https://explore.karajade.com/about/2024-10-25T18:11:57+00:00weekly0.6https://explore.karajade.com/2020/04/10/saguaro-np-during-government-shutdown/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190118-kqm09621.jpg20190118-KQM09621https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/rangeofsaguaro_285px_wide_5-07.jpgrangeofsaguaro_285px_wide_5-07Sonoran Desert (cross-hatched), Saguaros growth area (solid). https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/location.htmhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190117-kqm09521.jpg20190117-KQM09521https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190118-kqm09588.jpg20190118-KQM09588https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190118-kqm09715.jpg20190118-KQM09715https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_2308_small.jpgIMG_2308_smallQuinault posinghttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_2306_small.jpgIMG_2306_smallSome drainage featureshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_2313_small.jpgIMG_2313_smallUrine color charthttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gaiagps-2020-04-06t05_28_40.jpgGaiaGPS-2020-04-06T05_28_40https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190118-kqm09652-1.jpg20190118-KQM096522022-10-27T03:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/07/26/hello-world/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120330-dsc_78751.jpg20120330-DSC_78752022-10-23T21:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/15/nevada-via-highway-50-and-pyramid-lake/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7266.jpg20120915-DSC_7266Leaving Pyramid Lake, heading to Reno and further south to Carson City.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7262.jpg20120915-DSC_7262https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7244.jpg20120915-DSC_7244https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7243.jpg20120915-DSC_7243https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7238.jpg20120915-DSC_7238Some tufa close up. Amazing structural formations, different than those at Mono Lake.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7233.jpg20120915-DSC_7233https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7230.jpg20120915-DSC_7230https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7224.jpg20120915-DSC_7224https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7215.jpg20120915-DSC_7215https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120915-dsc_7210.jpg20120915-DSC_72102022-10-23T21:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2013/10/25/crater-lake-national-park/2022-10-23T21:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2018/04/23/joshua-tree-national-park/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/coachellamap.jpgcoachellamaphttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/san_bernardino_mountains.jpgsan_bernardino_mountainshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/joshua-tree-vegetation-map-small.jpgjoshua-tree-vegetation-map-smallhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180413-kqm_9144.jpg20180413-KQM_9144https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180414-kqm_9311.jpg20180414-KQM_9311https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180414-kqm_9310.jpg20180414-KQM_9310https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180414-kqm_9308.jpg20180414-KQM_9308Salton Sea in the very distance. Berdoo Canyon Road leaves the canyon into the valley.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180414-kqm_9306.jpg20180414-KQM_9306https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180414-kqm_9304.jpg20180414-KQM_9304https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180414-kqm_9296.jpg20180414-KQM_9296Lovely tree in Hidden Valley2022-10-23T21:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2018/05/19/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-02-22-175656-0000.gif2018-02-22 17:56:56 +0000https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ccr_400.jpgCCR_400https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/big-island-kilauea-caldera.jpgbig-island-kilauea-calderahttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hawaii-volcanoes-kilauea-map-sm.jpghawaii-volcanoes-kilauea-map-smhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hawaii-volcanoes-map-sm.jpghawaii-volcanoes-map-smhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tradewinds.jpgHITradeWindsOn the Island of Hawai`i, the trade winds (blue arrows) blow the vog from its main source on the volcano (white plume) to the southwest, where wind patterns send it up the island’s Kona coast. Here, it becomes trapped by daytime (onshore) and nighttime (offshore) sea breezes (double-headed arrows). In contrast, when light “Kona” winds (red arrows) blow, much of the vog is concentrated on the eastern side of the island.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/yearly-rainfall-by-month_694px.gifyearly-rainfall-by-month_694pxAverage monthly rainfall for the Big Island. This animation has been prepared using the following works: Giambelluca, T.W., X. Shuai, M.L. Barnes, R.J. Alliss, R.J. Longman, T. Miura, Q. Chen, A.G. Frazier, R.G. Mudd, L. Cuo, and A.D. Businger. 2014. Evapotranspiration of Hawai‘i. Final report submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Honolulu District, and the Commission on Water Resource Management, State of Hawai‘i. 2022-10-23T20:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2018/07/22/a-couple-of-hours-in-anza-borrego-desert-sp-california/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/faults-anza-borrego-e1532320482353.jpgFaults Anza BorregoFault zones that border the Anza-Borrego State Park. 