Roadside rock outside of Zion National Park.
View from the deck at Boulder Mountain Lodge, in Boulder Utah.
Roadside vista near the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
After a leisurely drive across Utah, we met up with our group in Vernal, and embarked on a four-day rafting trip down the Green River through Dinosaur National Monument.
Waterfall in side canyon.
No river-side dinner is complete without dessert.
Campsite on the Green.
The stretch of river passes through Lodore, Whirlpool and Split Mountain canyons. This is Rainbow Park, just before the entrance to Split Mountain.
Group portait.
Watermelons are a big deal in Vernal.
After the river, we headed south, to visit Horseshoe Canyon, a small detached unit of Canyonlands National Park that features fantastic rock art. We camped in the open desert before and after the hike. "Primitive" camping doesn't mean uncomfortable camping.
Prince's plume.
Solitude and sunset, near Goblin Valley State Park.
Rough mule's ears.
Primrose.
Roadside flower field, featuring yellow beeplant. After leaving the river, we headed to Horseshoe Canyon, a detached unit of Canyonlands National Park.
Horseshoe is known for its pictograph panels.
