Foto Friday Fun 431

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 14 readers including sand and snow, rock and trees, South African wildlife, and Ranger me.

Jennifer chose #8888.  Freyas Castle and the Vishnu Temple as seen from Walhalla overlook on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park.

Jeff chose #3301, “the number of your next post.”  Which was the last post.  And there was also a post about hiking to the Palm grove in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.  A place Jeff visits often.

Doris chose #9752.  Sandstone at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah.

TreDeuce chose #1113.  Flowering Brittlebush seen on a hike in the Weaver Mountains near my old stomping grounds in Yarnell, Arizona.

Sue chose #924, “for the day that we plan to drive from Blanding to Newspaper Rock and the Needles.”  Yet another visit to Coral Pink Sand Dunes, one in a three shot panorama.  And a bonus of me at the dunes.

Wanda chose #1254.  My second season 2009 at the North Rim Grand Canyon, the meadows outside the park on the national forest where snow was melting.  Never knew what to expect on that April drive before the park was open.

Diane and Nigel chose #2808.  They are currently on holiday at the shore but have taken holiday at Grand Canyon where this shot was taken of a cloud filled canyon.

Jo chose #2500, “an amount I won in a radio competition this evening! Very exciting.”  I guess.  Congrats to her.  Not quite as exciting was this presunset blast of sunrays in front of the Vallecito Mountains in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California seen 12-30-14.

Cathy chose #2170.  Note the 3 million year old lava flow to the right that stopped the Colorado River as seen from Tuweep overlook Grand Canyon National Park.

Jodee and Bill chose #9955.  This Marsh terrapin was begging for food at the bird hide in Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa.  Bonus shot because I liked it was my RV window view at the North Rim Grand Canyon taken 7-23-08.

Gypsy asked for a sunset.  With many thousands to choose from I tried for the oldest though there are many missing years.  Just so happens this shot was taken in the town of Congress where she lives 3-21-06, so let’s see if she can identify from where.  Then I dug deeper and the oldest I could find from 1974, probably an Instamatic camera print later scanned.  A magnificent sunset from where I grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois.  A actually climbed out my bedroom window, walked carefully across the decorative balcony, and maneuvered onto the garage roof including over the peak and sat watching this show for what seemed like hours.

Rita chose #0196.  Probably bought during the first thrift store run of fall 2014 with Berta.  I collect sterling silver jewelry and call it my retirement, but not sure that means I’m ready to part with any of it yet.

Alan chose #8226.  This pair appeared amorous at Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.

Sallie and Bill chose #555.  This dry wash is the Wirepass Trail to Buckskin Gulch slot canyon on the Utah/Arizona border.

While searching for sunsets I came upon this shot of Ranger me first season at the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park from 7-23-08.

Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun which allows me to share these photographs and memories.  For more of the story just follow the links.  Please join in next week by leaving a number between 0001 and 0999 in your comment.  Yea, I changed it up.

Do you have a favorite this week?

Thanks for the memories