Two weeks ago, I flew up to Casper, Wyoming to meet up with Mom. She'd been up there directing a show for the last six weeks, and we had decided that myself and Arlie would join her for the return trip to Phoenix and make a fun vacation out of the drive. I arrived in Casper early enough to see the play Saturday night, then on Sunday we drove to Jackson Hole to pick up Arlie from the airport and begin our very loosely-planned road trip.
Let's just say... three adults, one 100+-pound dog, and a floor-to-ceiling packed Honda Element makes for very cramped quarters on a seven-day road trip. We made our way through five different states, sampling National Parks and fun little towns and interesting sites along the way while "camping" in KOA cabins in various places. We managed not to kill each other... although at times I think the temptation might have been strong.
Here's the roughly 2200-mile route.
To attempt to recap the trip would take a long time, but suffice it to say that we visited some amazing places and I really enjoyed getting to see some new parts of the country and revisiting some favorites. (I'd never been to Wyoming before this trip, which turned out to be vast and beautiful; and I would
never turn down a trip to southern Utah.) I am also happy to report that I've added a number of nice shots to my album of
foot shots. The quickest summary I can provide goes something like this:
Casper - Jackson - Grand Teton - Yellowstone - Salt Lake - Provo - Las Vegas - Zion - Kanab - Lake Powell - Sedona - Phoenix
A very small sample of photos from the excursion...
(I don't like the way that this photo formatting works, and I can't figure out how to get them non-centered and not only one per line... sorry.)
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The Snake River; Grand Tetons NP, WY |
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Grand Tetons NP, WY |
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Bison outside of Jackson Hole, WY |
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Old Faithful; Yellowstone NP, WY |
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Hot springs at Yellowstone |
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Grand Prismatic Spring; Yellowstone NP |
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Mammoth Hot Springs, WY (Yellowstone NP) |
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Otis as co-pilot |
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Jackson's famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar |
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Granite Hot Springs, WY |
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Granite Creek, WY |
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Temple Square; Salt Lake City, UT |
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Parawan Gap petroglyph panel!! (Utah) |
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New York New York; Las Vegas Strip, NV |
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Bellagio; Las Vegas |
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Yes, they are still at it, apparently. |
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Zion NP, UT. One of my favorites places ever. |
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Lake Powell, UT/AZ |
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Sedona, AZ |
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