Oct 5, 2008
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Mount Olympus (covered by clouds) from my apartment's parking lot
Mount Olympus Trail
Oct 5, 2008
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Downtown Salt Lake City from the beginning of the Mount Olympus trail
Mount Olympus Trail Views
Oct 5, 2008
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Views of the Salt Lake Valley from the Mount Olympus trail
Mount Olympus Trail Views
Oct 5, 2008
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Views of the Salt Lake Valley from the Mount Olympus trail
Fall Colors on Olympus
Oct 5, 2008
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Fall colors high up on Mount Olympus
Autumn Leaves
Oct 5, 2008
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Autumn leaves high up on Mount Olympus
Southeast View from the Saddle
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the Southeast toward the Broads Fork Twin Peaks from the saddle on Mount Olympus
Wildcat Ridge
Oct 5, 2008
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Triangle Peak (left) and some of the Wildcat Ridge to the south from the saddle on Mount Olympus
Valley View
Oct 5, 2008
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View of the Salt Lake Valley from partway up the scramble to the summit
Cloud-Covered Wasatch Peaks
Oct 5, 2008
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Cloud-covered Broads Fork Twin Peaks and Lone Peak (in the distance) from partway up the summit scramble
First Summit View
Oct 5, 2008
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The first views after I propped myself up onto the main summit area
Mount Olympus Summit View
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the north from Mount Olympus' summit
The Wasatch Front
Oct 5, 2008
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The cloud-covered Wasatch Front from Mount Olympus' summit
South View
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the south of the Salt Lake Valley from Mount Olympus' summit
Patriotic Summit
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the north from Mount Olympus' summit
The Salt Lake Valley
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the northwest of Salt Lake City, the Great Salt Lake, and Antelope Island from Mount Olympus' summit
West View from Olympus
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the west from Mount Olympus' summit
Wildcat Ridge
Oct 5, 2008
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Wildcat Ridge (with Triangle Peak covered in clouds) from Mount Olympus' summit
Broads Fork Twin Peaks
Oct 5, 2008
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The Broads Fork Twin Peaks (still covered by clouds) from Mount Olympus' summit
South View from Olympus
Oct 5, 2008
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The view to the south of the Salt Lake Valley from Mount Olympus' summit
Grand View from Olympus
Oct 5, 2008
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Grand view to the northwest from Mount Olympus' summit. Mount Olympus' North Peak blocks some of the view in the foreground. Salt Lake City, the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island are all visible in the distance 4,800 vertical feet below the summit.
Scramble
Oct 5, 2008
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Looking up at some of the tougher sections of the scramble to Mount Olympus' summit
Broads Fork Twin Peaks
Oct 5, 2008
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The Broads Fork Twin Peaks finally emerge from the clouds, just in time for the excellent evening lighting
The Wasatch Front
Oct 5, 2008
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The Wasatch Front, including Lone Peak (center) and the Broads Fork Twin Peaks (left), with excellent evening lighting
The Wasatch Front
Oct 5, 2008
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Lone Peak (in the distance at center) and the Broads Fork Twin Peaks with excellent evening lighting
The Wasatch Front
Oct 5, 2008
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The clouds on Lone Peak (center) and the Broads Fork Twin Peaks lift, finally
Triangle Peak
Oct 5, 2008
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Triangle Peak and some of the Wildcat Ridge seen from the saddle on Mount Olympus
The Broads Fork Twin Peaks
Oct 5, 2008
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The Broads Fork Twin Peaks from the saddle on Mount Olympus
Olympus Saddle View
Oct 5, 2008
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The view towards the Broads Fork Twin Peaks from the saddle on Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus Trail
Oct 5, 2008
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The Mount Olympus trail with fall colors and fading daylight
Blazing Fall Color
Oct 5, 2008
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Blazing fall color on the aspen trees high up on Mount Olympus near sunset
Frosties!
Oct 9, 2008
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Kellogg's Frosted Flakes are called Frosties in Belgium (seen here at the local Delhaize grocery store), but they're still great.
Downtown Brussels
Oct 9, 2008
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A street in downtown Brussels that typifies the old-style architecture in Brussels
Downtown Brussels
Oct 9, 2008
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A street in downtown Brussels that typifies the old-style architecture in Brussels
Brussels Town Hall
Oct 9, 2008
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Brussels Town Hall in Grand Place. This building was completed 31 years before Christopher Columbus was even born.
