Utah Journeys
Explorations in the state of Utah.
2017
2017-08-19 Willard Bay
Willard Bay was a last-minute addition to our ad hoc tour schedule for the Salt Lake City area. Our time in this state park was all too brief. Even so,…
2017-08-17&18 Antelope Island Phalaropes
The stars of the day were the phalaropes, when they picked up and flew in mass, wheeling and dipping in unison, it was breathtaking. I tried to capture images, but…
2017-08-17&18 Antelope Island Swallows
Swallows in flight are difficult subjects to photograph. When I realized I was overloading on gull and phalarope images, I paid attention to these elusive birds darting low over the…
2017-08-17&18 Antelope Island Gulls
I rarely get opportunities to meet Franklin’s Gulls, so when they appear before me I’m compelled to chase them with my lens. Brine Flies created a carpet on the beaches,…
2017-08-17 Antelope Island (Part 1 of 4)
I fell in love with Antelope Island in the spring of 2015 when introduced by friends Ron and Mia, so when my new friend Joe suggested we spend the day…
2017-08-16 Bear River
After showing Jerry and me the Promontory Road raptors in the early morning, Joe took us out to the Bear River Migratory Bird Reserve. While I’d visited this area in…
2017-08-16 Promontory Road
My friend Jerry drove north from Albuquerque with a plan to rendezvous with me in Layton Utah. He told me his plan was to spend the night in Green River…
2017-08-14 Bicknell Bottoms
I’ve not been able to keep up with my reports from this trip because of the hectic pace I’ve had to keep this past week. I plan to get caught…
2017-08-14 Capitol Reef FlyBy
As I write this note from Salt Lake, it is one week since I left home on this expedition. I’ve been so busy these past days, I’ve not been able…
2017-08-13 Zion Drive Through
I’ve been doing a lot of driving this past week, which has cut into my time to post pictures. On my drive through Zion National Park, I resorted to using…
2015
2015-06-18 So Endeth The Journey
April 27, 2015 I departed my home in Poway for an expedition through eight western states, California to Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and back down the coast…
2015-05-12 Two Days At Bear River
The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, west of Brigham City Utah is 80,000 acres of marsh, open water, uplands, and alkali mudflats. There is a one-way dirt track loop through…
2015-05-10 Two Days At Antelope Island
One of the true high points of this trip was Antelope Island State Park, north of Salt Lake City in Utah. This is a very compelling place with LOTS to…
2015-05-09 Fish Lake Utah
Some birds I found at the lake area were Black-Crowned Night Herons, Great Blue Herons, Gray-Headed Juncos, Double-Crested Cormorants, and American White Pelicans … though of these, I gathered no…
2015-05-08 Bicknell Bottoms
Yesterday’s visit at this place was just not enough to take it all in, so I opted to stay another day. My drive took me nearly completely around the valley,…
2015-05-07 Otter Creek and Bicknell Bottoms
I left Mount Carmel Junction and headed north on Highway US-89. It’s about a three-hour drive into Bicknell Utah, and then but a few minutes south to what the locals…
2015-05-06 Zion National Park
After I left Henderson I got through Las Vegas as efficiently as I could manage (no easy feat). I drove about 135 miles north on I-15 to Saint George Utah…