Trip to Utah- October 2011

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Starting out from 1307 with our new camper

"Herd Bull" a buffalo skull sculpture and tribute to 'Charlie' Russell in Helena, Montana

Hand pump at the 'Calf-A' a converted brick schoolhouse in Dell Mt

Shorelines of the ancient Lake Bonneville, which left the Great Salt Lake behind as one of its puddles

An ingenious bench at Squatter's Pub in downtown SaltLake City.

"Kampground" in Provo, Utah.
The ducks are waiting for 'Becka' to give them their morning handout.
Becka is also tasked with hosing down the concrete afterwards.

Fall Colours coming in to the Wasatch Range east of Spanish Forks, Ut.

On the way to Gemini Bridges

Ruth on the top of the north bridge.
Don't look down, sweetie.

Jeep Wrangler on its way back to Moab

A tricky bit in Bull Canyon on the way to Gemini Bridges, down into  a dry creek bed.

Gemini Bridges from below. We were blithely standing waaay up there.
A scout fell to his death

The Shafer switchbacks down to  (or up out of) the White Rim Trail

The White Rim Trail skirting 'Monument Bowl', below 'The Island in the Sky' lookout.
Plans are being made for us to return in the fall of 2012.

Ruth at Mesa Arch.

View to the south east from Deadhorse Point

Potash evaporation ponds along the Colorado River, as seen from Deadhorse Point.

Jughandle Arch, along the Colorado River.

A Suzuki Vitara ad was filmed here

Petrified log being eroded out of the Triassic lower Chinle Formation.

View down the Colorado River into Canyonlands National Park

'Our' jetboat on the shore of the Colorado River

Reflections on the Colorado.

Park Avenue in Arches N.P.

'Park Avenue' in Arches N.P. at sunset.

Ruth at 'Balanced Rock''

Underneath the 'North Window' at sunset.

Sunset at 'The Windows' Balanced Rock at far left.

Ruth at 'The Spectacles' in the 'Windows' area of Arches National Park.

Ruth and John at 'Landscape Arch'.

Ute petroglyphs at Wolfe Ranch.
'Sebo' has added his mark. A capital offence, sez me.

Ruth at the west pillar of Delicate Arch.

Ruth at Delicate Arch.
There was a line-up to pose here.

John at Delicate Arch

Our campsite in Moab

Ruth, the Moabitess.

Petroglyphs south of Moab, along the Colorado River.
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More petroglyphs along the Colorado River.

Needles Overlook.
A few days ago, we were waaaay over there.

Ruth at Newspaper Rock

Detail from "Newspaper Rock'
Someone is boasting of  a good hunt at center.
Someone else has used the wheel(?) as a target.

Sipapu Bridge, one of four large and many other smaller natural bridges in Natural Bridges National Monument.

Horsecollar Ruins in Natural Bridges NM
A Quicktime panorama of the ruins.

More grain storage at Horsecollar Ruis.

The view towards Mexican Hat, Ut from the top of  the Moki Dugway
Thanks for the tip, Dan.

'Mexican Hat Rock'.
What else would you call it?

Ruth on Hwy 161 east of Monument Valley

El Capitan, or Agathla, a part of the Navajo Volcanic Field

Ruth in the morning at Goulding's  in Monument Valley

John ruining the view of Monument Valley

Open-air Navajo market west of Kayenta, Az.

Meeting hall of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Colorado City, Az.
A history of Mormon fundamentalism

Warren Jeffs' walled compound in Colorado City, Az
Recent articles and ties to Bountiful, B.C.

Multi-winged polygamists' house in Colorado City, Az.
Houses are taxed only when finished. None are.

On the trail at the 'Temple of Sinawava' in Zion National Park.

Rock and sky in Zion National Park.

Rock and sky in Zion Park

The "Great White Throne' in Zion Park

Ruth in her new blue dress.

Court of the Patriarchs in Zion Park.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Inside the Mormon Tabernacle.
Home of the Choir

Salt Lake City LDS temple.
The golden angel Moroni on the left peak.

Genealogy center in SLC. Very helpful folks.
Ruth had much better luck than I.
I misunderstood and was expecting rocks and fossils and stuff. Oops.

The Utah state capitol building in SLC

Camping 'wild' on our last night, near 'The Gates of the Mountains' north of Helena, Mt.
John was very appreciative of Ruth's first aid techniques there.
In 1949, several men were killed near here, fighting a forest fire..
James Keelaghan song.