Desert Road Trip 2012

Is it possible to convey in words and pictures the experience of 10 days hiking and camping in six of our country’s most amazing national parks?

How it felt to hike up the Virgin River, through the canyon walls of Zion, with the cold river water rushing across your feet?

The Narrows. #trillmagic

What it was like at night in Bryce Canyon to stare up at the starry sky and see the Milky Way?

Night sky at Bryce, captured by @kordulak #25lumins

How perfect life feels when you’re drinking your morning coffee atop a giant rock in Arches, watching the sunrise?

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How it’s possible to miss a color?

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How right it is to end every day around a campfire eating smores?

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How quickly your campsite feels like home, and how sad it is to pack up and leave a park?

Home sweet tent.

How the experience of seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time surpasses every single expectation?

Sunset at the Grand Canyon.

How hot Death Valley is? How the landscape and altitude changes so dramatically as you drive west across the park?

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How Zion is so magical that it doesn’t feel real?

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How in love you are with these trees?

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How many ridiculous, amazing photos now exist?

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How you have probably not laughed more in a 10 day span in your entire life and how you got to share everything with some of your best friends?

Group Shot at Death Valley

Is it possible to convey that? I’m not sure. I should probably go back very soon and experience it all again to get better at it.

(full set of photos are on Facebook and Flickr)

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By Emily

Book-hoarding INFJ who likes to leave the Shire and go on adventures.

4 comments

  1. amazing amazing post, i really loved getting a glimpse of your adventures, and i promise myself to have such adventures too in the future! :D
    ~Annina

  2. Amazing post. It’s hard to describe how wonderful that trip was, but I think you did a damn good job. Love you!

  3. Beautiful photos, Emily! Glad to know that you enjoyed your desert road trip. That tree is really huge and really tall! And the sky is of an amazing colour and the Grand Canyon is really grand! Thanks for sharing the photos!

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