Grand Place
Oct 9, 2008
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Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
Manneken Pis
Oct 9, 2008
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Manneken Pis is a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium
Manneken Pis
Oct 9, 2008
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Manneken Pis is a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels Town Hall Tower
Oct 9, 2008
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The tower of Brussels' town hall in Grand Place seen from a distance
Brussels Architecture
Oct 9, 2008
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A typical mix of old and modern in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels Town Hall Tower
Oct 9, 2008
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The tower of Brussels' town hall seen from a distance
The Royal Palace of Brussels
Oct 9, 2008
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The Royal Palace of Brussels. It wasn't particularly fortified or well-guarded. I'm pretty sure I could've taken over their Royal Palace.
A Street in Brugge
Oct 10, 2008
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A cobblestone street we followed into the center of Brugge, Belgium
Old Buildings
Oct 10, 2008
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Old buildings in Brugge, Belgium
The Belfort
Oct 10, 2008
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The Belfort in Brugge, Belgium
The Markt
Oct 10, 2008
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The Markt (that is not a typo) in Brugge, Belgium
The Belfort
Oct 10, 2008
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The Belfort in Brugge, Belgium
The Markt
Oct 10, 2008
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The Markt in Brugge, Belgium
The Belfort
Oct 10, 2008
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The Belfort stands tall above the Markt in Brugge, Belgium
Brugge City Hall
Oct 10, 2008
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Brugge's City Hall in the Burg square
The Burg
Oct 10, 2008
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The Burg in Brugge, Belgium, with its Belfort seen in the background. On the far left side of the photo there is a darker building with gold adornments on its facade and a double-arched entrance. This entrance leads to the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which has a sacred vial that allegedly contains a cloth with the blood of Jesus Christ that the crusaders brought to Brugge in the 12th or 13th century.
Canal in Brugge
Oct 10, 2008
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A canal in Brugge, Belgium
Canal in Brugge
Oct 10, 2008
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A canal in Brugge, Belgium
Brugge Canal Boat Tour
Oct 10, 2008
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The view of some architecture in Brugge, Belgium while on a canal boat tour
Brugge Canal Boat Tour
Oct 10, 2008
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A photo of a canal in Brugge taken while on a boat tour
Brugge Architecture
Oct 10, 2008
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A cool building seen from a canal boat tour in Brugge, Belgium
Cool Architecture in Brugge
Oct 10, 2008
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Cool architecture in Brugge, Belgium
Brugge Canal Boat Tour Scenery
Oct 10, 2008
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Scenery along the canal boat tour in Brugge, Belgium
Brugge Canal Scenery
Oct 10, 2008
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Scenery from a Brugge, Belgium canal boat tour. The Belfort stands tall in the background.
Brugge Canal Scenery
Oct 10, 2008
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Scenery from a Brugge, Belgium canal boat tour. The Belfort stands tall in the background.
Brugge Canal Scenery
Oct 10, 2008
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Scenery from a Brugge, Belgium canal boat tour. The Belfort stands tall in the background, at right.
The Belfort
Oct 10, 2008
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The Belfort in Brugge, Belgium
Brugge
Oct 10, 2008
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Canals and old architecture abound in Brugge, Belgium
Brussels Sunset
Oct 10, 2008
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Brussels Town Hall's tower with beautiful sunset colors behind
Manneken Pis
Oct 11, 2008
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Manneken Pis, a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium, donning a costume of some sort. According to Manneken Pis' Wikipedia page: "On occasion, the statue is hooked up to a keg of beer. Cups will be filled up with the beer flowing from the statue and given out to people passing by."
The Sacre Coeur
Oct 11, 2008
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Paris, France during the Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival. We did not know about the festival until we arrived!
Hotel de Ville
Oct 12, 2008
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The Hotel de Ville in Paris, France. This building is not a hotel, however, it's Paris' city hall ("hotel de ville" is French for "city hall").
The Louvre
Oct 12, 2008
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The exterior of the Louvre museum in Paris, France. The Mona Lisa is somewhere in there.
