You saw the video but here are some images from a surreal. landscape.’









It snowed another 8-10 inches at Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday. Glad I was stranded due to road closures. The snow level dropped another 2,000 feet into the canyon, the deepest I’ve ver seen at the Grand Canyon. The increase in precipitation and lower temperatures were responsible. Companion video to follow later.

A panorama as the morning sun lights up the North Rim.
Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona, precedes the Grand Canyon but is just as grand. Named by John Wesley Powell because he thought the limestone in the canyon walls resembled marble. Marble Canyon begins at Lees Ferry, a launching point for river rafters, and ends at the confluence of the Little Colorado River and Colorado River.

We went up there in search of the Canyon Tree Frog but discovered that the hatching season of their eggs had not commenced. Maybe in a few weeks will see the eggs morph into tadpoles and ultimately, the 2 1/4 inch Canyon Tree Frog. But the potholes on this trail at Zion’s Eastside were brimming with water from recent spring rains.
Never heard of it? It is an area northeast of Las Vegas that President Obama set aside in 2016. Trump wants to shrink it. It comprises some 300,000 acres of pure and unadulterated desert landscape and is home to Desert Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Lions. I loved the remoteness. We camped about 20 miles from the nearest human. Little Finland is an area within the monument that showcases grotesque forms of weathered sandstone. I plan to return soon….

