Once again, we found ourselves with vacation time in December, so oce again we rented a car and headed for the outdoors. This trip took us from Long Beach to las Vegas, through Zion and Bryce National Park, to Capitol Reef National Park, then home via the Mojave National Preserve. To those of you who are ... older, go to a national park and buy your senior pass: a one-time $10 fee gets you free admission to all federal fee areas for life! With admission to top-ranked parks like Yosemite and Zion now at $25, you'll save
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Valley of Fire State Park
Just northeast of Las Vegas, this was a real surprise. The red rocks occur...
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Snow in Zion
We had to drive through Zion to reach Capitol Reef.
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Springdale
I took this from our motel room in Springdale, UT, just outside Zion.
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Zion in winter
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Road through Zion
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Bighorn sheep
We were told later by a ranger that this was a pretty rare sighting....
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Red Rock Canyon
This is not far from the entrance to Bryce, which (sadly) just...
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Bryce Canyon National Park
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Thor's Hammer
A well-known feature in Bryce.
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More Bryce
Seeing these places in winter is sensational.
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Somewhere in Utah
I'm not sure where this is - somewhere between Bryce and Capitol Reef, I...
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Capitol Reef National Park
The least-visited of the Utah parks, it's a geological wonderland.
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Capitol Reef
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Capitol Reef
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Wave of tourists
We were lucky to get a room in Torrey, UT., just outside Capitol Reef....
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Mojave National Preserve CA
On our way home we decided to take a detour through this huge...
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Mojave trail
Our hike took us to the top of this little mountain or hill.
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Mojave Preserve
Top of the hill.
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