Foto Friday Fun 277

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 10 readers including plenty of rock, water, and national parks.

Diane and Nigel chose #2007.  When Pat visited the North Rim Grand Canyon in June 2014 we also took a trip to Zion National Park where this shot was taken.  Nigel and Diane also visited Zion after the North Rim.

Gayle chose #1726.  Because I’m a traveler I love long road shots, and think she will too.  A rather long and lonely highway, SR89A runs along the Echo Cliffs just below Page Arizona.

Yogi chose #7762.  My favorite animal (next to Sierra).  How could you not love elephants?  And if you do a great place to watch them is Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.

Sherry and David chose #111.  They love, and hug, trees as much as I do so should appreciate this giant rootwad seen in 1992 along the Quartz Creek trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington.

Sue chose #2002, a “watershed year” for her.  Lower New Navajo Falls is part of the Havasu Canyon watershed on the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona.  I hiked into that canyon with a fellow Ranger in April 2010.  If you haven’t been there, go.  Or at least follow the link and see for yourself the beautiful land of the green-blue waters.

Rita chose #6699.  Tiny snails cling to the rocks high and almost dry between the rise and fall of the tide along the Waterfall Trail in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.

Pam and John chose #2107.  If they haven’t been to Toroweap already, I’m sure it’s on their list.  Nowhere else can you see the Colorado River and this iconic 3000 foot drop view into the Grand Canyon.  Just drive slow to get there.

Jeff chose #195, “the distance to the North Rim in your last photo and my guess where your road trip will take you.”  Well I did ultimately end up at the North Rim.  But I did not get this view looking down through the Bright Angel bridge crossing the Colorado River because you have to hike, or ride a mule, to the bottom to see this rather confusing view.  This shot from my first rim to rim hike in 2008.

Pat chose #43, “the number of days until I leave to visit my daughter.”  From 1981, when my step-daughter helped me staff my stained glass sales booth at a craft show in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Sallie and Bill chose #1970, “for the year of the sweaters.” (See last week)  Even though this looks like warm desert there’s a very good chance I was wearing a sweater at Anza-Borrego in December 2014.

My choice this week is Sierra walking down a forest road away from our Marble View camp when I wasn’t sure I’d ever see her again.  Maybe she was headed to our next destination.

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