Sunday, February 12, 2012 This trip report is dedicated in loving memory of my mom, Kathryn J. Langstraat. I’ve long been a believer of enjoying life and living it to the fullest. That’s why I’m out exploring the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains just about every chance I get (and creating all of these trip [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Life & Death | Coyote Buttes North
Posted: February 12, 2012 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, Hiking, PhotographingTags: 2012, arches, arizona, clouds, coyote buttes north, elephant trunk arch, melody arch, page, paria plateau, sand cove, sand dune alcove, second wave, the passage, the wave, top rock, top rock window, vermilion cliffs national monument, wire pass
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Coyote Buttes South
Posted: February 11, 2012 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, Hiking, Jeeping, PhotographingTags: 2012, arizona, control tower, cottonwood cove, coyote buttes south, half and half, page, paria plateau, vermilion cliffs national monument
Saturday, February 11, 2012 A few months back I scored another set of permits to Coyote Buttes North and The Wave. Since I was going to be down here for that, I decided to grab a pair of permits to Coyote Buttes South and make a weekend out of it. This was my first trip [...]
Weekend Photos I
Posted: February 5, 2012 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, Jeeping, PhotographingTags: 2012, balance rock, castle rock, castle tower, castle valley, colorado, colorado national monument, golden eagle, grand junction, grand mesa, grand valley, independence monument, jeep, kissing couple, monument canyon, moon, onion creek bench, onion creek bench trail, pipe organ, priest and nuns, richardson amphitheater, sentinel spire, sunrise, sunset, uncompahgre plateau, utah, wildlife, window rock
Saturday & Sunday, February 4-5, 2012 It was a lazy weekend for me and I ended up not venturing very far from home. I did manage to get out for a few hours each day and take some photos and do a little exploring in my Jeep. Here’s a few photos I took over the [...]