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Trip · 4–12 Apr 2022

Nevada, Utah and Arizona

Nine days in April, from Valley of Fire through Kanab, Lake Powell and the Grand Canyon to Bryce and Zion.

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Day 1

Valley of Fire, then stars over Kanab

Mon 4 Apr · Valley of Fire · Kanab

A small lizard on smooth pink sandstone, pebbles scattered around it.A lizard on the sandstoneSwirling bands of pink and white sandstone in the foreground, red rock formations beyond.Banded rockA grasshopper on a red sandstone ledge, the background soft and out of focus.A grasshopperA red rock outcrop above desert scrub under a clear blue sky, mountains on the horizon.Red rock and desertA night sky full of stars above pale and red cliffs.Stars over the cliffs
Day 2

Into the Belly of the Dragon

Tue 5 Apr · Kanab

A sunlit rocky slope with yucca and scrub against deep shadow.Light on the slopeBare twisted branches in front of a pink canyon wall.Branches and canyon wallA person in silhouette at the mouth of a glowing orange sandstone tunnel, daylight beyond.In the Belly of the Dragon
Day 3

Cottonwood and red rock

Wed 6 Apr

A bright green cottonwood tree against dark red canyon walls.CottonwoodA red sandstone peak against blue sky, dark leaves framing the top.Through the leaves
Day 4

Down a slot canyon

Thu 7 Apr

A person standing in a dark slot canyon, light glowing on the curved orange walls and pooled water.Down in the slotLooking up between curving red slot canyon walls to a bright strip of sky.Slot canyon
Day 6

Lake Powell to Horseshoe Bend

Sat 9 Apr · Lake Powell · Grand Canyon · Horseshoe Bend

Red sandstone walls reflected in still water, a kayaker in the distance and the bow of a green boat on the right.Still water on Lake PowellA vast curved sandstone alcove opening to a blue sky, tiny figures on the sand below.Under the alcovePeople on a rocky point overlooking the layered red and gray depths of the Grand Canyon.The Grand CanyonThe Colorado River curving around Horseshoe Bend under a sunset sky.Horseshoe Bend at sunset
Day 7

Bryce Canyon

Sun 10 Apr · Bryce Canyon

Hundreds of orange hoodoos filling Bryce Canyon's amphitheater, forest and plateau beyond.The amphitheaterA dense field of orange and white hoodoo spires.HoodoosA red rock arch spanning a gully, pines seen through the opening and snow on the slope.Natural BridgePale and orange hoodoos at the rim, a lone fir and a wide valley beyond.The rimA row of small wooden cabins below a hillside of red and white rock.Cabins below the cliffs
Day 9

The road into Zion

Tue 12 Apr · Zion

Looking down a green valley with a winding road toward Zion's towering red and white cliffs under cloud.Above the switchbacksA wide panorama of red cliffs and peaks along a road curving into Zion under a cloudy sky.The road into Zion