The most distinctive trips to the west in the United States are the national parks and state parks in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. Of course, the most famous ones are the following:
Arch arch
Top reef
Antelope valley
Bryce Bryce Canyon
Zion. Zion.
National Monument Valley
The mysterious desert "rock waves and waves" at the junction of Utah and Arizona in the United States
Almost all these resorts are in Utah, which is the intersection of the western United States, Colorado in the east, Arizona, Nevada in the south and California in the west.
In the past years in Cang Sang, in the old west, adventurers, hunters, detectives, fugitives, pioneers, cowboys and Indians staged thrilling and life-and-death thrillers in this vast and desolate land, which was vividly shown in Hollywood western blockbusters.
Utah's geology is unusual. Danxia landform is its characteristic. There are many geological wonders. The Colorado River falls into a canyon and flows west. Then, it suddenly took a sharp turn, turned south and plunged into Arizona, nourishing this ancient and beautiful land.
The landscape here is ancient and desolate, surprising and weird.
Mountainous mountains, high flat-topped beams, proudly isolated hills, sharp peaks, rolling hills,
Deep and unpredictable valleys, turbulent rivers, ferocious and strange rocks, colorful stones, winding roads,
A grotesque scene. It's amazing! It's amazing!
The sky is gray and wild, and pedestrians on the road want to die-hurry.
Driving fast, the sky is high and the clouds are light, just to wander the western world, travel in the desert and travel far and wide,
This road, from east to west and from south to north, runs through Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Nevada in one go, sweeping through many national parks and state parks, and truly enjoying the wonders of the west.
Chou map Chou a good half-day, finally set the route:
From Denver, take No.70 expressway, go over mountains and mountains, go all the way west, go straight to Utah, turn to 19 1 south, then take No.24, 12 to the southwest, then take No.89 to Arizona, and finally take 15 to Nevada.
Hungry and thirsty, staying up all night doing nothing.
Although the car is driving very fast, in the endless desert, on the winding road leading to the horizon, the car floats like a boat with the waves, like a small ant crawling slowly. Mountains, rivers and canyons on both sides slowly extend backwards.
Road to the sky, one person half way, driving all the way, swaying, boundless sky, riding the sunrise, facing the sunset, constantly flashing stars. Hungry and thirsty, staying overnight and leaving.
Time is tight on the road, and I often bring instant noodles to satisfy my hunger.
I came back hungry and wolfed down the meat.
If you starve to death, you should go to your destination. If you die, you should be a complete dead fool! Shanxi people have spoken: the chicken's mouth is full of stomach, look at it all on the side! Hunger, support, that's called routine.
Eat hard, for happiness! I got my wish and went to these parks.
Arches national park, to describe Arch Park, one word: odd!
Strange natural bridges, some flying in the air; Have a plenty of rising from the ground and crashing down. People are crawling around the huge arch, just like a group of small ants. The lilliputian country has arrived at the great man country!
There are also strange rocks protruding from a single mountain, some of which are like immortals leading the way, some of which are like Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures, enjoying themselves and looking into the distance. With the blue sky as the background, they shed the afterglow of the sunset, wandering and standing in the desert, leaving infinite reverie. . .
The double-arch skylight is also a place that makes people linger, like a fairy in a different place. Outside the cave, it's still human!
b6？ Little people enter the skylight.
Antelope Valley
What valley is that! It's a crack! At first, I looked at the dark and gloomy cracks on the ground and was shocked. Seeing others walking around, I had to step forward and go into the cave to explore the mystery of the cave.
It seems that there really are drills in the world. Some of the stones in the cave are humanoid, and the ladies in the wind are very wonderful! Turning a corner, a ray of light came down from the dark hole, giving people a strange feeling, feeling like walking around the underworld!
Aang National Park
There are beautiful mountains and dense forests here.
Qianfeng opens halberds like a jungle, and Wan Ren opens like a heavenly palace. The peak of the bronze ge is inserted in the sky, and the blade cuts through the mist, showing a bright light.
The sun reflects blue light, Qian Shan is green, and rain receives black color.
Can't see the mountains; A steep cliff, a deep valley; I can't finish listening to springs, running water, waterfalls and birds singing;
Too many flowers, weeds, sly rabbits and wild deer look.
The hanging garden is also a wonderful landscape on the stone wall here.
Vines twine on steep slopes, cypresses stand tall and straight on hills, dog beans are elegant on stone walls, and cactus is fragrant beside rocks.
The fireball hangs obliquely on the cliff, and the monkey flower hangs half in the deep valley.
There is a tinkling sound of water drops on the rock wall, and there is a gurgling sound of swallowing springs under the rock wall.
