Zion

first view of the valley

found a campsite by the Virgin River

47 degrees but nice to be clean

drinks in the field

rotelli with tomato sauce under the Watchman

the height of the walls was amazing

en route to the top

weird rock everywhere

the walking was vertiginous

Sue happy to be momentarily in chains

looking down the Zion Valley

 we climbed this rocky spine called Angel's Landing

the view south 

and north

Susan negotiating

the Virgin River canyon...

gnarly

requires wading

very cold water

and spooky 

on the way out of the canyon, we ran into families of big horn sheep on the slickrock

and on to Bryce

Marfa to Ojai

Main Street - Marfa, Texas

local establishment

other late night options

                 

Shooting Star Realty

speed limit: 80 mph.  West Texas

keeping America for Americans, your border patrol at work

rest stop, New Mexico

Pacacho Peak, Arizona

pushing Seguaro

desert wife

8:25 pm - western edge of mountain time

Colorado Desert, Joshua Tree National Park

cholla garden

these will go through the sole of a sneaker

Sue on the Jumbo Rocks

the Venice canals

Susan contemplates her branzino

Big Bend to Marfa

we thought RV's were lame until we met this 

march is flower month in the desert

wild lupine everywhere

the Rio Grande before it disappears into Boquillos Canyon

a sentinel at the head of the canyon

Boquillos

Mexicans wade across the river and leave these weird little pop-up trading posts 

the top of the canyon is 2000' above the river

eastern wall of Boquillos Canyon

Susan loves canyoneering

camping in the desert

Sue preps for another hot day in the Chihuahuan Desert

the Grapevine Hills

"soil"

nothing moves in this heat but the lizards

good camo... and they're fast

air drying the Twizzlers

but it's dry heat

Santa Elena Canyon

Susan takes to the Rio after a day in the furnace

goodbye to the Chisos Mountains

west along the river, then north to Marfa