Having completed most everything we could do in Zion short of the hikes that require permits, such as the Narrows and Subway. Our next destination was Capitol Reef. It was relatively close, something new, and sounded like there might be some interesting hikes there. It’s not as well known as… Continue reading
Clearly, a smart person would have categorized this entire trip as being to Zion with some side hikes. But, I’m being stubborn and calling it the Grand Canyon trip because that’s what we intended it to be. We had read some of the information on Capitol Reef National Park and… Continue reading
First order of business for day three was moving to the Zion campground, because 1) I don’t like spending money and 2) when we pack a tent across the country, I get very disappointed when it doesn’t get used. The campground was full, but we got there early enough that… Continue reading
As mentioned previously, we decided to get up and head out in the early AM and try our luck getting passes for The Wave at the visitor center in Kanab, UT. We made two mistakes in this adventure. We arrived at about 8:50, just before the 9:00 lottery, except that… Continue reading
Reporting on a recent trip that Janet and I took to the Grand Canyon… We flew out to Las Vegas on Saturday and, in the standard fashion, got a car and made a stop for food and other non-packed supplies, and headed toward the Grand Canyon South Rim. We didn’t… Continue reading
One of the female western lowland gorillas. Not as good a shot as the others because of the obvious nature of the man made habitat, but oh well, I felt the gorillas needed fair representation here. Picture taken with Canon 350D, EF-s 18-135mm lens @ SEL 18-200mm lens @ 85mm,… Continue reading
Two of the three or four Grevy’s zebras that reside at the zoo with their little Mohawk manes. Pretty standard really, except that we call just call them Zebra’s and don’t care what variety they are. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 200mm, f/11, 1/15 sec, ISO… Continue reading
The second most infamous zoo animal (according to me) the Sichuan Takin. Noted mainly for being a giant goat with very oily fur. Other than that, I’m not sure what’s really special about it – it doesn’t exactly look like it would make a good pet. Picture taken with Pentax… Continue reading
One of the meerkats at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Picture taken with Canon 350D, EF-S 18-135mm lens @ 79mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec shutter, ISO 800.
For a few years, we thought that the polar bear exhibit was just a mean joke because there was not and, as far as we could tell, had never been a polar bear in the habitat. Then one showed up, and she looks sad (at least in this picture). Apparently… Continue reading