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<\/a>Red Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n
For the most part, I hiked in areas less travelled. I had thought about going to Bryce Canyon National Park, but it happened to be on a weekend (not that a weekday would have made much difference), and the traffic leading into the park was heavy, so I turned around and headed for the dirt roads.<\/p>\n
Being spring time and with the recent rains, many plants were blooming.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Yellow prickly pear cactus.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Claret cup cactus<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Evening primrose<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>This was probably blooming a million years ago. Fossilized plant material.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Not exactly blooming, but pretty none the less. (Click for the larger version to see the detail.)<\/p><\/div>\n
It always amazes me where plants choose to take root (probably not a conscious choice). There’s plenty of sand and dirt around for a plant to grow in, but perhaps these cracks have more moisture in them.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Utah fleabane growing in a crack in the canyon wall.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>A single leaf ash and a pine are sharing the same crack.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Jack Rabbit sniffing Scotch broom.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>My friends George and Kristine as we explored Manganese Wash.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Go forward to Utah 2016, Part 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I recently spent about 10 days in southern Utah, both camping and staying with friends. I experienced all kinds of weather: hot, cold, wet and dry. Rather than present my trip as a travel log, I decided just to group … Continue reading