Bright Angel, Grand Canyon National Park

Spotted Towhee!

Devil's Bridge, Sedona

On Saturday, I drove down to Sedona not really knowing where I was headed.  Oak Creek Canyon was gorgeous, the greens were spectacular!

Oh a whim, I turned off on a sign for Vultee Arch, because I had been there several years ago with some Teach For America buddies.

I decided to walk down the road, and the lighting was really neat because of all the rainclouds blowing in.

 On another whim, I turned at the sign that said Devil's Bridge.  There, a sign said Devil's Bridge was .7 miles away.  Not knowing what Devil's Bridge was, I decided I'd check it out because it was so close.

And it was so cool!

 I definitely want to go back and have someone take my picture on the bridge.

Instead, this is all you get.

 The arch looked cool from all angles.

Spring blossoms!

Then I checkout the public library.  Can't pass up an opportunity to check out another town's library!

 Between the stone work, and the beams, and the windows, and the lighting fixtures, and the fireplace, and the outdoor reading patio…I loved it!

They even had cool atriums!

I thought I'd try to stay in Sedona and catch Grand Budapest Hotel, so I hung around Talaquepacque (I'll have to look up the spelling later). 

Grand View Trail, Grand Canyon National Park

April 12, 2014

On April 12th a group of friends and I headed down Grand View trail.  Our destination?  Cave of the Domes.  The weather was absolutely perfect!

It's spring in the canyon!

The first mile of trail was about as steep as Tanner, but less sketchy (but that could be just because I didn't have my backpacking backpack!)

Ummm?  Because the radiation will stay put behind the sign?

Here's the entrance to the Cave of Domes.  

The cave had some really cool features.

The amazing photographs were taken by Brian Patrick. 

Brian had a cool laser light, so we had a 'rave in the cave'.

Andy and I studying the rock...

After we explored the cave, we walked out to the west end of Horseshoe Mesa.  

The views were spectacular.  

And when we hiked out, the sun was setting, and it was beautiful!  Words don't do it justice.