Summer is long gone, but I still have some pictures from my holidays that I haven’t shared yet. I will mix and divide them between two blog posts.
This canyon road goes through Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest all the way from Utah to Wyoming. There are countless opportunities for hiking, but with our newborn baby we only did what we could 🙂 These pictures are simple snaps, our family memories.
Jordanelle Reservoir is a good place for landscape photography with all those mountain layers that change the view as you move along the road. This picture was taken from Kamas side of the reservoir, on the go, from the car window. Water level is too low this year, which is not good at all.
This cute barn in Kamas looked more beautiful than ever adorned with sunflowers.
There are many lakes of all sizes in Uinta forest. I am not sure but I think this is the Trial Lake.
Somewhere around the Mirror Lake Drive we saw a family of Mule Deer.
More finds 🙂 A Hawk Moth caterpillar …
… and a wasp nest.
Young explorers had a field day 🙂
Uinta forest and mountains are home to moose, elk, mule deer, black bear, cougar and many other smaller animals and birds. There are more than 1700 miles of trails, and people of any age and ability level can find something suitable to spend a day in the wild.
I will share more Uinta pictures in my next blog.
Big Cottonwood Canyon Road takes us to the Silver Lake.
The trail around the lake is only a mile long, easy and family friendly. Half of the trail is a boardwalk, and the other half goes through the forest. If you are in wildflower photography, Silver Lake is the place. There are more than 100 species of plants, among them Shooting stars, White bog orchid, and Elephanthead orchid. I took a picture of wild Columbines…
… and Aspen trees, still green.
Sunset over Silver Lake, the end of the trail.
On our way back home we were lucky to observe Mammatus cloud. I was absolutely stunned and almost forgot that I had to take pictures. It is all I have got as we had to turn.
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More pictures in my next blog post.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Your capturing of natures beauty is breath taking! And such a delightful little explorer too! Xo Johanna
Thank you Johanna. We had a whole bunch of explorers with us, and took a load of family pictures :). Great fun.
Beautiful! I’m like you and always have some pictures I look at and think “now which lake / waterfall / insert other appropriate term was that, again?”
Exactly 🙂 I always go to the Google maps and try to recreate our trip, but it only works if there is a street view. This lake was very difficult to figure out 🙂
Such beauty!
Thank you! These forests are beautiful, but I don’t know if I want to hike away from the road. The wildlife is quite serious there. Still, many people hike. We have seen like a hundred jeeps and camper vans parked all over the place with no people around – I presume they are all hiking in the mountains. My pictures are mostly taken from the car window 🙂 More to follow.
I can’t wait to see them.
Some beautiful photos. Looking forward to the next post.
Thank you Ken!
I get stuck for things to say sometimes but this is gentle, non threatening. I like your work.
Thank you so much 🙂
Your pictures capture the landscapes beautifully. I hiked in the Unitas years ago, Inese, and the wildflowers are some of my favorite memories. I love your photos of those clouds, how dramatic is that!
Thank you so much, Diana! I am so glad that you have good memories about the Uintas. I hope to go there again when our girls are a little bit older. More pictures in my next blog.
I have never seen Mammatus cloud before. I was staring at the sky and forgot to take pictures. Then we had to turn, so I only got these pictures of the edge of that cloud. Very delighted 🙂
Stunning! I’m in love with that barn shot (and those sunflowers!!).
Katrina, I am watching that barn for years, and it is always beautiful, but the sunflowers just made it shine. I would love to put up a photo album of that barn pictures 🙂
beautiful words & images!
reminders of my years living
in the Uinta Mtn’s shadow 🙂
I wish we could travel further, but with our newborn baby it was not that easy 🙂 Glad you know and love the Uinta forest.
What a stupendously gorgeous place!!! Your shots are beautiful, Inese. It’s always a joy to visit here. xo
Thank you Resa. Took these pictures on the go, it was a very enjoyable trip. More pictures to follow 🙂 xx
I love the mountains. Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos. They transport me there.
Thank you so much for visiting Wasatch-Cache with me 🙂
A nice set of images. Yes, I still have the occasional summer shot in the photo queue, also. I like the mule deer and rhe barn with sunflowers in front. Nice.
Thank you so much! I have many pictures from the previous summers that I am going to share this winter 🙂
I look forward to it…Cheers!
Exquisite
Thank you Mike. A marvelous place to visit – I love forests.
I look forward always to your posts…they never let me down.
Thank you! Your posts never let me down too. They take me back to the 1920s, sometimes 🙂
That period twixt the two world wars has a never ending place in my heart. Oh, to travel back in time and live just a slice of it to see what it was really like.
Yes, tragic, the first war was still casting its shadow, and the second war was already threatening the world. I would say, people hurried to live their life before it get cut short.
That was probably why it was a great period for modern philosophy, art, culture, fashion. The Left Bank of Paris was in it’s prime, full of American writers, escapee Russians, the French at their very best etc
Yes, emigration. People were shaken and tossed around the world.
Stunning natural beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for stopping by. I have more pictures in my next post. It was not exactly a photography trip, but I managed to get a few snaps.
Beauteous! Love the fawn photos! Such gorgeous country~
Thank you so much, Cindy. They are so gracious and beautiful.
I’ve been dying to travel north and visit Utah and I’ve got to get to Glacier National Park before the glaciers completely melt….Awesome pictures!
Oh yes, Cindy, the Glacier National Park is changing fast 😦
beautiful photos
Have a great weekend
As always Sheldon
Thank you so much, Sheldon. Glad you like the trip.
Thank you so much for sharing your stunning photos. Awesome…:) Have a wonderful week-end.
Thank you so much! Enjoy your weekend! xx
Glorious photos, Inese. What a beautiful place! I especially liked the orange sunset and that magnificent cloud. Mega hugs.
Thank you Teagan! It was a beginning of the sunset, with several micro-storms brewing around. Wasatch was the only place where I got a few minutes of rain in 7 weeks 🙂 Many hugs!
Such beautiful photos!💁🏻
Thank you! xx