Petroglyphs and sand of Death Valley…
1. Intense sunrise at Lookout City. 2. Softer colors over Panamint Valley. 3. Treasure of Death Valley, a waterfall going down Darwin Canyon. 4. End of the day near Hunter Mountain, in a beautiful forest of Joshua trees. Read More…
Death Valley
I went to join Jeff and Janet, an Alaskan couple who wanted discover some places of the Death Valley and preferred to do it in two vehicles. But before that, I installed the new compressor of VivaLaVida. 1. Beautiful sky over Arizona strip. 2. ARBRead More…
Petrogryphs of Arizona and Nevada
Vivalavida went discover another access to the Grand Canyon, also on the North Rim but further west. 1. Cactus in snow… 2. After going down Whitmore Canyon, I reached the end of the trail, approx. 700 feet above the Colorado River. 3.Read More…
From Utah to Arizona…
I spent the last days of 2014 between Zion and Gooseberry Mesa, not far away. 1. The bottom of the Zion Canyon is quite open, with magnificent cliffs. 2. Gradually, when going upstream in it, he gently tightens. 3. Then suddenly, becauseRead More…
Zion National Park…
While I’ve been in Utah a few times, I had never gone through Zion yet. The upper third of these mountains consists of Navajo Sandstone. It is a very touristy place and I took advantage of the off-season to discover it. 1. Going up in Zion Canyon, accessibleRead More…
Bryce Canyon in winter…
Finally, not far from Bryce Canyon, snowfall inspired me to go discover it in his winter coat… 1. Start on Christmas Day. Warmer than the night before but snow and blizzard formed small snowdrifts while rocking me all night long… 😉 2. Small lake alongRead More…
Looking for a little warmer temp
As I wrote it in the previous update, VivaLaVida has turned south-west, temperatures from -13 to -22F being announced for the San Rafael Swell. 1. Tremendous panorama of Cathedral Valley and Henry Mountains in the distance. 2. At Hogan Pass at almost 8,000 feet aboveRead More…
Happy New Year 2015 to you all! ;-)
It is time to wish you all – not to mention those of you who follow this blog “silently” without leaving comments, I know you’re quite a few – a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015! I hope it’ll bring you lots of beautiful discoveries and encounters, as VivaLaVidaRead More…
Still San Rafael Swell…
So here I am in Black Dragon Canyon where I first discovered conventional petrographs but with quite rare scenes. 1. Principal petrographs panel. 2. Detail of the figure on the left and a kind of small octopus. 3. A chicken attackedRead More…
Around Moab, and then leaving Moab…
1. Three days later, I spent the night near a giant mushroom. Believe me, the dawn will reveal it. 😉 2. Here he appears… 3. Fifteen minutes later, the diverging sky makes me think about the brilliance of a lighthouse… Read More…
D5 Creation