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Top Lodging Gem #6 – Bryce Canyon National Park Cabin, Utah

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, August 7, 2015, In : Travel 

Top Lodging Gem #6 – Bryce Canyon National Park Cabin, Utah

If you want to capture the sunrise (or sunset) splashing the hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion), the individual cabins along the Bryce Canyon National Park rim are a must. 

You can literally crawl out of bed, grab your camera and be on the rim at Sunrise Point in 2 minutes or less! If you want to photograph the sunset, no problem. Sunset Point is about the same dist...


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Rock Climbing and Flowers in Joshua Tree National Park

Posted by Joan Wallner on Thursday, June 18, 2015,
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More photos from Joshua Tree National Park.


Rock Climbing
Love the blue neck of this Western Fence Lizard!
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White bell flowers
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Fuzzy flower.
I was unable to figure out the name of it, so let me know if you know what it might be!
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Costa's Hummingbirds

Posted by Joan Wallner on Monday, June 15, 2015,
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Costa's Hummingbirds in Joshua Tree National Park.


Moon Perch
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Blast Off
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Sweet Breakfast
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Colorful Costa's Hummingbird
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Purple Portrait
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A Perched Costa's Hummingbird
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A Costa's ...

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Joshua Tree National Park

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, June 5, 2015,
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Here are photos from a spring trip to Joshua Tree National Park, California. Enjoy!


The sun peaks through the Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
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A sunburst forms behind a Joshua Tree during a desert sunrise.
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Prickly Pear cactus in the s...

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Final Grizzly Photos (until my next trip!)

Posted by Joan Wallner on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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Reflection.



There's only one way to get to Katmai National Park... by float plane. This grizzly looks like he's waiting for the new arrivals. View larger image.



And, if there's a grizzly on the beach when you arrive? You sit on the "tarmac" until the bear moves along... View ...

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The Whirlpool

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, September 5, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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A grizzly sitting in the "whirlpool" trying to catch salmon just below Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park. View larger image.



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If fishing could be This Easy! Snorkeling for salmon in the "whirlpool" at Brooks Falls.

This grizzly sits in the whirlpool...

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Salmon, Salmon Everywhere

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, August 29, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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A grizzly sits in Brooks River as salmon swim around him at Katmai National Park. View larger image.



The Grizzly Plunge. View larger image. This grizzly uses the plunge technique as it fishes for salmon in Brooks River at Katmai National Park. Check out his Claws!!



Diving f...

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Salmon Fishing at Brooks Falls

Posted by Joan Wallner on Monday, August 25, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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Getting closer to grizzlies fishing for salmon near Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park. Here's a large grizzly on the river bank. He sure has some bad looking teeth! View larger image.



"5 Grizzlies" where there are 5 grizzlies fishing at Brooks Falls for salmon. View larg...

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Grizzly Encounter

Posted by Joan Wallner on Saturday, August 23, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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My first close grizzly encounter after arriving at Katmai National Park. While walking toward Brooks Waterfalls from Brooks Camp, which is about 1.5 miles, this grizzly was also using the path!

And, right behind her...

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...was her yearling cub. I was on...

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Sticking Close to Mom

Posted by Joan Wallner on Saturday, August 9, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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Grizzly mom and her spring cub are on their way over and getting a lot closer this week!

One of my favorite photos of the spring cub keeping up with its mom. View larger image and be sure to check out mom's claws!!




Cranking up the cuteness factor! This spring cub can't get ...
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Grizzly Training Days

Posted by Joan Wallner on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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Peekaboo! This his spring cub peers over her mom at Katmai National Park. View larger photo.



While its mom fishes for salmon, this little spring cub looks around making sure not to get too far away from mom. View larger photo.



Swimming is on the agenda for this grizzly sprin...

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Grizzlies!

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, July 25, 2014, In : Grizzlies 
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A grizzly dripping with water after chasing salmon in the Brooks River at Katmai National Park. View larger image.





Here is a grizzly that caught a salmon at Brooks Falls. View larger image.






Grizzlies fighting (or playing) at Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park.







This grizzl...

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"Picture of the Week" on Slate.com

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, May 16, 2014, In : Travel 
Fun news! My double rainbow with lightning photo from Badlands National Park was selected "Picture of the Week" and published on Slate.com. The author, Phil Plait, writes a column called "Bad Astronomy" and said my photo is "one of the best ones I’ve seen" of a lightning and a rainbow.

Check his article out here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/07/double_rainbow_and_lightning_fantastic_photo_by_joan_wallner.html



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Bryce Doorway, prairie dogs and more!

Posted by Joan Wallner on Monday, May 12, 2014, In : Travel 
This week, more photos from Bryce National Park. Enjoy!

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Wish this was my Monday doorway... http://ow.ly/wtXOZ



Some cuteness for Tuesday - prairie dogs http://ow.ly/wwCXy



Going to Wall Street in Bryce National Park. The trail zig-zags down toward the famous Wall Street entranc...

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Bryce National Park

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, May 2, 2014, In : Travel 
This week, photos from Bryce National Park. Enjoy!

