After two bear hugs in the Vis Center, Ranger Victoria asked me if I had brought my skis. My ‘no’ did not deter her, as she had snowshoes in her trunk that I could borrow. “As soon as I’m off work, let’s go up to Salt Valley road and work our muscles a bit in that time between sunset and total darkness!” Ooooooh! I’m never one to turn down an adventure, and I was itching to get into the park and see my precious formations again. (“My” formations. Of course.)
As Vic drove the 18 miles, she commented that it has been overcast here for a very long time and that the sun came out upon my arrival. I grabbed my camera out of my waist pack and began shooting out the window at 45 mph. The alpenglow lit the sandstone afire… and my heart afire.
Sandstone at sunset
Can rock get any more beautiful?
Balanced Rock, one of my favorite subjects
Such detail at 45 mph!
That is one happy ranger.
I dare you to click on this one!!
Ranger Vic
Who'd have thought I'd be snowshoeing on my first day back?
Ranger Kathryn's Arches 