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Katmai
National Park, Alaska (June, 2002)
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Valley
of 10,000 Smokes, Katmai National Park |
Breakfast
at the Baked Mountain Huts |
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Mageik
Volcano, one of several historically active volcanoes in Katmai
National Park
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Mageik
Lakes and the Valley of 10,000 Smokes
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Crossing
Windy Creek on the trek up the Valley |
Naknek
Lake, Brooks Lodge |
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Aniakchak
National Park, Alaska (July, 2002)
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Aniakchak
caldera looking northwest, with Half Cone volcano is located
within it (C. Neal) |
Columnar
jointed dacite lava flows on comprise much of the inner walls of
Half Cone (C.Neal) |
Inside
the caldera with Half Cone volcano behind me. Half Cone erupted catastrophically
~400 years ago, eviscerating the half of the volcano |
Two
lakes located in the southeast corner of Aniakchak caldera, one
gray from glacial silt and one a perfect aquamarine blue due to
its clarity |
Brown
bear paw print on a river bank |
One of
many exposures of the ~400 14C yr. eruption deposits
from Half Cone volcano (C.Neal) |
"The
Gates", the vacancy in the northeast wall of Aniakchak
caldera, is the site of an enormous outbreak flood (C.Neal) |
Climbing
the walls of Half Cone volcano |
One of
many flower species that brighten your mood in Aniakchak
National Park |
Another
type of flowers in Aniakchak National Park |
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Crater
Lake National Park
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Wizard
Island, a post-caldera cinder cone sits near the western shores
of Crater Lake
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Sunset
at Crater Lake as viewed atop Cloudcap |
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The
pinnacles at Crater Lake, ancient fumaroles from pyroclastic
flows emplaced during the ~7700 year old caldera eruption
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Carrie
rests near the fire tower atop Mount Scott |
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Capital
Reef National Park
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We
camped at Fruita campground, a National Park campground full of
apricot trees that were planted by Mormon pioneers in the mid
1800's
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Carrie
atop a sandstone ledge with well preserved crossbedding
structures |
Hiking
and exploring the streams, pools, and arches of Capital
Reef
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Zion
National Park
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Carrie
and Brandon on Angel's
Landing,
a sliver of sandstone that shoots 1700 feet straight up above
the valley floor like a shark fin above the ocean surface
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Carrie
at the eastern park entrance view point |
Brandon,
Zion, and Carrie's little thumb (left), and Carrie hiking the Narrows
Trail
(right)
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Bryce
Canyon National Park
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Look
familiar? It should. Everyone and their brother who visits Bryce
Canyon has this picture of the Limestone pinnacles that make
Brice so famous |
Carrie
and Brandon take in the view |
Grand Canyon National Park
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Brandon
on the windy north rim
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Some
guy we met who drives a Porsche and has a death wish
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Rocky Mountain National Park
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Carrie
overlooking Estes Park, March 2004
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Glacially
polished granite cliffs, March 2004
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Mount
Rainer National Park
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Brandon,
Carrie, and Mount Rainer |
Someday
soon, this could be Mount Rainer... |
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More
parks coming soon... |