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flybill7 11-12-2016 08:05 AM

Sightseeing via RV in Utah & Colorado
 
About a month ago, I flew the RV-7 on a ten-day cross-country to/from Baltimore to western Colorado and eastern/southern Utah. I did most of my flying in the morning when the sun lit everything up and the air was smooth. I was fortunate to have outstanding weather the entire trip and was able to take some great pictures of awesome scenery in such places as the Black Canyon NM, Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Lake Powell, Capital Reef, Dinosaur NM, Bryce Canyon NP, Zion NP, and many other incredible places that aren't national parks. In my opinion, it's the best flying from a scenery point of view in the U.S. (although I have not flown Alaska). I put together a web log of my trip so you can see some of the great pictures. LINK.

Here is a preview:
Arches NP


Black Canyon of the Gunnison River NM


Canyonlands NP


Bryce Canyon NP


Capital Reef NP


Cedar Breaks NM


Great Sand Dunes NP

flybill7 11-12-2016 08:08 AM

Sightseeing via RV in Utah and Colorado
 
Twin Lakes, CO near Leadville


Dinosaur NM


Flaming Gorge Reservoir


Colorado River leading to Moab


Green River/Desolation Canyon

flybill7 11-12-2016 08:10 AM

Sightseeing via RV in Utah and Colorado
 
Kanab Creek, AZ


Marble Canyon


Monument Valley


Paria River Canyon


San Rafael Swell


Lake Powell


Zion NP


Kanab, UT

snopercod 11-12-2016 08:26 AM

Beautiful!
 
Beautiful pix. Thanks for posting them. Flying out to that area is on my bucket list.

Saber25 11-12-2016 02:39 PM

Beautiful pictures with an obvious talent for taking them. I'm glad you took advantage of your time out West to see some of the most impressive sights in the four corner States.

Hardly a day goes by that I don't give thanks for the opportunity to live in an area that has all this within one and a half hours from my home base.

Cheers, Hans

scsmith 11-12-2016 07:08 PM

Very nice. Exceptionally good photography.

Hate to pick a nit, but the Black Canyon of the Gunnison is in Colorado, not New Mexico. Its a great shot though.

thanks for posting these

dmaib 11-12-2016 07:52 PM

Wonderful photography! My wife and I have flown our RV-10 over a lot of these places in the last couple of years and it is a spectacular part of this wonderful country. One other nitpick. Cedar Breaks is in Utah, just outside of Cedar City, Utah.

BillL 11-13-2016 05:44 AM

My dream trip. Echo - Outstanding photography! Thanks for posting.

RE: nitpicks - that just tells that in the air we don't see the boundaries - it's just one big sky. Lets keep it that way.

colojo 11-13-2016 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scsmith (Post 1126247)
Hate to pick a nit, but the Black Canyon of the Gunnison is in Colorado, not New Mexico.

That fooled me initially too, but his abbreviations are for "National Monument" and "National Park."

Bill, I'm about halfway through the travelogue on your website and loving it! I've been wanting to make a similar trip for years. Next summer I'll make it happen.

Bill Palmer 11-13-2016 12:45 PM

Great Trip!
 
Hi Bill,

Thanks for posting. . . Terrific photos including the one of your very nice RV-7! A Dream Trip for sure! Wonderful scenery!

Cheers,


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