Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Our World–Planning a road trip
I love making a plan. Just not Too far in advance. Typically I can’t wrap my brain around more than about six months at a time.
I’m planning a road trip after my season is over mid-October at Grand Canyon. There are some places I want to revisit and lots of new landscapes to explore.
Plus, I’d really like to meet new people along the way also. And I’m positive I’ll cross paths with many.
However, I’m also hoping to meet up with fellow bloggers and some of you may be close enough to my path of adventure to make that possible.
So here’s an informal route and I’m Certainly open to recommendations. Really hope we can cross trails along the way.
Sorry about the funky map, I’m learning
Utah: Bryce National Park, Capital Reef National Park, Sego Canyon Petroglyphs, Dead Horse Point State Park, Canyonland National Park, Arches National Park, Moab, Hole in the Rock, Looking Glass Rocks, Wilson Arch, Church Rock, Valley of the Gods, Navajo Twin Rocks, Recapture Pocket, Hovenweep National Monument. Colorado: Mesa Verde National Park. Four Corners. Arizona: Navajo National Monument, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Hopi and Navajo lands, Tuba City, Flagstaff and HOME.
Did you notice just a few National Parks?
To tour the world and share with others go to Our World Tuesday by clicking here.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
SWF–Another first this summer at Grand Canyon
Six captive breed California condors where first released from the Vermilion Cliffs of northern Arizona in 1996. Within a year only three remained. One was found dead of a puncture wound from a Golden Eagle, one flew into power lines near Page, Arizona and the other simply disappeared. Now 74 condors have been released in Arizona plus there have been 13 wild born of which only 9 remain. This is truly a success story considering there were only 22 California condors left in the wild in 1982 when the capture and captive breeding began.
We don’t see many condors on the North Rim. They are attracted to crowds so are seen more frequently on the South Rim, where 90% of the 5 million visitors a year go. But Wednesday a couple of visitors told me they’d seen a pair perched on a rock ledge below Angels Window. I didn’t see them there but when I walked past the window to the end of the trail at Cape Royal a shadow caught my eye causing me to look up and there one flew. I immediately pointed up into the sky and announced “condor overhead” and every visitors eyes turned skyward with cameras clicking. My shots aren’t the best. But then I had to answer a lot of condor questions.
To see more of what’s up in the sky go to Sky Watch Friday by clicking here.
Published 9/1/11 after this post by the Peregrine Fund who participates in the condor recovery program. Although condors are increasing in the wild they still die from lead poisoning. Check out the Summer 2011 update by clicking now.
Published 9/1/11 after this post by the Peregrine Fund who participates in the condor recovery program. Although condors are increasing in the wild they still die from lead poisoning. Check out the Summer 2011 update by clicking now.
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