Utah Trip Pics

Zion

• Here is shot from the middle of the Angels landing trail in Zion NP. It was around 2pm. Look at the Zion river and the road down below, and also see the perspective given by the four peaks. The Zion National Park shuttle bus had dropped me off on the road at the trailhead. If you see carefully, you can see the trail as well.
• A second shot from the same trail. The film developer has clearly overexposed this one, but still it looks quite OK. The trail was dark as sunlight wasn't penetrating through and the rock was bright yellow. I had wanted a person to be on the far end of the trail, but ...
• First shot from the top of Angels landing looking east---the road, the river, the parking lot, and the shadow of the mountain on which I was sitting with a Cadbury's fruit and nut.
• A second shot from the same place to complete the view looking north east. The road ends farther down this end at the Zion Narrows trailhead!
• Facing west this photograph shows the narrow ridge on which the trail (that leads to where I am standing) is! The trail goes down from somewhere in the dark gorge to the left.
• Facing east I took one last picture before I started my descent.
• The Angels Landing Rock with three rock climbers clinged onto it. I took this lying down precariously on the narrow ridge....a person who saw me taking this pic thought the rock climbers were my friends/relatives.
• While still lying down I thought I'll take one more shot, the rock with the climbers is all dark on the right, with the valley below. I doubt that the climbers made it to the top that day itself. They must have camped on the face that night?

Next Day---Bryce + Kodachrome + Giant Staircase

• A quintessential Bryce Canyon NP picture, it was morning and I was on my way to highway 12. Couldn't resist the temptation of going to Bryce for a little while.
• Eagle's view trail on Kodachrome state park, from the top this is looking the other way (away from Kodachrome). Quite a deserted park this was.
• Correct side of Kodachrome SP reveals the two spires and the road that leads to the park. Subsequently, I continued my short trail to the top of the mountain you see on the right.
• A pic from the top of the trail ... see the colored Bryce-like formations on the distant mountain.
• Another pic from the top of the trail ... just to show you the landscape.
• Yet Another pic from the top of the trail ... spot some civilization below.
• Enough of the top, I decided to head back, and on the way I took this shot of the mountain and the trail which I had used to get here.
• Just before I got down completely, I got this view of the kodachrome park. I am standing on the face of the hill you saw in the last pic.
• Here is the mountain looking upwards...why did I take this pic, I don't know.
• Kodachrome from ground zero... now I am almost back to the parking lot.
• Closer shot of a spire
• Closer shot Kodachrome
• Giant Staircase1
• Giant Staircase2
• Giant Staircase3
• Giant Staircase4
• Giant Staircase5

Same Day---Capital Reef

• Capital Reef NP Entrace
• Capital Reef -- dry stream
• Capital Reef -- scenic drive
• Capital Reef -- scenic drive
• Capital Reef -- Hiking up
• Capital Reef -- Same hike
• Capital Reef -- Same hike (see cars below)
• Capital Reef -- Hiking in the narrows 1
• Capital Reef -- Hiking in the narrows 2
• Capital Reef -- Hiking in the narrows 3
• Capital Reef -- Hiking in the narrows 4
• Capital Reef -- Gooseneck point 1
• Capital Reef -- Gooseneck point 2
• Capital Reef -- Gooseneck point 3

Next Day---Arches National Park

• Arches NP 1
• Arches NP -- Delicate Arch 1
• Arches NP -- Delicate Arch 2
• Arches NP -- Delicate Arch 3
• Arches NP -- Landscape Arch 1