. Hyenas get kind of a bad rap in the animal kingdom but I think they are really cool. Saw this pack during my second visit to Kruger National Park for only a week which is long enough but not really long enough.
Mary Lou chose #7717. A favorite view at the end of the day when the the sunset light makes temples glow at Grand Canyon.
Donna chose #627. Box Canyon in Wupatki National Monument is a landscape dotted with pueblo ruins.
Patti and Abi chose #360, one in a panorama of four photos shows water in Greenland Lake on the North Rim my first season, spring 2008. Many years this lake is bone dry.
Sallie and Bill chose #68. From 2005, my first winter in Yarnell with the previous 5th-wheel and my Carson dog.
Jodee and Bill chose #3470. We see many herons in the US but this Black-necked Heron is only seen in southern Africa and Madagascar. This particular beauty posed in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa.
Jeff chose #3579, “the number of miles traveled thus far on our summer road trip.” I’m not sure how many miles I traveled during my 2013 summer road trip in South Africa but I went out of my way to drive mountain passes with views like this. Bain’s Kloof was one of three passes driven on the way to overnight at Rhodene Farm.
My choice from this week’s days off when I went shopping in Flagstaff plus out to dinner with a friend, then camped overnight in the national forest followed by a meeting on the South Rim and a rim walk afterwards in light intermittent rain.
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 99 in your comment below.
Do you have a favorite this week?
So I’ve been rather absent lately both writing and reading. I hope to get a post out next week that will bring you up to date.
Love the hyenas! I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before.
Let’s go with 365 this week, as that’s the distance (in millions of miles) that Jupiter is from Earth at its closest. It is currently really bright in the evening sky.
I’ll bet you’re seeing a lot of the night sky right now, including Jupiter. So #365 for you.
I miss your posts. (Tears)
Sorry. Have been really busy yet not much to write about. Soon. Thanks.
As ever a great series of photos. The reminder of slot canyons is a good one – something we had never seen before out holiday last year, they are amazing. We love the sunlight on the canyon as well. Just off to celebrate Bastille day so a bit rushed. 1407 for next week please. Diane and Nigel.
Thank you Diane. Happy Bastille Day. Have you down for #1407.
I see you have narrowed our choices to be between 1 and 99 this week. I’ll take 12, the number of mountain passes in your 2013 South Africa mountain pass blog. Thanks for the link!
Glad you noticed. Just something different. All those South African mountain passes were awesome. You get #12 next week.
Love our photo from this week! Any wildlife sighting is awesome but this pack of hyenas must have been amazing.
The road to the Paria River is one of my all time favorite. I don’t believe we’ve ever seen such spectacular colors as we found in the hills here. We stopped at the cemetery, as well.
Waputiki NM is such a great find. I’m glad we didn’t miss it.
#7141
All the wildlife in South Africa is amazing. I too like the colorful bentonite along the Paria River. #7141 for you next week.
What a stunning heron! I’m so envious of all the wonderful critters you’ve seen in South Africa – the hyenas too 🙂 As much as we’re loving our PNW summer, your pics make me look forward to winter back in the desert.
#53 for next week please.
Thanks Jodee. I too love the PNW but when there miss the SW. Hope to see you this winter down here. You get #53 next week.
I instantly recognized the cemetery at Paria Town Site!
Beautiful reflection of the trees in the little lake – sad to know it’s dry now.
Interesting post/story about the desert cemetery.
Thanks for keeping up our leaps of 10 for us should I forget while we’re traveling. We’ll be on the go for the next 10 weeks. Funny, your weekly photos help me remember the days of the week! 🙂
#370 for next week.
Glad to know that Foto Friday Fun helps you keep track of the days of the week. When I’m working I struggle as my Monday is always on Thursday. #370 for your leap next week.
Love slot canyons. Haven’t done nearly enough of them. All your pictures just make me yearn to go to Africa and back out west. What an interesting looking cemetery. I’ve never heard of it before or of the lovely black necked stork. I do learn so much from your blog. The sunset glow on the canyon is fantastic. So is the box canyon picture with the dark clouds. Great blast from the past in your 5th wheel. Bet it was the source of many good memories. I’ll take # 7555 for next week please.
I believe we are sisters from a different mother as we write similarly and I learn a lot from your posts also. Western landscapes are so diverse. Sure hope you make it back here. You get #7555 next week.
I like that Paria River Road scene, it looks like old west scenes from cowboy movies when i was a kid! And ‘my’ RV picture brings back great memories of our camping and RV adventures over the years so of course it was a lucky choice for me.
I hope you are just busy and/or having fun and that is why you’ve been rather absent” (as you put it). i never understand fully how all of you guys who actually a job and a life have time to blog — I don’t think I could have done it. But I sure am glad you make the time; I love visiting you.
Lots of old westerns filmed around the Paria area.
A combination of busy and unmotivated. Working 40 hours a week does take a lot of time out of life. Have you down for #721.
ooops … how about 721 for next time.
How about #58 for next week?
#58 it is.
Great pics again. I love western movies so my favorite is the one you chose for me this week. You throw us a trick question!!! Between 1 an 99. I choose 2.
Gotta’ change it up once in a while. So you get #2.