Just one Monumental view after another...

One of my great joys when traveling is viewing expansive vistas. Just sitting on a hillside, watching the clouds roll by, is so restful. I can almost feel my pulse slow down.

Of course, that doesn't last long, because I'm soon up again looking for a flower or rock to photograph. My father says that always having a camera stuck in my face diminishes the joy of the experience. (But I don't think so. MY joy comes from looking back at images of places I've been over the years.)

Recently, with an upgrade to--TADA!--
Adobe Photoshop CS5 I've been able to create exquisite panorama images. I've taken the requisite frames for years, but it hasn't been really easy to stitch them together until now. Photoshop CS5 makes it ridiculously easy to create panos.

Please enjoy a few from my recent travels:

Calafia, Mexico A beautiful seaside at Calafia, Mexico.
Mormon Rocks This is Mormon Rocks in the San Bernardino Mountains. Utah national parksThis is the view from Northern Arizona looking north toward Utah.


Zion National Park This was a beautiful bend in the road in Zion National Monument, Utah.


Monument Valley A view of Monument Valley from a trip with Dad last summer.

North Rim Grand Canyon The wondrous North Rim of the Grand Canyon.