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so it beginshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xewp9128_sm.jpgXEWP9128_smStill making it down...https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/vdqa0877_sm.jpgVDQA0877_smLooking back up at the cableshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ayme3587.jpgAYME3587https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20161010-dsc02867.jpg20161010-DSC02867https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20161011-dsc02930.jpg20161011-DSC02930https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20161011-dsc02939.jpg20161011-DSC02939https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20161011-dsc02931.jpg20161011-DSC02931Dry Yosemite Fallshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20161011-dsc02925.jpg20161011-DSC029252022-10-23T20:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2020/10/11/steep-ravine-cabins-and-camping-mt-tamalpais-sp/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/steep-ravine-map.jpgSteep Ravine Maphttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09273.jpg20190113-KQM09273https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09271.jpg20190113-KQM09271https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09252.jpg20190113-KQM09252https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09240.jpg20190113-KQM09240https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09238.jpg20190113-KQM09238https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09211.jpg20190113-KQM09211https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09191.jpg20190113-KQM09191https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190113-kqm09184.jpg20190113-KQM09184https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20180511-_dsc0439.jpg20180511-_DSC04392020-10-12T03:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2018/07/31/hidden-lake-overlook-glacier-np-mt/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ptarmigan_s.jpgPtarmigan_shttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hidden-lake-veg-1930-2009-sm.gifHidden Lake Veg 1930, 2009 smhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/grinnell-glacier-overlook-1940-2006-2013.gifGrinnell Glacier Overlook 1940, 2006, 2013Grinnell Overlook, 1940, 2006, 2013https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/grinell-glacier-1910-2016_50.gifGrinell Glacier 1910-2016_50%Grinnell, 1910, 2016https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/repeatphoto_map.gifrepeatphoto_maphttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/jackson-glacier.pngJackson Glacierhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alpine-glacier.pngalpine glacierhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_1874.jpgimg_1874https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8184.jpgimg_8184https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8182.jpgimg_81822018-08-01T04:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2018/07/17/mori-point-golden-gate-nra/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-6.jpgimage-6https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-4.jpgimage-4https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-5.jpgimage-5https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-3.jpgimage-3https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-2.jpgimage-2https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8122.jpgimg_8122https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-1.jpgimage-1https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8120.jpgimg_8120https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8119.jpgimg_8119https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8108.jpgimg_81082018-07-23T05:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2014/09/18/mt-lassen-peak-and-cinder-cone-hikes-lassen-volcanic-np/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_54112.jpg20140830-KQM_5411https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_53992.jpg20140830-KQM_5399https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_53782.jpg20140830-KQM_5378https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_53702.jpg20140830-KQM_5370https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_53692.jpg20140830-KQM_5369https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_53612.jpg20140830-KQM_5361https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_5313.jpg20140830-KQM_5313https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_5305.jpg20140830-KQM_5305https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_53042.jpg20140830-KQM_5304https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140830-kqm_52902.jpg20140830-KQM_52902014-09-19T06:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2013/10/31/mount-saint-helens-wa/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0624.jpg20131026-KQM_0624https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0621.jpg20131026-KQM_0621Starting to walk back down the many stairshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0619.jpg20131026-KQM_0619https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0616.jpg20131026-KQM_0616https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0602.jpg20131026-KQM_0602https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0596.jpg20131026-KQM_0596https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0589.jpg20131026-KQM_0589https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0588.jpg20131026-KQM_0588https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0586.jpg20131026-KQM_0586https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131026-kqm_0578.jpg20131026-KQM_05782013-10-31T07:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2013/10/26/multnomah-falls-or/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131025-kqm_0466.jpg20131025-KQM_0466https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131025-kqm_0464.jpg20131025-KQM_0464https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131025-kqm_0436.jpg20131025-KQM_0436https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131025-kqm_0427.jpg20131025-KQM_0427Multnomah Fallshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131025-kqm_0418.jpg20131025-KQM_0418Multnomah Falls lodge in