The Arc de Triomphe
Oct 12, 2008
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The Arc de Triomphe on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysees
The Arc de Triomphe
Oct 12, 2008
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The Arc de Triomphe on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysees
The Arc de Triomphe
Oct 12, 2008
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The Arc de Triomphe on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysees
Seine River
Oct 12, 2008
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The Seine River with the eery dark outline of the Eiffel Tower (on the left side of the photo, with its two red aircraft warning lights) looms large in the distance
Eiffel Tower Scene
Oct 12, 2008
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The (unlit) Eiffel Tower looms large in the distance over the Seine River at about 4:30 AM in Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower
Oct 12, 2008
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The Eiffel Tower. They don't keep it lit all night, ufortunately.
The Eiffel Tower
Oct 12, 2008
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A blurry, but lighter photo of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Brussels Town Hall Tower
Oct 12, 2008
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The Brussels Town Hall tower
Brussels Street Scene
Oct 12, 2008
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A street scene in Brussels, Belgium with the town hall's tower in the background
Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert
Oct 12, 2008
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The Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert in Brussels, Belgium. It's basically an indoor-outdoor shopping mall in downtown Brussels.
Awesome Street Performer
Oct 12, 2008
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This guy was the most entertaining street performer I think I've ever seen. He had dozens of people watching him perform. Gotta love the socks and sandals combination.
Grand Place
Oct 12, 2008
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Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
Grand Place
Oct 12, 2008
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Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
Grand Place Architecture
Oct 12, 2008
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Architecture at Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
Grand Place
Oct 12, 2008
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Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
Grand Place
Oct 12, 2008
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The town hall at Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
Saint-Antoine Church
Oct 12, 2008
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Saint-Antoine Church in Etterbeek, Belgium
Saint-Antoine Church
Oct 12, 2008
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Saint-Antoine Church in Etterbeek, Belgium
Saint-Antoine Church
Oct 12, 2008
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Saint-Antoine Church in Etterbeek, Belgium
Saint-Antoine Church
Oct 12, 2008
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Saint-Antoine Church in Etterbeek, Belgium
Saint-Antoine Church
Oct 12, 2008
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Saint-Antoine Church in Etterbeek, Belgium
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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The upper reaches of Zion Canyon, with Angel's Landing at left
Angel's Landing
Oct 26, 2008
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Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the Angel's Landing trail
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing
Angel's Landing Trail
Oct 26, 2008
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The Angel's Landing trail's switchbacks help hikers scale this seemingly vertical wall of sandstone
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the Angel's Landing trail
Angel's Landing Trail
Oct 26, 2008
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The (paved) Angel's Landing trail
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the Angel's Landing trail
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne from the trail to Angel's Landing
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
The Virgin River
Oct 26, 2008
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The Virgin River at the floor of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon Monoliths
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon monoliths from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
The Angel's Landing Trail
Oct 26, 2008
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The Angel's Landing trail near the top of the first set of switchbacks
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Angel's Landing Trail Switchbacks
Oct 26, 2008
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Some of the first set of switchbacks along the Angel's Landing trail
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon Floor
Oct 26, 2008
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The park road (with bus) in the background follows the Virgin River. Some of the Angel's Landing trail's switchbacks are visible in the foreground.
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne from the trail to Angel's Landing
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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Zion Canyon from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Tarantula!
Oct 26, 2008
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A tarantula spider in Zion National Park, Utah
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne (right) from the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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The upper reaches of Zion Canyon from the canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
Angel's Landing
Oct 26, 2008
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Angel's Landing (left) from the Zion Canyon floor
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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The upper reaches of Zion Canyon from the canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion Canyon
Oct 26, 2008
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The upper reaches of Zion Canyon from the canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
The Great White Throne
Oct 26, 2008
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The Great White Throne from the Zion Canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
Angel's Landing
Oct 26, 2008
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Angel's Landing (left) from the Zion Canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
Angel's Landing
Oct 26, 2008
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Angel's Landing (left) from the Zion Canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
Angel's Landing
Oct 26, 2008
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Angel's Landing (left) and the Virgin River from the Zion Canyon floor in Zion National Park, Utah
Zion National Park
Oct 26, 2008
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Rushing by the monoliths in Zion National Park at sunset on the bus back to the visitor's center
Zion National Park
Oct 26, 2008
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Blurry Zion National Park monoliths seen at sunset from the bus back to the visitor's center
Zion National Park at Sunset
Oct 26, 2008
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The last light of the day colors the monoliths near the Zion National Park visitor's center in brilliant reds and oranges. This photo doesn't do the scene justice.
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