Foto Friday Fun 315–every picture tells a story

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 15 readers including North Rim Grand Canyon views and up in the air South Africa.

TreDeuce chose two numbers, 1016 and 1028.  “Between 10/16 & 10/28 1962 the world held its breath as two nuclear super powers held the world’s fate in their hands in a standoff over nuclear equipped misses in Cuba. We dodged a bullet and civilization continued on.”  He is obviously a history buff.  These shots are both historical in a geologic sense with one much older than the referred to cultural history.  First shot reveals a storm over House Rock Valley and the Little Colorado River cut located on the far side of Grand Canyon’s visible 300 million year old rock layers as seen from Point Imperial overlook on the North Rim.  Second shot taken at the base of Havasu Falls shows only two years of travertine deposits after the 2008 flood that roared through the Havasupai Reservation.

Diane and Nigel chose #1204.  Another eastern view from the North Rim Grand Canyon scenic drive this time Brady Peak in the foreground and beyond to Echo Cliffs in the distance from Vista Encantada overlook.

Melissa Goodman chose #1980.  The end of the scenic drive on the North Rim at Cape Royal provides this southeastern view including Freyas Castle and a bit of the Colorado River.

Jennifer chose #194.  One of two footbridges crossing the Colorado River at the bottom of Grand Canyon from my fist rim-to-rim hike in 2008.

Jo chose #5250.  Hiking a totally different than above Palm Canyon at Anza Borrego Desert State Park in California.  This was a colorful February wildflower hike.

George chose #0420.  Up up and away…  Instead of paying $400 US to ride in the balloon for an hour I instead took photos of the take off.  Would have been fun way to watch the wildlife at Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa.

Lisa chose #6627.  A blacksmith demonstrated his skills at Western Legends Round Up in Kanab, Utah in 2014.

Rita chose #7894.  These same unidentified flowers are in bloom right now in Yarnell but my flower field guide is packed away.  Feel free to chime in.

Gilda chose #2110.  So many wonderful shapes, colors, and swirls to be found at White Pocket on the Paria Plateau of northern Arizona.

Sue chose #1219, “My mother’s birthday”  and one of five images in a panorama.  A different view than above from Vista Encantada overlook on the North Rim.  I find standing dead trees rather sculptural.

Yogi chose #1090.  A drive-by shot of Echo Cliffs along SR89 in northern Arizona.

Jim and Diana chose #7218, “as that is our current (snowy) altitude in Santa Fe.”  There was no chance of snow at this low altitude Karoo National Park were I spotted this South African Grey Rhebok in 2014.

Sallie and Bill chose #1108, “the house number of my childhood home.”  I think I could make Death Valley National Park my winter home.  Then I’d be the Ranger instead of joining a Ranger guided walk where I saw these towering cliffs in Natural Bridge Canyon.

Jeff chose #1163, “the year construction began on the Notre Dame Cathedral.”  It is equally sad to loose natural landscapes to fire that often take longer to recover than rebuilding.  This weird drive-by shot shows the fresh burn by the 2009 Aspen fire that occurred along the scenic drive on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park in 2009.

Jodee and Bill chose #9070.  Looking over the edge as the Orange River creates Augrabies Falls in South Africa.

I’ve been so busy this month I’ve hardly taken any photos.  Berta’s daughter and SIL visited last week to go through ‘stuff’.  I’ve been going through ‘stuff’ too and trying to consolidate from living in three places down to two.  More on the preparations for moving to Bryce next week.

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?