YELLOWSTONE, Burning Man, Arches National Park

P. Aaron · #1 10-24-2012, 07:18 AM

Missed the Woodward Dream Cruise this year 'cause I went out west on a 3-week trip...camping the whole way through Yellowstone, Burning Man and Moab Utah and Arches in particular.

The trip was myself and my high-school buddy James (a REAL good friend loaning me indefinitely his '74 Precision). We drove the entirety, seeing lotsa pavement and fried food. Anyhow, some pics:

Love it when you're the only one on the road. Somewhere in SD:

BADLANDS:

P. Aaron · #2 10-24-2012, 07:22 AM

Everything here is strangely beautiful but rugged.

EAST ENTRANCE:

P. Aaron · #3 10-24-2012, 07:27 AM

Yeah! Me & every other whack-job with an automobile:

The thermal pools which are all over Yellowstone are a reminder that you are walking on one of the most volatile volcanic caldrons anywhere in the world:

This water is HOT! Not potable and does nothing to really help the plant life which depends more upon rainfall than anything else to survive here.

Not for soaking:

Some sediment pools look unworldly:

P. Aaron · #4 10-24-2012, 07:35 AM

I took lots of pictures of mountains & hills but I love these wallpaper type shots:

HEH:

From what I could see, it appears that these thermal pools build sedimentary flows after the water evaporates and these 'terraces' form:

P. Aaron · #5 10-24-2012, 07:40 AM

After a while, you run out of words to describe stuff:

My cancer allegedly put a world of hurt on my bones but when I saw this rock pile, I said: "STOP THE DAMN CAR! I'M CLIMBIN' THAT!"

Climb we did. Ours is the blue Honda.

P. Aaron · #6 10-24-2012, 07:43 AM

My friend Jim, the engineer was obsessed with the thermals. They do provide most awesome color:

MatticusMania · #7 10-24-2012, 09:46 AM

Wheres the Burning Man pics?

elgecko · #8 10-24-2012, 09:49 AM

Killer road trip! I wanna see the Moab pics!

P. Aaron · #9 10-24-2012, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Wheres the Burning Man pics?

Patience, Grasshopper.

Marial · #10 10-24-2012, 10:13 AM

Looking forward to the rest. Subbed.

P. Aaron · #11 10-24-2012, 10:17 AM

Backtracking a bit ( I took over 1200 pictures!): Sediment at the BADLANDS:

Sheepeater Cliff:

My friend James contemplating a Maxfield Parrish type scene:

P. Aaron · #12 10-24-2012, 10:21 AM

In Yellowstone: Sometimes you just photograph what you see without any other reason except: "Wow!"

Heh:

P. Aaron · #13 10-24-2012, 10:26 AM

Nature does some cool stuff:

P. Aaron · #14 10-24-2012, 10:33 AM

These picture were taken with either my Canon digital or the I-Phone-4-s. I gotta say, the 4-s is a really, really nice camera...for what it is!

Depending upon your monitor, you'll notice the 4-s pictures are sharper.

Badlands:

Why do so many trees fall over in Yellowstone? Probably because their root systems fan out to collect moisture rather than getting any nutrients from the soil.

Pilgrim · #15 10-24-2012, 10:37 AM

This is one of the great benefits of living in the western US.

Nice photos!

P. Aaron · #16 10-24-2012, 11:54 AM

Whenever there's an empty road, I have to check it out:

MJ5150 · #17 10-24-2012, 12:55 PM

Arrrgghhhh!!! Pics blocked at work. I can't wait to get home and check this out. I love going on road trips around the country. Your sense of adventure seems just the same as mine.

-Mike

Tituscrow · #18 10-24-2012, 01:20 PM

Your pictures are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Living on the other side of the world, I'm unlikely to ever see all this first-hand, so it's a pleasure to share your adventure, no matter how 'virtual'.

knumbskull · #19 10-24-2012, 04:36 PM

great pics! can we look forward to some of Burning Man?

RedMoses · #20 10-24-2012, 04:45 PM

Incredible shots! Thanks for sharing.