This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 12 readers including panoramas for big landscapes and bridges, crazy crystal shot, a little snow, snake, bird, and two-seater.

Two-shots stitched together

All four shots, what happened

Sue gets #146 for the number of words in her last comment.  One of four in a panorama that just doesn’t come out quite right.  The Ogden Scenic Wayside Bridges in Oregon over the Crooked River, but I’m not sure what road.  Help me out here Sue.  I’m pretty sure this was seen along a journey south to Arizona from my 2007 Ranger job at Oregon Caves.

Jodee and Bill chose #301.  Sunset through a crystal that hung in my RV window taken in December 2008.  And with the same number and Yarnell view without the crystal in January 2009.

Jennifer chose #9191.  She LOVES rocks so should enjoy this view below, and with backs to, the iconic Wave.  The erosion of ancient sand dunes turned to stone reveals the bedding planes we see as curves and ripples.  They indicate which way the wind blew on the dunes.

Jeff chose #1862, “the Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862.  It’s been celebrated in California as Cinco de Mayo since 1863.”  So this is not on May 5th or drinking a margarita but celebrating ice cream on the Lodge verandah, out of uniform a rare event.

Gypsy chose #0205, “for one Death Valley trip.”  One of four in a panorama shot of Badwater Basin on a Death Valley trip to see the Super bloom during February 2016.

Diane and Nigel chose #3004.  Sunset over the Badlands from Fonts Point in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Alan chose #1252.  Late April 2009 driving towards the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park before it’s open to the public.  Over ten years I saw this Spring view differ from buried in snow, flowing with water, brilliant green, and bursting with tiny flowers.

Jo chose #8353.  Just a harmless Wandering Garter Snake seen along the Rainbow Rim trail near Parissawampitts Point on the North Kaibab National Forest along the rim of Grand Canyon.  I’d been driving around looking at Autumn colors.

Rita got #45 for the number of words in her last comment.  Yup, that’s me at 18-months old taken in an Illinois studio in 1955.  Seems the 50s were big at this type of posed photography.

Cathy chose #2111.  Lush green meadows filled with tiny white flowers surround Crane Lake the end of August, 2010 and during monsoon.  Another scene along the drive to the North Rim Grand Canyon along SR67.

Sherry chose #5120.  This Raven’s territory seemed to be near the Desert View Watch Tower on the South Rim Grand Canyon National Park.  Staff from 2016 stopped at this far eastern overlook after three days of training and headed back to the North Rim.

Sallie and Bill chose #526, “a granddaughter’s birthday.”  Wonder how she’d feel about this old two-seater seen at the North Rim Lookout Tower I hiked to in 2009.

I frequently go back as far as I can find for the current month, in this case May 1974, long-time friend Ed at White Pines State Park, Illinois.  He took the photo of me the same day and place.  Sadly, he died of cancer last year.  Though I’m sad he’s not here I am happy for the good memories.

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This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by nine readers including South Africa, sand and stone, sunset colors, and ocean waves.

Jo chose #4110.  Advertising petroglyphs instead of a billboard sign were once common in southern Utah.

Diane and Nigel chose #2204.  A view they got to enjoy of a different sunset over Grand Canyon from the North Rim.

Cathy chose #0506.  Another sunset, this time over the Pacific Ocean from Bandon, Oregon.

Sherry chose #941.  A previous truckcamper taken in 2009 at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah.

Rita chose #4419.  Hippos spend most of their days in water partially because they easily sunburn.  Seen in 2014 at Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Gypsy chose #6602, “Route 66 in ‘02.”  Last week she shared with me a Bird of Paradise plant seen in her neighborhood that is considered toxic.  So it seems  appropriate her number brought up a toxic plant as well, Amaryllis Belladonna is native to South Africa where I took this photo in Tsitsikamma National Park.

Doris chose #4579.  After leaving Hermanus, South Africa where I spent my 2010 birthday, I found many opportunities to stop along the shores of False Bay on my way to Cape Town.

Jennifer chose #2134.  A case of ancient sand dunes lithified to stone and eroding back to sand, yet it almost looks like swirled desert or ice cream.  White Pocket in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument northern Arizona.

Alan chose #5040.  Look closely to see the Water Thick-knee bird hiding in the reeds at Lake Panic in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Digging back to April 27, 2006, a previous 5th-wheel home parked at a friends in Cave Junction, Oregon when I was a Park Ranger at Oregon Caves National Monument.

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 9999 in your comment.

Do you have a favorite this week?

Thanks for the memories