Western Trip Pictures 2

Vergennes, VT
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For some reason I've been lazy about writing blogs this week. Here's another set of pics from my recent trip in lieu of prose.

From Western

My favorite sight from the trip wasn't scenery. It was weather. As we toured the lava flows of Sunset Crater Volcano, we could see a thunderstorm on the opposite slope of the San Francisco Mountains. We could see it expend its fury on the mountain but it never came to our side. Here, you see the storm approaching from the left.

From Western

I was not inclined to walk to the top of the promontories that extend into free space above the Grand Canyon. Dave had no such inhibition.

From Western

The juniper trees along the rim are wonderful. Here's a particularly nice one. I'm struck by the fact that nearly identical trees live on the rim of the limestone cliffs on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain. I'll be there soon.

From Western

I love this sign. It makes me want to print signs to give to the street gangs in the Bronx. They would say, "Crime reenactment in progress. Do not call the police."