tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post116004614847970390..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Kolob Archsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160361960433121492006-10-08T22:46:00.000-04:002006-10-08T22:46:00.000-04:00Stopping by to catch up and realize how much I hav...Stopping by to catch up and realize how much I have to catch up on!!! Love this picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160255301481503562006-10-07T17:08:00.000-04:002006-10-07T17:08:00.000-04:00That's a great picture, Sage. I've never been to Z...That's a great picture, Sage. I've never been to Zion but often hear about it from people into mountain biking. I'd love to go there either hiking or biking.<BR/><BR/>Your post below from Wednesday is very interesting. The story about Lee and the Fancher party is chilling but gripping nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me!utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160232086411105182006-10-07T10:41:00.000-04:002006-10-07T10:41:00.000-04:00great image. michele sent me.great image. <BR/><BR/>michele sent me.-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061519742463407148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160229597120743502006-10-07T09:59:00.000-04:002006-10-07T09:59:00.000-04:00Reminds me of Arches park. Have you been there? I...Reminds me of Arches park. Have you been there? I think it's in Arizona.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160222564689022022006-10-07T08:02:00.000-04:002006-10-07T08:02:00.000-04:00I completely need to get out more often: this is s...I completely need to get out more often: this is stunning. Nature has an amazing way of keeping us intrigued and inspired, and this image - and accompanying story of your hike, of course - confirms it.<BR/><BR/>You have an innate ability to capture the beauty of our world, Sage. Keep 'em coming.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160194592334410512006-10-07T00:16:00.000-04:002006-10-07T00:16:00.000-04:00I would LOVE to see that in person, but I'll be da...I would LOVE to see that in person, but I'll be darned if I would hike that far! Maybe a helicopter tour?kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160177453531396742006-10-06T19:30:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:30:00.000-04:00Murf, I obviously didn't take that the "topless" s...Murf, I obviously didn't take that the "topless" shot! So I have nothing to be proud of!<BR/><BR/>Mar, thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Margalit, did you hike any in the Zion Backcountry?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160177251580469412006-10-06T19:27:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:27:00.000-04:00Wonderful photo and a great reminder of my trip to...Wonderful photo and a great reminder of my trip to Zion years back when I lived in Colorado.<BR/><BR/>Here from Michelemargalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160177027938912172006-10-06T19:23:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:23:00.000-04:00Wow, wonderful pic! Michele sent me :)Wow, wonderful pic! Michele sent me :)MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160150342325839392006-10-06T11:59:00.000-04:002006-10-06T11:59:00.000-04:00Since you are proud to have your photos as people'...Since you are proud to have your photos as people's screensavers/wallpapers, I have your topless shot as mine. Still proud? :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160150293038928872006-10-06T11:58:00.000-04:002006-10-06T11:58:00.000-04:00I guess you've been married long enough that the s...I guess you've been married long enough that the softness of your lips no longer matters to you. ;-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160135241261081352006-10-06T07:47:00.000-04:002006-10-06T07:47:00.000-04:00Murf, one does not worry about such things, but if...Murf, one does not worry about such things, but if one did, chap stick is an easy fix.<BR/><BR/>Tim, it is neat to see because you come around a corner, look up, and there it is, way over head<BR/><BR/>Chana, feel free to use it as a screensaver, I'd be proud! <BR/><BR/>V, yes, there is a tree in the middle of the arch, now how does that tree get enough nourishment? I don't know. I'm a fair piece below the arch where I took the picturesagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160116276645953822006-10-06T02:31:00.000-04:002006-10-06T02:31:00.000-04:00Great photograph Sage. Though it is hard to gauge...Great photograph Sage. Though it is hard to gauge just how big that arc is. But at 200+ feet across, that "bush" I see atop the middle of the arc must actually be a large tree. Once again, marvelous picture.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308061674357594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160111217247520852006-10-06T01:06:00.000-04:002006-10-06T01:06:00.000-04:00I Love it! I want this as parta of my screensaver...I Love it! I want this as parta of my screensaver! ;)<BR/>Chana<BR/>www.bunnyburrow.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160090501131933592006-10-05T19:21:00.000-04:002006-10-05T19:21:00.000-04:00Thanks, sage. It would be neat to see in person.Thanks, sage. It would be neat to see in person.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160078678828106442006-10-05T16:04:00.000-04:002006-10-05T16:04:00.000-04:00I will have to experience such rock because I don'...I will have to experience such rock because I don't think I have ever been unaware of being dusty, thirsty, sweaty, sunburnt or windburnt. How does one do all of this without getting chapped lips?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160077713690508132006-10-05T15:48:00.000-04:002006-10-05T15:48:00.000-04:00Ed, I've never been to the top of the Kolob arch. ...Ed, I've never been to the top of the Kolob arch. It looks like it would be quite a feat to get there, you can't go straight up because the rock is very unstable, you'd have to go around it and approach it from the backside, a long climb and hike.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, Yes, you're right or at least a kindred soul, the rocks speak, there's mystery in Navajo sandstone<BR/><BR/>Murf, they say, "Rock On!"<BR/><BR/>Bubble Girl: Not to put a pin in your bubble, but when you're in the presence of such rock, you don't mind being dusty, thristy, sweaty, and sunburnt. BTW, you forgot windburnt, this is windy country.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160064399853746502006-10-05T12:06:00.000-04:002006-10-05T12:06:00.000-04:00Sage, I'm enjoying all your photos since I doubt I...Sage, I'm enjoying all your photos since I doubt I will ever see this neck of the woods. The pictures don't quite speak to me but they do make me feel dusty, thirsty, sweaty and sunburnt. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160064249926442342006-10-05T12:04:00.000-04:002006-10-05T12:04:00.000-04:00Dawn - What do they say?Dawn - What do they say?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160061131162895822006-10-05T11:12:00.000-04:002006-10-05T11:12:00.000-04:00:-) I love this area. The red rocks always speak...:-) I love this area. The red rocks always speak to me.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317162641530057285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1160051449569205432006-10-05T08:30:00.000-04:002006-10-05T08:30:00.000-04:00The biggest arch I've visited is in Alum Cove, Ark...The biggest arch I've visited is in Alum Cove, Arkansas and only measures a measly 102 feet across. You can walk across that one. How about Kolob?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com