Wild Places in the Southwest USA

Happy #BlueSkyMonday. Enjoy your week and don’t forget to be grateful for what you have, or have experienced. #Nature #Utah #hiking #backpacking #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin

Happy #BlueSkyMonday. Enjoy your week and don’t forget to be grateful for what you have, or have experienced.

#Nature #Utah #hiking #backpacking #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin

Last shot of the week for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForRock I am pulled in by the beauty of crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone. #ProtetOurPublicLands #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #Sandstone #Stunday #geology #landscapephotography #GlenCanyon #Utah #nature

Last shot of the week for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForRock

I am pulled in by the beauty of crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone.

#ProtetOurPublicLands #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #Sandstone #Stunday #geology #landscapephotography #GlenCanyon #Utah #nature

I can feel that canyon magic. Beautiful!

Thank you! The trip was one if my favorite of all time.

Thanks for the uplifting thoughts! A great start to the day.

I clicked on the photo and it is a stunning panoramic shot! Thanks for sharing.

Happy Sunday! Hiking through this gorgeous area on our 17-day #backpacking trip, my mind & soul were calmed. It felt holy. I reflected who I am, and who I want to become.

#Stunday #GlenCanyon #nature #utah #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #hiking #ProtectOurPublicLands #photobyraykenny #ShotsInSlots

Yeah, being a geologist I was going nuts out there. 🤯

“I dress myself in a swirled cloak of cross beds, Wrapping my arms around the sky, I hug the clouds in glorified joy” #poetry #WeekRForRock #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #offtrail #NavajoSandstone #crossbeds

“I dress myself in a swirled cloak of cross beds,
Wrapping my arms around the sky,
I hug the clouds in glorified joy”

#poetry #WeekRForRock #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #offtrail #NavajoSandstone #crossbeds

I didn’t know that. Very interesting…

This “reddish” tree is for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn In Colorado, Autumn is represented by Aspen trees turning yellow in the mountains. Every one in a while you find more “reddish” ones. It is fun to search for them!

This “reddish” tree is for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn

In Colorado, Autumn is represented by Aspen trees turning yellow in the mountains. Every one in a while you find more “reddish” ones. It is fun to search for them!

Thanks Eric. It was an amazing trip.

Happy Owloween!! #Spooktober #Halloween #Owls #GreatHornOwl

Happy Owloween!!

#Spooktober #Halloween #Owls #GreatHornOwl

That’s a little beauty!

Not even close. This is not in El Malpais.

Gorgeous! I’m a sucker for crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone.

I’m back! I’ve been off of Bluesky for a month. Part of it included a 17-day backpacking trip in southern Utah. Here is a shot from that amazing trip. I’m still coming down from the high. #scape #landscape #WeekRForRock #sandstone #landscapephotography #ProtectOurPublicLands

I’m back! I’ve been off of Bluesky for a month. Part of it included a 17-day backpacking trip in southern Utah. Here is a shot from that amazing trip. I’m still coming down from the high.

#scape #landscape #WeekRForRock #sandstone #landscapephotography #ProtectOurPublicLands

Yum! I always enjoyed the instant milk lumps 🤣

A8 #parkchat. I grew up in a backpacking family (4 kids). Our tradition was always instant pudding for desert!! The best backpacking food to look forward too.

I’m grateful to hear that ❤️❤️. Thank you.

No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see -Taoist Proverb This saying is appropriate in these times. A calm mind provides us with clarity & introspection. Anger will not move us forward #photobyraykenny #WaterWednesday #nature #SierraNevada #hiking

No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see -Taoist Proverb

This saying is appropriate in these times. A calm mind provides us with clarity & introspection. Anger will not move us forward

#photobyraykenny #WaterWednesday #nature #SierraNevada #hiking

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” - John Muir

#ColoraDay #RedWed #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines #nature #packrafting #SierraNevada #backpacking #Landscapephotography #wilderness

Being a geologist, I love photos of cross beds & high angle bedding planes. Here is the Jurassic/Triassic Navajo Sandstone from the Waterpocket Fold, Utah. The high angle & length of the beds tells me this was once a desert with dunes similar to the Sahara.

#RockinTuesday #geology #sandstone #fold

Yeah, I think Twin Lakes is the best place to start. There are a number of choices, though.

Thanks for all that, Bill! It is definitely a fun hike.

A fun hike in CO is the Collegiate Peak Loop. It combines the western & eastern alts of the #ColoradoTrail & is ~160 miles. Stay at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs & leave a resupply bucket there. If you ave 15 mi/day, it then turns into a 6-day trip & a 5-day trip.

#MountainMonday #backpacking #nature

I agree 💯

Happy #BlueSkyMonday and #SleepySep #moon! Photo taken near Tropic, Utah.

Happy #BlueSkyMonday and #SleepySep #moon! Photo taken near Tropic, Utah.

That is gorgeous 🥰

Have great fun and experiences! That sounds wonderful