Great Western Road Trip of 2015 Photo Gallery by jCross at pbase.com

Great Western Road Trip of 2015

We spent 2 1/2 months on the road. It was a variety of things:wedding, reunion, friends, state capitols and national parks. Life is good!

Sam Houston in Huntsville, TX	Picnicing in Texas can be a challenge	Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo	Really Big Steaks Available, 72 ounces	Dome in Colorado State Capitol	Colorado State Capitol on a dreary day
On the steps of the Colorado State Capitol	Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center	Wyoming State Capitol	Dome in Wyoming State Capitol	Cold war emergency supplies in Wyoming Capitol	Old West Museum in Cheyenne
Old West Museum in Cheyenne	Roadside Rocks entering Utah	Shoshone Falls in Idaho	Ginny is back home	Very nice Washington State Park	I-5 nearing Tacoma - always a traffic jam
State flag of Washington	Washington State Capitol	Old Washington State Capitol	Bride and Groom - both Air Force pilots	Madrona tree at Deception Pass	Deception Pass
Mount Constitution on Orcas Island	Idyllic scene on Orcas Island	On the Ferry to Orcas island	Friends Ellen and Steve in Anacortes	Ginny and Bev, synchronized swimming team mates in college	Roadside blackberries, yummy
On Lake Samammish	Ginny likes to water ski	Clandestine meeting with Agent Listorama and his handler	View of Mt. Saint Helens after the movie	Mt. Saint Helens	Obviously at Mount St. Helens
I spent five summers with these characters at Fort Clatsop	Ginny's cousins Mike and Theresa in The Dalles	Sunrise at The Dalles - very hazy due to forest fires	Peacocks at Petersen Rock Garden	Petersen Rock Garden	Bev knows a bag of oats is a good way to befriend a horse
Don and Bev at the distillery tasting	Enjoying a tasting in Bend	A trained seagull, honest!	Ginny and her mom	UV lit rocks at the Rice Northwest Museum	Ginny's brother Joe and Karen
Ginny, Joe and mom	Mt. Shasta in the People's Republic of California	Official Portrait of California Governor Brown (honest!)	Columbus statue in California State Capitol	California State Capitol rotunda	Leland Stanford house in Sacramento
California State Capitol	California Railroad museum	California Railroad museum	Leland Stanford's first locomotive	Inside the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City	Nevada State Capitol
Former Carson City Mint, now a museum	Gatling Gun in Nevada State Museum	State seal of Nevada	Nevada State Capitol	Scotty's Castle in Death Valley	Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley
It was hot in Death Valley	It was warm at the Death Valley visitor center	Lowest point in the United States	Zabriskie Point	With Bruce and Nancy in Payson, AZ	Grand Canyon, South Rim
Grand Canyon, South Rim	Grand Canyon, South Rim, rainy day	Grand Canyon, South Rim, sunny day	Grand Canyon, South Rim, Watchtower	Navajo Bridge	With my high school classmate Maggie
Sunrise on Vermillion Cliffs behind Maggie's hotel	Ginny lines up a shot in Zion National Park	Kolob Canyon in Zion	Kolob Canyon in Zion	Lining up a shot on the Virgin River	Ginny is a much better photographer than I am
Critter in Zion	Sunset on a cliff in Zion	Ginny preparint for a sunset at the Watchman	Photography is not always comfortable	Sunrise on West Temple in Zion	With the hoodoos at Red Canyon
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater	Sunset in Bryce	Balanced Rock in Arches	Balanced Rock in Arches	At the Windows in Arches	Turret Arch and the Windows in Arches
Delicate Arch from a long way off	Colodaro River near Moab	Self portrait	Dead Horse Point	Monument Valley	Monument Valley
Sunrise on Lake Powell	Antelope Canyon by water	Horseshoe Bend	Zion	At the entrance	Along the Virgin River in Zion
Along the Emerald Pool trail in Zion	Court of the Patriarchs	Ginny says Hi at the Court of the Patriarchs	Artsy backlit cactus	Ginny crossing the Virgin River in Zion	The Watchman in Zion
The Organ lit by reflected light	Angels Landing	Ginny tries climbing	On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon	On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon	Bright Angel Point
From the Grand Canyon North Rim	North Rim is very nice	Ginny's nice sunset shot on the North Rim	The view is breathtaking	Off on a trail ride at North Rim	North Rim Lodge
North Rim entrance	Glen Canyon Dam and Bridge	Lake Powell overlook	Colorado River down stream from the Dam	In Secret Canyon	Sunbeam in Secret Canyon
Glen Canyon Dam and Bridge	Lower Antelope Canyon	Ginny in Lower Antelope Canyon	The Toadstools	Entering Cedar Breaks	Aspens displaying fall colors
Ginny pursues the perfect fall foliage photo	Red Canyon	Hoodoos in Bryce	Ginny at Rainbow Point in Bryce	Natural Bridge in Bryce	Sunrise at Bryce Point
Off for a nice trail ride in Bryce	Panorama from Inspiration Point in Bryce	Ginny takes a break	On a hike into Bryce Canyon	At Inspiration Point in Bryce	Head of the Rocks Overlook
Yet another National park Sign	Cool windows on the way to Mossy Cave	Capitol Reef has a very scenic visitor center	Vertical Panorama in Capitol Reef	Waiting for another photo of us	Horsecollar Ruins in Natural Bridges
Owachomo Bridge in Natural Bridges	Another park sign	First Ruins in Canyon de Chelly	Antelope House in Canyon de Chelly	Navajo taco lunch in Canyon de Chelly	Hovenweep, out of the way but very cool
At the entrance to the visitor center	Playing tourist at the four corners	Another tourist posing at Four Corners	Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde	Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde	In Spruce Tree House
Inside the kiva at Spruce Tree House	Cattle drive in front of the church after mass in Mancos	In Durango. Ginny would make a great floosie	Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores	Durango and Silverton Railroad	Artsy aspens along the Durango and Silverton Railroad line
Ready to depart to Silveton	Artsy bridge	At Lizard Head Pass in Colorado	In pursuit of images	Aspens at the height of fall foliage	Gnarly tree in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
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