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PART 3
Soon after seeing Lake Powell, we crossed over the canyon holding the Colorado River before it reaches Lake Powell, which looked somewhat like the Grand Canyon:
Very soon thereafter, this formation came into view, which looks like the rock formation celebrated by Capitol Reef National Monument in Utah (which I have described elsewhere on this site, click to go there). The reef is an erosional feature, not a result of faulting. It is quite spectacular.
A few minutes more and we began to approach the Colorado Rockies. First hint of the approach was this well-watered valley with some few little puffy clouds:
Another minute or two and there were more clouds, and higher mountains:
Finally we were in the Rockies, it was late August but there was snow on the higher peaks!
After this, it was cloudy and I went to sleep until we were ready to land in Chicago, another place I have lived and liked.
Speaking of Chicago, a week later I came into that city over a chunk of Lake Michigan and the city. This is the north side of town, looking south:
This photo was taken seconds later, without having the computer remove the haze and resulting blueness in the photo. This second view is more like it actually looked to me. The previous view allows you to see more detail, however.
Chicago really is a beautiful city, if you have the time and the money to enjoy its cultural opportunities and natural features, like its lakefronts and forest preserves.
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Link to rediscovered photos of the rather harrowing Kaiparowits Plateau trip of 1976
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