We spent June traveling to Torrey, UT, Yellowstone and Montana. Summer had arrived in Utah whilst WY and MT were still in early spring.
view from our campground in Torrey, UT
Burr Trail switchbacks in the Escalante, UT. Turn left at bottom of hill and you go to Capitol Reef, turn right and you can reach Lake Powell.
this was part of the trail on a morning hike I took at Capitol Reef
Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef
RT 24, from Hanksville to Torrey is one of my favorite roads!!!
a Western Grebe working Flaming Forge Reservoir early one morning
we saw so many Pronghorns in WY, CO, ID and MT they almost became a nonevent.
while in Cody, WY we heard of a herd of Mustangs that were in an area some 20 miles outside of town. We took a chance to find them and we got
lucky.............
Yellowstone Lake was still partially frozen in mid June!!
Got Bison??
to be continued...................Skipjack Joe - 7-18-2011 at 10:21 AM
Ken,
Was the bottom picture taken at 'buffalo ford' near the Yellowstone River?tripledigitken - 7-18-2011 at 10:26 AM
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Ken,
Was the bottom picture taken at 'buffalo ford' near the Yellowstone River?
It was near Lamar Valley.wessongroup - 7-18-2011 at 10:53 AM
Thanks much ... some really outstanding shots ...
Beautiful
Dave - 7-18-2011 at 11:02 AM
I love horses and those are some of the finest shots I've seen.Bob H - 7-18-2011 at 11:04 AM
I really enjoyed your photos Ken. Outstanding series!Skipjack Joe - 7-18-2011 at 11:10 AM
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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Ken,
Was the bottom picture taken at 'buffalo ford' near the Yellowstone River?
It was near Lamar Valley.
You mean the one named after Hedley?
tripledigitken - 7-18-2011 at 11:30 AM
Hook - 7-18-2011 at 11:41 AM
Ken, which way did you take into Cathedral Valley in CRNP? The BLM road or the NPS road where you have to ford the Fremont River?
How was the Fremont running, elsewhere?
Torrey is a neat little town.
Oh yeah, what were you driving?
[Edited on 7-18-2011 by Hook]tripledigitken - 7-18-2011 at 11:49 AM
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Ken, which way did you take into Cathedral Valley in CRNP? The BLM road or the NPS road where you have to ford the Fremont River?
How was the Fremont running, elsewhere?
Torrey is a neat little town.
We didn't ford the Freemont although it was possible, didn't want the drama. It was about 15" deep according to the Ranger. We took the road in east
of the Ford Crossing. The Freemont and EVERY other river we saw on the entire trip were approaching flood stage!! It was incredible the amount of
water. The Colorado River at Grand Junction, CO took the number 2 lane on I70!!!wessongroup - 7-18-2011 at 12:02 PM
That is some really good news on the water...elgatoloco - 7-18-2011 at 01:14 PM
Great photos! Was hoping to get up that way this year.
We just got back from Sequoia/Kings/Yosemite and the rivers and waterfalls are at epic stages.tripledigitken - 7-18-2011 at 01:20 PM
thanks all for the kind comments!!Frank - 7-18-2011 at 02:39 PM
Really great images you made Ken. The Mustangs are my favorite.Natalie Ann - 7-18-2011 at 08:10 PM
Such good photos, Ken.
Think I might be partial to the horses. What a lucky find - wild horses!
Whatever that incredible bright yellow flower is,
it's matched by the road stripe in the following image.... and that's cool.
So now I'm lookin' forward to part 2, ya know.
nenaBajahowodd - 7-18-2011 at 08:41 PM
Kudos, Ken. Some incredible photos.
And back to the runoff, the Colorado watershed has seen drought for so long. It's good to know that there's a huge amount of runoff. As someone who
has been at Lake Powell just about since the Glen Canyon Dam was finished, and watched the the water level fluctuate over the years, it's really good
to see whay is happening right now.
You really give good photo, my friend. Osprey - 7-19-2011 at 05:48 AM
Great shots Ken in my old stomping grounds. Above Escalante there are 5 wilderness areas that stretch east to the Boulder/Grover road and north to
Teasdale. Hardly anybody up there on top of the Aquarius Plateau and you can have most of the 84 small lakes to yourself if you have the right vehicle
and care to take a few chances over the trails. For me it puts the magic in Color Country. You can see bison in the Henrys if you bottom out on the
Waterpocket Fold, aim for high country. They are transplants from Yellowstone.Russ - 7-19-2011 at 06:06 AM
These are great Ken. Waiting for part 2.tripledigitken - 7-19-2011 at 08:27 AM
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Great shots Ken in my old stomping grounds. Above Escalante there are 5 wilderness areas that stretch east to the Boulder/Grover road and north to
Teasdale. Hardly anybody up there on top of the Aquarius Plateau and you can have most of the 84 small lakes to yourself if you have the right vehicle
and care to take a few chances over the trails. For me it puts the magic in Color Country. You can see bison in the Henrys if you bottom out on the
Waterpocket Fold, aim for high country. They are transplants from Yellowstone.
We drove south offroad from RT24 along the Notom Rd to get to the Burr Trail, right along the Waterpocket Fold. Here's a few shots of that area.
When we left Torrey for CO, we drove along the east side of the Henry's. We both promised to come back and camp in that area. You can see a handful
of forest roads that take you right up into the high country there (over 10,000'). I have been riding through that area for years on a M/C as it
offers some of the best roads and scenery for M/C touring.
Thanks for the comments.
KenDavid K - 7-19-2011 at 10:28 AM
Thanks Ken... This week, three years ago we saw Yellowstone for the first time... and would like to return...Skipjack Joe - 7-19-2011 at 10:57 AM
My favorite ecozone in the lower US is the juniper/pinyon pine area.
I once slept under a juniper near Santa Fe, New Mexico that was a highlight of my life.Hook - 7-19-2011 at 10:57 AM
Ken, I had added a question to my post that you might have missed.........what were you driving on this trip?tripledigitken - 7-19-2011 at 07:42 PM
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Ken, I had added a question to my post that you might have missed.........what were you driving on this trip?
Hook,
I did miss it, we were towing a trailer with a 4x4 Diesel Sierra 1 ton.
KenBajaGringo - 7-19-2011 at 07:46 PM
Simple wow!!!jeans - 7-23-2011 at 06:42 PM
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while in Cody, WY we heard of a herd of Mustangs that were in an area some 20 miles outside of town. We took a chance to find them and we got
lucky.............
I'll say you got lucky!...I've been up here all year and haven't seen anything more than a BLM sign proclaiming an area to be Wild Horse habitat.
20 miles from Cody....was that McCullough Peaks east of town to the north? I heard there were horses up there. Those are gorgeous shots.RnR - 7-23-2011 at 09:06 PM
To see wild horses, go to Nevada. 80% of the wild horses in the US are in Nevada. Herds are everywhere. Even along I-80, 5 miles east of Reno,
almost every day.bajaguy - 7-23-2011 at 09:20 PM
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To see wild horses, go to Nevada. 80% of the wild horses in the US are in Nevada. Herds are everywhere. Even along I-80, 5 miles east of Reno,
almost every day.
They are all around my house in Carson City. See them almost everyday. Our local herd of about 12 horses has 3 colts.
