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Snowflakes on my car looking like a fuzzy sweater

I don't do a lot of road-tripping in the winter (I hate the cold) so roadtrip photos will be few and far between for a while. In the meantime, here's the snow on my car this morning. #roadtrip #winter #snow #ihatecoldweather

Route 93 just south of Wendover, NV. Nothing special, just an amazing sky and view on its own. #roadtrip #nevada #travel #photography #nature

More of the Grand Canyon, from Moran Point. #nationalpark #travel #roadtrip #nature #photography

Another view of the Grand Canyon, taken from the vicinity of Mather Point. The patchwork clouds made a nice shadow pattern. #grandcanyon #roadtrip #travel #nature #nationalpark #photography

Grand Canyon National Park, Mather Point, south rim. #travel #roadtrip #nature #photography #nationalpark

When a (nearly) unstoppable force meets an immovable object - Meteor Crater, Arizona! Another main reason for this road trip! #roadtrip #nature #meteor #crater #travel

The Teepees, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. #nationalpark #travel #roadtrip #nature #arizona #painteddesert

Stopped in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, and found this neat monument to old Route 66 that used to pass through here. This is (what's left of) a 1932 Studebaker! #nationalpark #travel #roadtrip #route66 #classiccars

Shiprock - Wikipedia

All I see is that, on Wikipedia, it's called a monadnock. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiprock

I've never seen a definition for monadnock that includes climate description - only that it's a hill or mountainous formation that rises above the surrounding flat plains. I believe this still fits the definition while also being a volcanic throat.

One of the main reasons for my road trip last May: Ship Rock, New Mexico! Not exactly a mountain nor a volcano, it's a monadnock. This rock wall in the foreground is one of its spokes and it stretches over 5.7 miles (9.1 km) from the central plume. #roadtrip #travel #nature #photography #newmexico

I did! I have a few posts from DHP as well, with a few more I'll be sharing soon.

More from my visit to Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah. This place is just breathtaking! #nationalpark #nature #travel #roadtrip #utah #southernutah #photography

The Mittens, Monument Valley, Arizona #roadtrip #travel #nature #Arizona #monumentvalley #desert #photography

I found the nexus of the universe - the corner of Walk and Don't Walk! Stockton, Utah #roadtrip #utah #streetsigns #rural #travel

Mexican Hat Balanced Rock, southern Utah #roadtrip #southernutah #utah #nature #travel

A Utah Juniper at Dead Horse Point State Park, southern Utah. Life growing from among the sandstone desert. #nature #outdoors #travel #deadhorsepoint #statepark #utah #photography #roadtrip

Canyonlands National Park, Shafer Canyon, southern Utah #nationalpark #travel #utah #southernutah #nature

Awesome! I plan on returning next spring and visiting the southern part of the park, the "Needles," next time.

Dead Horse Point State Park, southern Utah #deadhorsepoint #statepark #utah #southernutah #travel #nature

Canyonlands National Park, southern Utah #travel #nature #nationalpark #utah #southernutah

Fisher Towers, including "The Titan," Castle Valley, Utah along scenic Rt 128. La Sal mountains in the distance. #travel #nature #utah #southernutah #scenic

Arches National Park, "Park Avenue" from the south end. #nationalpark #utah #southernutah #travel #nature #arches

Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. Didn't spot any beryllium spheres this time around. #travel #nature #utah #southernutah #statepark #galaxyquest

Sorry - that's east of Capitol Reef, not west.

UT-24 just west of Capitol Reef National Park: compared to the colorful beauty of the Reef, this stretch of highway has an almost alien-world feel, like a highway on Venus. #travel #nature #utah #southernutah

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah #nationalpark #travel #nature #capitolreef #utah #southernutah

Capitol Reef National Park, southern Utah #nationalpark #travel #nature #utah #southernutah