Bryce Canyon National Park,
The typical Danxia peak forest is as high as Stonehenge and as red as mang forest. At dawn, rows of rocks are like pilgrims, and people worship Buddha. At first glance, the mountains and valleys are full of morning light, and the weather on the cliffs is strange.
Dragons sing and tigers roar and shock the soul, while cranes sing and dance deeply. Red pythons wagged their tails, and white apes offered fruits and spirits. Earth-shattering, crying ghosts and gods, but fairy mountain is really blessed!
Utah, ancient and desolate-National Memorial Valley
Come to this famous national memorial, it is dusk, the vast desert, towering peaks, the vast sky, the vast twilight.
I have known this scene for a long time, and I have seen it in the movie! That's the ancient west.
Wild west!
It used to be a place where explorers, cavalry, bandits, gunmen, robbers, fugitives, outlaws, detectives, cowboys and Indians wandered and fled!
It is also the place where Navajo Indians have lived for generations in Navajo. Historically, they have experienced turmoil and changed hands frequently. Modern foreign conquerors invaded here, Spain conquered, Mexico, American cavalry, explorers. . .
The savagery and legend of the west have left many mysteries, which is why so many charming and enduring Hollywood western blockbusters have been created!
There are at least a dozen western Hollywood blockbusters with this canyon memorial as the background. What are they like?
Guanshan Du Fei, Easy Rider,
Search, punishment, holiday adventure, gossip, lone ranger and so on.
Movies about Navajo Indians,
There's a movie called gossip? Gossip, the story is World War II, the cruel and fierce Pacific War. Navajo Indians participated in the US military's war against Japan, and each company had a Navajo Indian as a secret language operator to communicate in Navajo, because no one except Navajo understood their language. That movie was tragic and touching! In hand-to-hand combat, a secret agent was rounded up by Japanese commandos. In desperation, he shouted to his comrades in the distance and asked to be killed. He would rather be killed by his comrades than tortured by the Japanese.
As the sun sets, Qingyun is elegant. On that high ridge, riding a wild horse, a wild horse of Nahou Indians, looking around, Pingdingshan stands in the depths of the vast desert like historical monuments. In the sunset, it glowed with red light, and the high wind blew, making a whistling sound, as if hearing horses galloping, swords and shadows, and arrows whizzing, as if telling the desolate past. I seem to see Indian warriors in Wahou, riding colorful pinto, disappearing into the red, black, yellow and blue Danxia landforms and red sandstone as if with invisibility, suddenly rushing out like a raging wave, carrying bows and arrows, waving spears and tomahawks, and roaring past, as if to restart endless fighting. . .
The Navajo War in history was fought three times in modern times, the first time with the Spanish conquerors, the second time with the Mexican government, and the third time with the cavalry, infantry and artillery of the American government, which experienced a long and arduous struggle.
F6' s colleague is a photographer. It's good to be with a photographer!
Rock Waves and Rock Waves at the Junction of Utah and Arizona-Desert Exploration
The desert here is charming! Rich in vegetation and rich in flavor. This is a very elegant place, and no one comes and goes.
The red sandstone is uneven and grotesque, and the layers of folded rock patterns are like solidified waves, which are magnificent and tortuous. What a magical geological phenomenon!
Rock waves and waves
Dan Cliff is a strange rock, and the stone wall has been cut off. On Dan cliff, cactus and Lu compete for wind and beauty; Before pairing, juniper and juniper compete.
Artemisia argyi irrigation, dense branches hanging moss, rabbit irrigation, gray leaves holding yellow flowers. Cactus blooms like roses. Evening primrose is intoxicating.
Walking into the desert, the first feeling is surprisingly quiet, which is vast and quiet, quiet and intoxicating, while bold people are meditating and imagining. Timid, thinking, scaring yourself, playing with your heartbeat.
Overlooking the desert land, it is dense, one road after another, intermittent, dotted with footprints.
A flock of bighorn sheep went for a walk. Some hungry wolves have just circled.
Two exquisitely carved Jack rabbits jumped three times with their long legs, and an acute running chicken disappeared without a trace. (Roadrunner)
Jack rabbit in the desert has longer ears, longer legs and bigger feet than our common cotton-tailed rabbit. These long ears, long legs and big feet are the result of years of escaping evolution. Short ears, poor information, short legs, unhappy legs, and feet stuck in the sand. They were eaten by wolves and foxes and taken away by eagles. The surviving ears are longer, the legs are longer and the feet are bigger!
Look at that jack rabbit, standing with big feet and long ears, watching us struggle forward step by step in the desert, ha ha laugh: city slick! See how far you can go!
I finally returned to Seattle after my trip to the west. In the air, I saw the white Ruinian Snow Mountain and the moist, fresh and cool Seattle below!