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Today, I decided to stick closer to home base and not do the three hour trek to Bryce. That will wait until Thursday. Instead, I journeyed south to Valley of Fire State Park. I must say hiking in 100 degree temperatures is a bit daunting but the scenery was spectacular. Deep orange reds, darker reds, blues, whites and even purple! At times the rocks looked like a carmel and vanilla swirl. It is amazing what nature can do.

After roaming the wilds, I decided to indulge in my second passion and check out a movie. There’s nothing better than a cool, dark theatre when it is 106 outside. I went to see Paper Towns. Well written and acted. A great way to spend two hours beating the heat.

Tomorrow I hit the road at 4am (Yeh, a spectacular event in itself considering I’m not a morning person!) I will be doing a three canyon photography tour near Page, Arizona – home of Antelope Canyon – one of the three canyons. They photo opportunities should be wonderful. That said, time to hit the hay!

Enjoy the new additions to the gallery!