Where else would you see a B 1/2 Road ....
and a lonely house atop a steep hill!!
Since gathering of firewood is not allowed or sold in the park, we stop at the corner store (about 5 miles from the entrance to the park) to buy some.
In 'the olde days' we would drive around and around to pick out a camping site, but with how busy the National Parks are in Aug. and the online reservation system; I had already picked out and had a campsite reserved :-) In no time at all we had our campsite all set up!
Firewood all neatly stacked and ready for tonight! |
while Geoffrey and I go for a short walk on a nearby trail.
I have always enjoyed going on the different Ranger led hikes and programs.
This time it was especially nice to see Nathaniel at work in the visitor center...
with us |
and with other families :-) |
Waiting for participants |
Geoffrey checking out 'Sparky', the vehicle Nathaniel got to drive to this program. |
Yep, they are brothers :-) |
Answering questions before walk begins. |
Geoffrey took this pic with his phone. |
I would get up before the others and enjoy the quiet and beauty of the morning.
Some birdwatching here...Western Tanager, Green-tailed Towhee, Evening Grosbeak, etc. |
The van was always a bit messy! |
Nathaniel let us use his car for storage :-) |
Campsite all cleaned up and ready to leave for the day! |
enjoy a sunset....
have a campfire and some S'mores....
or go to one of the overlooks by the light of the supermoon! That experience was very memorable, and if you could combine the next 2 pics, it may come close to what we saw :-)
My pic...with some photoshopping |
Nathaniel using my camera with no photoshopping. |
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