the fall2013-10-29T20:09:02+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2013/10/23/mt-shasta-and-lava-beds-nm/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0110.jpg20131023-KQM_0110Sun setting over the Tule Lakehttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0101.jpg20131023-KQM_0101Cinder cone below the setting sunhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0094.jpg20131023-KQM_0094https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0093.jpg20131023-KQM_0093https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0088.jpg20131023-KQM_0088Black Crater awesomenesshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0087.jpg20131023-KQM_0087https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0082.jpg20131023-KQM_0082https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0079.jpg20131023-KQM_0079https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0075.jpg20131023-KQM_0075https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-kqm_0071.jpg20131023-KQM_0071Some pahoehoe lava2013-10-25T16:56:31+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/14/great-basin-np/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7096.jpg20120914-DSC_7096Range to the east of the valley with Ely. https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7092.jpg20120914-DSC_7092And more windmills!https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7075.jpg20120914-DSC_7075Windmills!https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7047.jpg20120914-DSC_7047Heading west on highway 50.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7040.jpg20120914-DSC_7040https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7035.jpg20120914-DSC_7035Still hazy in the basin.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7033.jpg20120914-DSC_7033https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7021.jpg20120914-DSC_7021Driving through colorful aspen as sun was setting.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7014.jpg20120914-DSC_7014https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120914-dsc_7012.jpg20120914-DSC_7012Wheeler Peak seen through the aspen grove near the amphitheater.2012-09-15T06:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/13/capitol-reef-np/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6573.jpg20120913-DSC_6573Twin Rocks.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6560.jpg20120913-DSC_6560Driving west on highway 24. Orange glow...https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6538.jpg20120913-DSC_6538Sun setting...https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6511.jpg20120913-DSC_6511Gorgeous, right?https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6500.jpg20120913-DSC_6500View from the trail.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6495.jpg20120913-DSC_6495Hiking back from Sunset Point.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6491.jpg20120913-DSC_6491Sunset Point. We met this lovely British couple who have been traveling for 3 weeks. They keep making trips to visit our national parks. Gotta love it. Nothing like this in Britain.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6490.jpg20120913-DSC_6490View from Sunset Point.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6460.jpg20120913-DSC_6460From the trail to Sunset Point.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120913-dsc_6440.jpg20120913-DSC_6440Goosenecks Overlook. I should have gone there in the morning or early afternoon so the canyon would be lit up. Oh well.2012-09-14T06:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/12/natural-bridges-nm-glen-canyon-nra-and-goblin-valley-sp/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5908.jpg20120912-DSC_5908https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5884.jpg20120912-DSC_5884https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5865.jpg20120912-DSC_5865https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5821.jpg20120912-DSC_5821https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5812.jpg20120912-DSC_5812You were free to hike amongst the goblins. No trails. It was a blast.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5795.jpg20120912-DSC_5795One of my self portraits of the day.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5759.jpg20120912-DSC_5759Goblin Valley State Park. This is at the beginning of the stairs that lead down to the goblins.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5721.jpg20120912-DSC_5721Dirty Devil River. More silt had dropped out, giving it a less red appearance.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5698.jpg20120912-DSC_5698Dirty Devil River as seen from Dirty Devil campground.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120912-dsc_5680.jpg20120912-DSC_56802012-09-13T13:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/11/mesa-verde-np/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5251.jpg20120911-DSC_5251The sun was finally coming through a little bit of the clouds. This only lasted about a minute before it went back to being one of those shades of gray.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5246.jpg20120911-DSC_5246https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5236.jpg20120911-DSC_5236https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5229.jpg20120911-DSC_5229https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5227.jpg20120911-DSC_5227Balcony House seen from a distance. This viewspot was accessed by a 1.2mile round trip trail. Otherwise, you couldn't really see the ruin. It was misleading in the parking lot. Everyone took out their cameras and you couldn't even see it because you're standing over the same cliff.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5206.jpg20120911-DSC_5206https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5189.jpg20120911-DSC_5189https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5188.jpg20120911-DSC_5188The Cliff Palace.