Awesome rocks ...

As we rounded the corner, this was our first view

Sunday I spend some time looking back through our photos from Utah, Nevada and Arizona. I have so many that I have not posted yet. I think I need to find a way to share them in bulk, at least the ones I have not shared yet. I plan to look into that.  

About at the ½ way point ... it’s immense  

Of all the places we visited, I think this was my favorite view. Kolob Canyons is just stunning. It’s right off of I-15, just a few minutes north of St George, Utah. If your ever in the area I recommend you stop and visit. You have to pay for a National Park Pass, but it’s good for a week. 

Of course, next week, I will be looking at photos, and likely conclude that some other location is my favorite. That is the nature photographers dilemma .. candy in a candy store. 

View from the scenic overlook at the peak of the drive ... feeling some OMG here.   

I enjoyed the view. Go see it!!  

~ Rick

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Valentine’s Day fog soup

On Valentine’s Day, we awoke to this soupy fog. It really was not bad for driving, but it sure looked cool. It reminded me of a trip to London, England a few years ago. I flew in on a very wet and cool evening, then took a train into the city. The fog was intense. This fog felt much the same way. 

When I was 18, I loved driving in fog. Over the years, I never lost that. It feels mysterious. Maybe I’m the only person on earth that feels this way, but I love a good fog.  

I took the larger photo above, and Teresa took the other two. Even with the rain and fog, we enjoyed our trip.  

 ~ Rick

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Running river in the cold

The rock that makes up Old Man’s Cave, and what you see throughout Hocking Hills State Park is called Black Hand Standstone.  I read that at some places the rock is over “200 feet thick and composed of almost pure quartz sand and pebbles. In some portions, it is dominated by white, rounded quartz pebbles and forms a conglomerate. Because of its thickness and resistance to erosion, the Black Hand forms shear cliffs and gorges.” (www.ohiohistorycentral.org) It’s impressive!  The Hocking river runs down into the cave, and felt very cold. 

With the ice, I was seriously worried about going over the edge. There are places where the fall would be in excess of 100 feet. I recall stories of people going over the edge at the park, even in good weather, so I stayed away from the edges of the cliffs. Teresa was a little more daring. We both came home safe. 

~ Rick  

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Ice and rock

This photo is from Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills State Park. This park is one of Ohio’s most beautiful places to visit. That’s not snow ... it’s ice. The water was mostly frozen, and walking the trail was treacherous. We didn’t fall, but we were walking very slow. 

~ Rick

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Nature at Hocking Hills

Teresa and I spent Valentine’s Day at Hocking Hills. I took this shot shortly after we arrived at our cabin on Tuesday. The weather didn’t corporate and we had some rain. The temperature was in the 40’s early, but by evening it was 55. We managed to get in some hiking, and captured a few photos. The shot below is of one of the cabins where we stayed. 

Have a great day. 

~ Rick

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©2018 Rick Cartwright