Planning a Trip – Dreams

I have always been fascinated by the ability of a picture to take me places.  Some pictures so powerful that they create a sense in me that I am experiencing the environment. A picture tells a thousand words and pictures have often been part of forming my travel dreams. Here are a few places where following my dreams has taken me.

Experience Iconic Places

Grand Canyon

Sunset at Pima Point, South Rim – Grand Canyon NP, Arizona

Ox Bow Lake - Tetons

Sunrise at Ox Bow Lake – Grand Teton NP, Wyoming

Arches NP, UT

Windows area – Arches NP, Utah

Marvel at Natures Wonders

Bryce Canyon NP

Bryce Canyon NP, Utah

Yellowstone Lower Falls

Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River – Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

See the Sun Rise

Mesa Arch Sunrise

Summer Sunrise at Mesa Arch – Canyonlands NP, Utah

Oklahoma Sunrise

Oklahoma Sunrise – Enid, Oklahoma

Things That Grow Wild in Nature

Black Bear, YNP

Black Bear – Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

Hill Country Wildflowers

Hill Country Wildflowers – Canyon Lake, Texas

Oklahoma Field

Grassy Fields and Storm Clouds – Kremlin, Oklahoma

Adventure Out

10th Mtn Div Hut

Snowshoeing, 10th Mountain Division Hut – Near Leadville, Colorado

Tyler Stream Hopping

Stream Hopping – Amphitheater Lake, Grand Teton NP, Wyoming

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves” – Sir Edmund Hillary

Shuksan Summit

Mt Shuksan Summit – North Cascades NP, Washington

Rachel Rock Climbing

Made it to the Top – Near Moab, UT

Find Serenity

Yosemite NP

Tuolumne River – Yosemite NP, California

Columbia River Falls

Multnomah Falls – Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.”  – Jo Walton

Dramatic Sunset - Tetons

Sunset in the Tetons – Grand Teton NP, Wyoming

San Diego Sunset Waves

Sunset Waves – San Diego, California

This is a small collection of images I have captured by venturing out.  Many of the pictures were taken while standing within a few yards of the car.  They all started with a dream.

Final Thought

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied — it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” – Ansel Adams 

Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Valley – Yosemite NP, California

 

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