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5141.jpg20120911-DSC_5141https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-dsc_5132.jpg20120911-DSC_5132The canyon in this particular section was lined with ruins from the early 1000's, or maybe 900's? I don't remember.2012-09-12T05:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/10/monument-valley-goosenecks-sp-valley-of-the-gods-four-corners/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4848.jpg20120910-DSC_4848...And the official marker. Everyone was laying flat on it with a limb in each state for pictures.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4840.jpg20120910-DSC_4840The official marking...https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4839.jpg20120910-DSC_4839Four Corners. Notice all of the flags are for each state. https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4827.jpg20120910-DSC_4827This road revealed a miniature Monument Valley. Gorgeous.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4799.jpg20120910-DSC_4799Nice white clouds were so lovely.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4774.jpg20120910-DSC_4774Such a gorgeous road.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4771.jpg20120910-DSC_4771https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4767.jpg20120910-DSC_4767https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4753.jpg20120910-DSC_4753https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120910-dsc_4733.jpg20120910-DSC_4733We lucked out with the lighting. As we were nearing the end, clouds moved in over the entire valley. But I managed to get photos like this before the storms moved in.2012-09-11T04:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/09/petrified-forest-np-and-canyon-de-chelly-nm/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4239.jpg20120909-DSC_4239Sunsetting, viewed from the Spider Rock Outlook parking lot. We ate turkey sandwiches, chips, etc., compliments of the couples that were nice enough to share with us. How wonderful it is to meet friendly travelers that can appreciate the beauty in the landscapes and in human interaction.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4225.jpg20120909-DSC_4225https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4195.jpg20120909-DSC_4195We got to relax finally and watch the light on the canyon walls slowly fade. We also met 2 friendly couples that were awesome to get to know. https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4188.jpg20120909-DSC_4188https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4178.jpg20120909-DSC_4178https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4177.jpg20120909-DSC_4177Infamous Spider Rock Outlook. So gorgeous. We made it just as the sun was about to leave Spider Rock.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4165.jpg20120909-DSC_4165ORANGE/RED rocks!https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4145.jpg20120909-DSC_4145It was too bad we were in such a rush the whole time.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4137.jpg20120909-DSC_4137There were some awesome viewpoints along the canyon. We made every one on the south rim except for the White House overlook.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120909-dsc_4134.jpg20120909-DSC_4134Bright rocks as the sun was setting.2012-09-10T06:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/08/sedona-montezuma-castle-wupatki-and-sunset-crater/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3586.jpg20120908-DSC_3586https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3583.jpg20120908-DSC_3583Beautiful meadow surrounded by volcanics.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3580.jpg20120908-DSC_3580View of Sunset Crater from outside of the monument. https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3555.jpg20120908-DSC_3555https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3538.jpg20120908-DSC_3538Great lighting from almost setting sun.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3515.jpg20120908-DSC_3515Trees and volcanics - lovely.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3465.jpg20120908-DSC_3465https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3457.jpg20120908-DSC_3457The mile long trail went through different lava flows with wonderful views of the crater itself. Hiking on Sunset Crater is prohibited.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3445.jpg20120908-DSC_3445Sunset Crater... start of the Lava Flow Trail. A'a lava in the foreground.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120908-dsc_3375.jpg20120908-DSC_33752012-09-09T06:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/07/barstow-to-sedona-rewarded-with-thunderstorms/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2719.jpg20120907-DSC_2719Last shot before calling it quits.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2711.jpg20120907-DSC_2711https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2703.jpg20120907-DSC_2703Skipping over the valleyhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2694.jpg20120907-DSC_2694Amazing thunderstormshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2687.jpg20120907-DSC_2687Thank goodness for bringing my tripod and remote.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2673.jpg20120907-DSC_2673LIGHTNING! Viewed from one of the pullouts from Upper Red Rock Loop Road.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2610.jpg20120907-DSC_2610Amazing cactus with red rockshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2597.jpg20120907-DSC_2597Sun getting ready to set as viewed from the chapel. Check out the mansion in the foreground too. https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2589.jpg20120907-DSC_2589View from the handicap spaces for the Chapel. If I had this view from the chapel, I may go to church too.