Foto Friday Fun 348–every picture tells a story

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 12 readers including several shots at Grand Canyon plus a mishmash of other mostly national parks, Utah, Arizona, Washington, and South Africa.

Diane and Nigel chose #2401.  When planning a mini-vacation in Utah fall of 2015 I coordinated the first stop at Hovenweep National Monument with a lunar eclipse.  And, of course I posted about that here.  What I hadn’t seen until processing this shot was what I assume is an airplane.  That’s pretty cool.

Yogi chose #9976.  A view he’s probably seen before and over the years of our friendship.  This was a morning view from my RV parked on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park on 4-26-15.  That’s before the North Rim was yet open for the season.

Jeff chose #2929 “the street address of the Mission Bay RV Park.” he recently posted about.  There really isn’t a street address for the North Rim Grand Lodge, except end of the road where this turn around occurs.  This is the Forever Resort cookout train in the 2014 4th of July water parade.

Jodee and Bill chose #259, one of four in a panorama.  I was on the South Rim of Grand Canyon at Desert View Tower on 5-8-08 at a training session so this view includes the North Rim on the far left, Colorado River in the bottom of the canyon and Cedar Mountain on the far right.

Melissa chose #4096.  I saw quite a few lions during the two visits to Kruger National Park in 2014.

Jo chose #2901, the date of her recently passed MIL’s memorial.  This shot taken in June 2015 at the North Rim Grand Canyon seems appropriate as the circle rainbow effect is called a ‘glory’.  May Pam RIP.

Sallie and Bill chose #3825, “I finished the Sunday crossword in 38 minutes and 25 seconds (there’s a timer on my app).”  I use very few apps but do like PhotoPills for lining up the sun and moon.  Like this sunset including crepuscular rays shot from Cape Royal on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park 8-24-16.

Deanna chose #549, the price of a much needed French press found at a thrift store.  Coffee to go with those delicious cookies you bake?  Plus a warm cuppa would be nice when snow is seen like in this 5-24-10 shot looking north from the Bright Angel Point trail on the North Rim Grand Canyon.

Rita chose #7308.  An iconic view of Grand Canyon from the North Rim’s Grand Lodge.  I love the shadows seen late in the day highlighting the contours on the rock temples.

Lisa chose #617.  During my first visit to South Africa in March 2010, my guide and friend Joan took me to several amazing places in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve including Berlyn Falls.

Susie chose #1970, “the year my daughter was born.”  The year 2015 introduced me to Bill and he to many new places in southern Utah and northern Arizona, like White Pocket.  Love those swirly rocks.

Doris chose #104.  I always admired the tenacity of this stump in the blast zone when I worked at Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument, my first Ranger job in 1992.

My choice because I saw what a photog friend did following after my visit to the Gillespie Dam last week and she shot in B&W.

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 0001 and 9999 in your comment below.

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