| We started on
Easter Sunday. Here we are in our Easter Best, right after Mass |
| Our first stop
was in Bishop, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. Here is a view near
our hotel, looking up Highway 168, heading for North Lake and South Lake.
Frank went backpacking up there during the Summer of 2001 |
| Here is a view
of the Kearsarge Pass area, taken from the town of Independence. Frank
went backpacking up there during October 1998 |
| The Mount Whitney
area, taken from the town of Lone Pine. This is where we turned off Highway
395 and headed east toward Death Valley |
| We are standing
on an overlook near the Darwin Plateau, with Panamint Valley in the distance
behind us |
| Looking out at
Badwater, the lowest place in the US |
| There was quite
a line of people waiting to have their picture taken at this sign |
| Waiting for the
train to pass, with Las Vegas off to our left. |
| We drove on Route
66 for a few miles in Arizona, between Kingman and Williams |
| View across the
Grand Canyon, looking at Bright Angel Canyon. |
| Munch and Tepo |
| The Watchtower |
| The eastern end
of the Grand Canyon, from the Watchtower |
| This guy is everywhere! |
| Monument Valley |
| Getting a closer
look ... |
| Mom and Dad |
| The San Juan River
at Mexican Hat |
| The Mexican Hat |
| Shiprock |
| At Four Corners |
| The Official Four
Corners |
| Our Trusty Steed |
| On the La Sal
Mountain Loop |
| High Peaks in
the La Sal Mountains |
| Scenic ridges
and aspen trees in the La Sals |
| Castle Valley
from the La Sal Mountains |
| There are penguins
at Arches National Park! |
| Three Gossips,
Sheep Rock, and Courthouse Towers |
| Cactus near North
Window Arch |
| Munch on her way
to the Window Arches |
| North Window Arch |
| Family waiting
for Dad ... |
| Delicate Arch |
| Proportional view
of Delicate Arch |
| Beautiful red
flowers on Delicate Arch vista trail |
| Munch watching
as Dad hikes back |
| Pausing near Wolfe
Ranch |
| La Sal Mountains
from Fiery Furnace Viewpoint |
| This guy really
is everywhere! |
| A good place to
stay in Moab! |
| Along the Colorado
River near Moab |
| Munch exploring
Lehman Cave |
| Formations in
Lehman Cave |
| Local residents
checking us out in the parking lot at Great Basin National Park |
| Storm clouds brewing
on the crest at Great Basin National Park |
| Official mascot
of the Hotel Nevada, in the town of Ely |
| The Hotel Nevada,
in Ely |
| We saw these red
and white right of way markers running all the way from Utah to California.
Apparently they demarcate a fiber optic line. |
| The Information
Highway meets the Pony Express Trail |
| Lonely highway
sign in Austin, Nevada |
| The highway leading
home |
| Back home, and
back to the normal routine |
| Trip Map (coming
soon!) |