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Capitol Reef and Yellowstone (part 1)
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...................
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Skipjack Joe
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Ken,
Was the bottom picture taken at 'buffalo ford' near the Yellowstone River?
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Ken,
Was the bottom picture taken at 'buffalo ford' near the Yellowstone River? |
It was near Lamar Valley.
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Thanks much ... some really outstanding shots ...
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Beautiful
I love horses and those are some of the finest shots I've seen.
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I really enjoyed your photos Ken. Outstanding series!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
| Quote: | 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?
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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.
Oh yeah, what were you driving?
[Edited on 7-18-2011 by Hook]
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
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!!!
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That is some really good news on the water...
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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.
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thanks all for the kind comments!!
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Really great images you made Ken. The Mustangs are my favorite.
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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.
nena
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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. 
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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.
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These are great Ken. Waiting for part 2.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
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.
Ken
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Thanks Ken... This week, three years ago we saw Yellowstone for the first time... and would like to return...
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