Saturday, 6 April 2013

Twin Falls, Idaho

Snake River in Twin Falls

Shoshone Falls on the Snake River

Abe & Carrie overlooking the falls.

The falls are supposed to be 50 ft higher than Niagara Falls

Dierkes Lake above the falls

Canyon Golf Course down in the canyon looking towards the bridge crossing the Snake River.

Thursday, 4 April 2013

West Zion National Park

Trail at the bottom of the canyon

Trail crosses Taylor Creek about 48 times!!!!

Just some of the rock formations

The mountains on either side as we hiked through the canyon

At the end there is a double arched alcove

The arches in the alcove

The view from the lookout at the top of the park

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Zion National Park, Utah

Hiking Watchman Trail

Watchman Trail

Abe on the trail

View near the top of the mountain

One mile long dark tunnel on highway 9

View after we went through the tunnel

View through the opening of the tunnel

One of the side openings of the tunnel

Archway in the mountain

Narrows trail at the top end of Zion 

Don, Joanne & Carrie on the trail

Abe on the trail

To get to the end of the trail you have to walk thru the river

Hiking on the Grotto Trail

Carrie, Joanne, Don & Abe at the Emerald pools

Abe & Carrie at the Upper Emerald Pool

Joanne & Don at the upper Emerald Pool

Walked under the water fall 

Mountain view from the park Museum

Carrie at the top of the Watchman Trail

View from the park Museum

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Golfing Etc....

Abe, Ralph, Gale & Lyle
Carrie, Dee, Sheryl & Pat
Poppy field on Superstition Spring G.C.
Superstition Springs G.C.

Carrie, Sheryl & Ralph

Carrie, Abe & Sheryl

Duster Flowers on tree at Queen Valley G.C.

Queen Valley G.C.

Over the water & up the hill.

Dinner at our house after golf

After dinner with the golf gang.

Sunday, 17 March 2013

Hiking in Lost Dutchman & Tonto National Parks













Hummingbird on the Trail

Hiked to the Basin in Lost Dutchman Park


Horned Owl on display at Tonto National Park

Screech Owl on display 

Falcon on display

Gerry the Turkey Vulture on display 

Start of the trial to the Upper Cliff Dwellings at Tonto National Park

Joanne & Don (Sister & Bro-in-law) on the hike

Ground Squirrel having a look out at the top of a rock along the trail.

Some of the wild flowers in bloom

We made it to the top of the Upper Cliff Dwellings

The view from the dwellings down to Roosevelt Lake

View out the window of the dwelling

Joanne & Carrie at the top

View from the top looking down on the trail

Yellow Cactus among the green ones

Motorized parasailor in the sunset from Jo/Don's campsite

Sunset at the campsite from the roof top of a new park model
Carla, Joanne, Carrie, Steve & Don at Lost Dutchman Park

Mexico Desert poppies looking at Superstition Mountain

Wild purple flower at the same park

Wild orange flower in the same park