Western Adventuring

Thought I wold start a thread where I can post my photos from my trip to the western United Sates. ; Starting with San Diego. ; I wanted to catch a beautiful California sunset. ; However, the clouds had other ideas. ; I settled for this Blue Hour of the Ocean Beach Fishermen's Pier.


Blue Pier by Scottwdw, on Flickr

Earlier, I did catch some sunbeams.

 

Very nice Scott! ; This is going to be a favorite thread of mine for the duration of your trip.

 

A great start Scott. Looking forward to following this thread too!

 

Double Bacon Cheeseburger at Hodad's on Ocean Beach near San Diego.




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San Diego Zoo critter photos.










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Concerning the Zoo shots: These are great shots, worthy of the senior portrait category in the Zoo yearbook. I definitely wouldn't just pass off a disk to them. These are so good I'd make them buy a portrait package!

What is the little icon displaying in the lower right corner?

~Joanie

 

That looks like the Tapatalk icon to me. ; First time I have seen it attached to a photo here though.


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And great stuff Scott! ; Live that panda shot. ; I have never seen one in person.


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Stopping off in Vegas for a couple of nights...


Paris, USA by Scottwdw, on Flickr

As for the Tapatalk logo on my photos, I had to sign up via the app before it would let me upload photos. ; It would not accept my Twitter sign on (probably because I have two active accounts on the phone, I have that issue with other apps). I guess I agreed to them putting the logo on there somewhere in the fine print. ; Whatever!

Off to the Arizona tomorrow!

 

A quick look back at California before Arizona...


Willy's Butte in Ornament Valley by Scottwdw

 

iPhone views around the Gran Canyon.









And me at Mather's Point.





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Sunset light baths the canyon as seen from Yavapai Point at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Taken with a Nikon D700/28-300VR combo.


Grand Canyon Sunbathing by Scottwdw, on Flickr

 

Awesome! ; Great shot Scott! ; Keep them coming!

 

Here's an iPhone pano from the South Kaibab Trail about 500 feet down into the Grand Canyon. ; Had beautiful clouds yesterday which made up for the gusty winds up to 50 mph.




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Scott, you are just KNOCKING it OUT of the (national) parks! Keep 'em coming!!



~Joanie

 

After breakfast this morning, Merrie and I strolled along the Rim Trail enjoying our last views of the Grand Canyon before checking out. We highly recommend the Bright Angel Cabins if you ever plan on visiting the park. Wish we had a couple of more days here to explore. Guess we will have to come back.




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This is what greeted us at Moab...





Yep, snow in the mountains. Got some great shots of the weather behind rock formations.

The cabin we are staying at has no Internet. Lots of places have it in town but, for now, only expect iPhone updates until I get to Denver next week.


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Golden Hour at Skyline Arch in Arches National Park tonight. iPhone photo using Pro HDR app.




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Live from the McDonald's in beautiful downtown Moab...I present Mesa Arch photographed this morning in Canyonlands National Park.


Open Wide by Scottwdw, on Flickr