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120907-dsc_2535.jpg20120907-DSC_2535Lovely cacti all over the place. The chapel was closed when we got there but at least they allowed us to take a few photos before completely shutting down the area.2012-09-09T04:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/09/06/long-drive-to-barstow-with-a-rewarding-sunset/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-dsc_2327.jpg20120906-DSC_2327Looking south westerlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-dsc_2322.jpg20120906-DSC_2322Looking more north westerlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-dsc_2321.jpg20120906-DSC_2321I couldn't really choose which one of these was the best.... so beautiful.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-dsc_2319.jpg20120906-DSC_2319https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-dsc_23111.jpg20120906-DSC_2311One of the most fire-like sunsets I have witnessedhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-dsc_2311.jpg20120906-DSC_2311One of the most fire-like sunsets I have witnessedhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120906-altamont-pass.jpg20120906 Altamont PassWindmills at the Altamont Pass... This pass is what separates the bay area from central California in my mind. Goodbye bay area, for now.2012-09-16T05:50:53+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/08/27/lassen-peak-trail-summit-closed/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0967.jpg20120826-DSC_0967Pyro cumulous cloud formed from the fire around Lake Almanor. Ponderosa Fire? Chips Fire? There are so many fires all around Lassen, it's hard to keep track of which one is which.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0966.jpg20120826-DSC_0966Helen Lake and the parking lot - as you can see my car is the only one in the lot.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0962.jpg20120826-DSC_0962Hiking back down the trailhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0955.jpg20120826-DSC_0955Evolution of smoke.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0950.jpg20120826-DSC_0950Gorgeous view of Helen Lake and Brokeoff Mountain.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0949.jpg20120826-DSC_0949Glacial notch instead.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0948.jpg20120826-DSC_0948Shows you how far we got along the trail before being stopped.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0947.jpg20120826-DSC_0947Trail ends here, for now. It's a 5 year project that began in 2010. The trail to the Summit is being redone after a child died from a rockwall falling on him years ago. But I heard that they do open the trail to the summit a few days while they're working on it. A ranger said next weekend they were going to try to open it. https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0939.jpg20120826-DSC_0939This photo explains why the Cinder Cone area was closed off. Smoke galore! Watch out for the ridge, because new smoke forms moments later.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120826-dsc_0936.jpg20120826-DSC_0936View towards Brokeoff Mountain.2012-08-27T18:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/08/25/lassen-np-bumpass-hell-and-kings-creek-falls/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0870.jpg20120825-DSC_0870Lake Helen with Lassen in the background.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0841.jpg20120825-DSC_0841Same gorgeous meadow as the sun was setting.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0828.jpg20120825-DSC_0828Kings Creek Falls, after descending the mountains for 2 mileshttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0796.jpg20120825-DSC_0796VIew towards the fires (south) from the trail to Kings Creek Falls.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0787.jpg20120825-DSC_0787I had never seen a tree growing 3 new trees like this at its crown. I saw 2 on this trip so far.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0770.jpg20120825-DSC_0770Gorgeous meadow between Bumpass Pass and Kings Creekhttps://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0745.jpg20120825-DSC_0745I was taking pictures of the mountains and fires in the distance, when I looked up the road and spotted a doe and her two fawns. Luckily they stuck around long enough for me to put on my 200mm lens.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0638.jpg20120825-DSC_0638Bumpass Hell.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0588.jpg20120825-DSC_0588We smelled it first, and walked another 200 feet or so and got to see Bumpass Hell from the ridge before descending into the domain of the fumaroles.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-dsc_0570.jpg20120825-DSC_0570It was really windy at this vista, but it was well worth it. Looking toward Brokeoff Mountain and Eagle Peak.2012-08-26T07:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/08/24/finding-beauty-amongst-the-smoke/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0237.jpg20120824-DSC_0237Smoke near Lassen National Park.https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0261.jpg20120824-DSC_0261https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0267.jpg20120824-DSC_0267https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0331.jpg20120824-DSC_0331https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0324.jpg20120824-DSC_0324https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0304.jpg20120824-DSC_0304https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0289.jpg20120824-DSC_0289https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120824-dsc_0292.jpg20120824-DSC_02922012-08-25T07:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.com/2012/07/27/upcoming-adventures/https://explore.karajade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20090722-img_0035.jpgCanyon Country from a planeSome of the Southwest's magnificent landscapes as seen from an airplane as I flew across the country... Canyon Country is so gorgeous. 20092012-07-27T21:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://explore.karajade.comdaily1.02024-10-25T18:11:57+00:00