Foto Friday Fun 382: every picture tells a story

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 12 readers including rocky landscapes in Colorado, Arizona, South Africa and Utah, sunsets, and a waterfall.

Jim and Diana chose #39.  From summer 2005 through an extremely dirty windshield, the San Juan Mountains in Colorado.  One of many places visited nearby when I worked at Mesa Verde National Park.

Lisa chose #1256, a panorama from 9-10-09.  Not sure where I was coming from but this was the view of a stormy sky over the Kaibab Plateau from SR89A.

Yogi and random dot org chose #405.  A hollow rock lined with Chalcedony, often called a Desert Rose, found near Lake Pleasant, Arizona while camping out with my dear friend Berta, who also was a rockhound, for a celebration of my birthday just a few days late 3-29-09.  Yogi understands about long birthday celebrations.

Diane and Nigel chose #1809.  They saw this view of Sky Island and Grand Canyon from the Walhalla overlook while visiting the North Rim.

Cathy chose #1113.  The Vermilion Cliffs as seen from a drive by on SR89A, Arizona.  I’ve driven that stretch of road many times in both directions and still marvel.

Sallie and Bill chose #918 in honor of what would have been her mother’s 110th birthday.  918 was an address of mine as a kid in Illinois.  This waterfall has nothing to do with either.  Saw this, and many other waterfalls, while hiking in Havasu Canyon on the Havasupai Reservation during Spring 2010.

Jo chose #3300.  Saw this dove along a trail while staying at Warmwaterberg Spa in Barrydale, South Africa during my March 2013 visit.  I’m sure she’s seen these in her home country and possibly along the same Route 62 she recommended I drive.

Rita chose #2789, no crawlies.  This rocky outcrop and far view was seen while driving Swartberg Pass in South Africa only days before the previous shot.  Just one of many mountain passes I drove that year.

Sherry chose #347 for the time.  Over many years I took a lot of photos of sunsets in Yarnell Arizona.  The first one taken 12-21-08, and I couldn’t resist the second one with the same number taken 1-26-09.

Doris chose #8953.  An early October 2014 view from my RV parked on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park.

Jeff chose #922, “the first day of autumn, and this covid summer can be left behind.”  I’m sure we can all agree that would be nice.  But these shots of the Grand Staircase Escalante were taken in the spring, both from SR89 in Utah, April westward and May east.  Both with the same number.

Jodee and Bill , definitely explorers, chose #4221.  Last week we talked about going to the coast.  Though we were talking about California, this shot was at West Coast National Park Langebaan South Africa.

My choices taken while roving at Natural Bridge overlook in Bryce Canyon National Park.  I just had to laugh (behind my mask) while taking a candid shot of the visitors standing with their backs to the view.

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Hey folks, Saturday September 26th is National Public Lands Day.  Here at Bryce we’ve organized a littler pickup with visitors volunteering to help.  Hope you’ll get out to enjoy public lands near you.  Also, you can attend the virtual California Condor release here https://peregrinefund.org/news-release/saturday-september-26-25th-annual-public-california-condor-release-taking

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