This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 11 readers including Southwestern red rock, structures from different times, South Africa, dancing, and comments are once again visual.
Yogi chose #515, a panorama of the Wupatki Pueblo ruin at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona taken 4-16-09.
Doris chose #7842. The 1/4 mile East Rim trail is paved and accessible to a, you guessed it, view east from the edge of the Kaibab Plateau on the Kaibab National Forest and always pretty in Autumn when the Aspen put on a show.
Rita chose #0394. Zebras can be very social and sometimes it’s hard to make one from another. Good thing each zebra has a unique pattern. This shot taken at Pilanesberg Game Reserve 4-4-14.
Diane and Nigel chose #502. Taken the same day as above at Wupatki National Monument, this is Wukoki Pueblo ruin.
Cathy chose #3691. An iconic view across Grand Canyon from the North Rim’s Lodge verandah.
Jennifer chose #5621. Hopi hoop dancer at Heritage days on the North Rim’s Lodge verandah.
Julie and Dean chose #1965. Morning view from camp in the Drakensburg mountains, South Africa.
Sue chose #1978. A drive-by shot of hoodoos in Red Canyon, a National Forest facility along SR12 and adjacent to Bryce Canyon National Park.
Jodee and Bill chose #544. Berta and I used to go to Laughlin, Nevada once or twice each winter. We’d stay at the Colorado Bell for cheap mid-week rates and go mostly to soak in their hot tub and eat because neither of us gamble more than $20. This sunset is from our room 11-4-09.
Sherry chose #9135. Ancient sand dunes turned to stone, this pool is just below the iconic Wave in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Takes a permit and I believe BLM just increased the numbers being issued. I hate to see that happen.
Jeff chose #1960, “the year the rock pile at the Peg Leg Smith campsite became a California Historical Landmark.” This shot of a yellow flowering creosote bush was taken not far from that in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Wednesday’s morning view slowed me down a bit to leave my Kofa camp.
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Do you have a favorite this week?
I really like the zebra!
Let’s do 321 next week; our appropriately assigned area code here on the Space Coast of Florida. 🙂
Zebra’s are entertaining. But then, so are you. How perfect #321 for next week.
Love my ancient sand dune and sure would like to see them in person along with the Wupatki ruins. You have a lot of very good pictures this week. I also love the one of the canyon and your pic is a great shot. I’ll try 3521 for next week.
Some of the sand in those dunes could have originated in the Appalachians. #3521 for this week.
Interesting variety of pictures this week. I didn’t want to see the BLM Wave increase either. Hope they can monitor & maintain the area. Next week #1226.
BLM hasn’t shown a good record patrolling out there so hope they hire more people. It’s about the money anyway. Glad I went when I did. #1226 for next week.
We are totally fascinated by the sandstone and I am sorry we never got to see the wave but we would never have coped with the walk even if had of had a permit. Thanks for bringing all these virtual visits to us that we will never see in real life. Again as we always say, almost impossible to pick a favourite, your standard of photography is so high. Always fascinated by ruins, and it nice to think what these places would have been like before and how the people lived there. Also sad we never got to see the Hopi Hoop dance but you have brought it to life a number of times so another virtual sighting. The Drakensburg is just so full of memories as is the South African wild life….. we will never get tired of that view of the canyon.
Thanks for your magical photos for memories and virtual viewing. Take care, hugs from us both, Diane and Nigel
Happy to have you along whether it’s sandstone carved by nature or humans. Your old buildings hold up better than these.
I love your images. Reading about the BLM increasing their permits to the wave kind of makes me sad as well. I’m thinking I may take it off the bucket list. I think the desert southwest has all sorts of places to go to and things to see. I would hate going somewhere and finding a lot of pushing and shoving and selfie sticks. I’m kind of reminded of back when my parents were still around and I’d visit them in Idaho and go fishing in a great stream that was beautiful and had lots of fish but was on a National Forest, not a National Park and not far from streams that were arm to arm fishermen.
random dot org says 1156 next week.
enjoyed the East Rim trail shot. Looks like a great place to hike, someday, hopefully soon, I will do that. #2728 for next week please.
East Rim also connects to the Arizona and Saddle Mt trails. #2728 for next week.
Thanks. You better get out to the SW soon as every place is getting known and crowded. #1156 for next week.
Marvellous photos, as always. I’ve been to pow wows here, but we don’t get many Hopi tribes! #632
Thanks. Would be costly for AZ Hopi to travel that far. I’ve enjoyed every pow wow in several different places. #632 for next week.
I love that Red Canyon. Camped there and hiked it a lot. In fact I once envisioned a coffee table book named “They Call it Red Canyon”. Lots of them out there. My other favorite is Red Canyon on the east side of the Waterpocket Fold. Ill pick 1996 for the first time I camped there. With my pickup and a tent.
Red Canyon, just down the road and I hardly explored it all. Maybe this summer. I so love when my photos evoke your memories. #1996 for next week.
Laughlin holds a lot of fun memories for us as the location of our annual reunions – this will be the second year with no April reunion. The zebras are delightful, looking like an abstract painting! The Kaibab sure has a wonderful variety of beauty.
#1112 for next week please
I am sorry to hear the reunion won’t happen again this year. That has to be hard for a tight family like yours. #1112 for next week.
So many beautiful photos this week! I have fond memories of the Hopi hoop dancers. Number 7652 for next week!
Thanks. The dancers are amazing. #7652 for next week.
Hi Gaelyn, As always your photo’s are enchanting. I love the Hopi Hoop dancer and always like seeing the Hoodoos.My fav this week is the Wakoki Pueblo ruin, No 1908 for next week please. Enjoy your week end and stay safe.
Thank you. I thought you’d like the ruins. #1908 for next week.
The desert smells so good after a rain. The creosote bush is one of those that contribute to that unique fragrance. For next week I’d 218 as I get my second vaccine in Feb 18th.
I love that different environments have different aromas, especially after rain. #218 for this week.
Beautiful memories …of yours and many which could be ours (except with better pictures). I’ll pick one that sadly is not one like of my own …the Zebras . Whoever figured out that no two of their patterns are alike must have permanently ruined their eyesight . Just thinking about staring at those stripes makes my eyes cross! …. love the scenery all of it, love the Hopi Dancers, and the memories of an extremely inexpensive midweek stay at a Laughlin hotel when we got rained out of our desert campsite. The bathroom in our room was bigger than our pickup camper! …. glad you got your comment view back .
Maybe zebra stripes are meant to confuse the predator. BTW, same is true about the patterns on giraffes. Laughlin is an OK place to hide out, and even a small room would be more space than my truck camper. #222 for next week.
Thanks for sharing your very good pics!
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