Pictures from around the world
Bryce Canyon, Utah is eerie and beautiful and one of the most stunning natural formations ever. After a short hike into the canyon floor, I left early, though, because I just couldn’t keep my eyes on it. Somehow it looked so out of this world, so unreal that I had to keep
looking away from the vista. In this part of the country there are so many canyons, so many towering cliffs and deep gorges that it seems easy to just shrug at one after a point, no? I am a little tired of this dry desert weather, though. Looking forward to the coast, although next month I’ll be craving this dryness in Calcutta!
In knitting news, my second pink cloverleaf sock progresses. And here is a sweater, part of a baby set my mum knit for a cousin’s baby. Isn’t it pretty? It’s a generic seamless top-down pattern, and she just emailed me the photo.
Now am in Phoenix, Arizona. Next up, have to decide whether to drive through more desert via Vegas, or to cut west and head up to the Bay area through the Sierra Nevada mountains. On the one hand I want to avoid Vegas totally – the idea of bright lights in the middle of the desert is not really appealing – but on the other hand I wonder if I shouldn’t just grit my teeth and see the place once. Decisions, decisions. (actually, the slot machines are calling……)
Finally, check out how technology meets tradition in The Onion : (thanks to Sepoy, who continues to find the strangest knitting-related stuff on the web:)
Excellent pictures. It sounds like you are having a good trip. The socks seem to be coming along well and your mom’s baby sweater is nice. As for Vegas, I’ve been there and unless you’re craving a cheap buffet, I vote you skip it. The Sierra Nevada mountains are more beautiful, and will eventually lead you back to some green.
I think your photos look nice! And I can see where you got your knitting talent from
Vegas–it’s interesting–but if you don’t see it it’s not the end of the world! Actually, if there’s one place that’s “can’t miss” IMHO, it’s the Grand Canyon (go to the north rim, though). California is awesome, too, especially the Pacific Coast Hwy.
Beautiful pics! Go see vegas – you should at least once. Red Rocks is also beautiful and it is right outside Vegas….
Nice color composition in these pictures!
One of my friends did a huge driving trip around the southwest and west, and found the Grand Canyon a little disappointing after the glories of Zion and Bryce. Grand, yes, but lacking the intricate detail and beauty of the others.
But I’m glad you’re having a good time!