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A spectacular sunrise photo of Bryce Canyon National Park http://ow.ly/wdwLY




A full view of Bryce Canyon Amphitheater in Utah http://ow.ly/wgyJC



Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park. Love the rich red-orange colors!



The morni...

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Zabriskie Point

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, April 4, 2014, In : Travel 
This week, a series of photos of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California. Enjoy!

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Brighten your morning blues with this pic - Pastel sunrise at Zabriskie in Death Valley National Park http://ow.ly/vbQpL



Spectacular full moon at Zabriskie Point in Death Valle...

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Mesquite Flat Dunes

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, March 21, 2014,
This week, a series of photos at Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park. Enjoy!

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Let's melt all the snow this week! Share the heat from this week's photos from the Mesquite Flat Dunes in
Death Valley National Park.




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Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, March 14, 2014, In : Travel 
This week, a series of photos inside Death Valley National Park. Enjoy!

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This week... Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park - the lowest point in North America at 282 ft below sea level.

Amargosa Mountain Range reflection in Badwater Basin just after sunrise. You definitely don't want to drink this water!





Salty trails made by people in Badwater Basin as the morning sun hits the peaks of t...

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Death Valley Sunset Series

Posted by Joan Wallner on Saturday, March 1, 2014, In : Travel 
This week, a series of photos just outside Death Valley National Park during sunset. Enjoy!

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This winter certainly has been a long one... To heat things up a bit, I'll be sharing some pics from Death Valley National Park - one of the hottest places on earth.

This week's photos are all just outside the park. This photo was taken near Devil's Hole National Park.




On the way into Death Valley Nationa...

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Lava Tube and Crater in Volcanoes National Park

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, November 22, 2013, In : Travel 
This blog post contains photos for two weeks - Thurston Lava Tube and Halema'uma'u Crater in Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i.

Thurston Lava Tube
If you go early in the morning, you can experience the Thurston Lava Tube at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park all to yourself.

The red glow at the entrance of the tube.
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Inside the Thurston Lava Tube at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park looking out the entrance.

In this photo, we're trying to set up a camera on...

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Super Cell, Gallery Information and a Kangaroo Paw!

Posted by Joan Wallner on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, In : Variety 
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In my previous blog, I left you with a photo of the Painted Canyon overlook at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, in the morning sun...

About a 15-20 minutes after taking that photo of the rainbow, I saw what you see in this photo. I found out later, I was photographing my first "super cell". For those of you who are not familiar with this term, this is a cloud formation that ...

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North Dakota Buffalo, Prairie Dog and Painted Canyon Sunrise

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, November 1, 2013, In : Variety 
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This week,
a few more fun photos from my trip to North Dakota in September at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.



I was sitting on a park bench trying to get photos of prairie dogs and about 10 buffalo came right over to me making them easy photo targets... (Image #9007)



This curious baby buffalo wasn't too sure about me... (Image #9020)



After the buffalo moved along, I was finally able to get a...

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Buffalo Stampede

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, October 11, 2013, In : Wildlife 
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This week, I'll be sharing photos and videos (one with lots of movement) of a buffalo herd I was watching early one morning in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

It was a peaceful early morning drive on their wildlife loop road when I saw the herd, so I thought I'd get out and take some photos AND videos (which I've been trying out more and more...).

 Here is a video of the h...
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Wild and Free

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, October 4, 2013, In : Wildlife 
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This week's photos, thanks to a comment on Facebook from one of my followers, are called Wild and Free.


Last week I shared an experience I had with some wild horses on North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park's wildlife loop road. As I continued my drive along the road, I met up with a herd of wild horses.




And, I took this video using my camera of the wild horse herd http://youtu.be/yTU...
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Wild Horses in North Dakota

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, September 27, 2013, In : Wildlife 
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A few weeks ago, I drove through North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park in hopes of seeing wild horses... About half way around their wildlife loop drive, I ran across this momma horse and her baby...



They walked right over to where I was... I tried to get close up pictures of the pony, but she kept hiding behind her mom...




Finally, she looked right at me as if she ...
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Useful SmartPhone Apps (part 1)

Posted by Joan Wallner on Wednesday, January 11, 2012,

Here are some useful apps that I often check when making photography plans and trips. I have an iPhone, so you will need to find out if these are offered for other phone types as well as check the current prices, which may change.

Most of these apps, I was able to download at a reduced rate or for free. I just waited and kept checking back for a sale! 

If you have any suggestions for apps, be sure to send them my way so I can include in a future blog about useful photo...


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Zion’s Rock Squirrels

Posted by Joan Wallner on Monday, October 17, 2011,

Excited for our first day in Zion National Park, we arrived early parking our car at the Zion Human History Museum to catch a shuttle bus to the end of the paved shuttle route in the park. In Zion, the only way to tour the park is by shuttle bus, unless you are staying at one of the park lodges. 

 

Being July 4 and a Monday, our timing could not have been worse. Mobs of people everywhere. And, as any photographer knows, this is one of the worst times to go to a park, unless ...


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