Foto Friday Fun 477: every picture tells a story

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 12 readers including rock, glass, and dramatic skies from the American West and South Africa.

Diane and Nigel chose #1507.  Sunset from Cape Royal overlook on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park.

Alan chose #1055, a vertical panorama.  This is the turnaround end looking back into Upper Antelope Slot Canyon located near Page, Arizona.  Can only visit on a reserved tour with a Navajo guide.  Note the graffiti, tours help reduce that kind of vandalism.  Highly recommend this experience.

Sue chose #2005, “for the first time we camped at Union Creek on the Rogue in the first baby MoHo.”  This creek crossing from the first time I visited South Africa and the only time I backpacked into the Drakensburg Mountains with Jo’s son John as my guide.

Rita chose #6655.  Note the out of place stacked rocks on this Indian Ocean rocky shoreline seen along the Waterfall trail in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.

Jodee and Bill also chose #6655.  How opposite does it get seeing cactus along the Hidden Valley trail in Joshua Tree National Park.

Gypsy chose #1982.  The stained glass spider plant was made in 1982 for those of us who have black thumbs, like me.  I owned a craft consignment store then and a friend recently visited that town of Tonasket, Washington and took the second pic of the current storefront.  So I went digging for a shot of the original store front from 1983.  The store was 7×14 feet and filled with finished local crafts plus a workbench for my stained glass craft.

Jennifer chose #2000.  Yet another Grand Canyon sunset taken from the North Rim.

Jo chose #9576.  A butterfly found Berta’s flower garden in Yarnell.  This week marks four years since her passing after being diagnosed with brain cancer.  Reading these old posts brought tears, smiles, and laughter.

Jeff chose #725, “the date of our family reunion at Mt Shasta this year.”  I hope he’s already there having a great time and doesn’t have any storm clouds hanging overhead like these seen along SR89 north through the Painted Desert.

Sherry chose #6830.  Snow on the distant San Jacinto Peak and San Gorgonio from Keys View in Joshua Tree National Park, California in March of 2015.

Cathy chose #5072.  I’m sure she’s watched Derek hoop dance at Heritage Days on the North Rim Grand Canyon.  Hope he’ll be there again this year as they are bring back this celebration in August.

Sallie and Bill get #50 for the number of words in their last comment.  They’ve been busy since returning to Oregon from Florida.  I was busy during the 1980s making stained glass projects like this commissioned candle holder.  Same time and place as my shop mentioned above.

In July 2005 while working at Mesa Verde National Park I explored the nearby San Juan Mountains in Colorado.

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