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Melanie looking for her cyote boyfriend on the lower cathedral valley road, May 26, 1997 |
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Melanie attesting to the low traffic count on the lower cathedral valley road on the San Rafael Swell, Utah (May 26, 1997) |
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Melanie posing for a shot near one of her favorite spots on the San Rafael Swell near the Copper Globe Mine |
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Another shot near the Copper Globe Mine. You might be able to see family butte in the background. |
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At last! Dinner... And daddy cooked Melanie a t-bone steak. Melanie's favorite San Rafael dinner entree. |
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Salt flats southwest of Green River, Utah |
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Melanie enjoying a 90 degree breeze just southwest of Green River, Utah |
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In the middle of the Henry Mountain chain near Hanksville, Utah looking south towards Lake Powell over the next mountain. |
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Melanie contemplates a great day near a communications repeater in the Henry Mountain chain |
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On the summit of the Henry Mountains. Melanie's second trip there; the first trip was a year earlier on July 4, 1996. |
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On the summit with a fellow hiker. Actually, the only fellow hiker Melanie ever ran into on the many hikes in the Henry Mountain area. |
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On the south side of the Henry mountains looking for the Buffalo herd that resides there. |
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Another shot of Melanie looking for the Buffalo herd. She was always very interested in cattle, buffalo, etc. |
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On the San Rafael Swell shelf overlooking Green River, Utah and the road to Hanksville, Utah in early June, 1997 |
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Melanie on the south San Rafael Swell shelf. |
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Melanie looking for that pesky lizard hiding in the twigs below her |
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Did I see one of those wild burros? Nope... Not on this trip. |
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Now where is that lizard? |
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Melanie marvels at the view from the southern end of the shelf overlooking a canyon below. |
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On the front side of the Shelf. |
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The bugs (nats) were really bad on this trip. So, Melanie enjoys the afternoon in the comfort of her screened sunshade (June 1997) |
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Another shot on the San Rafael Swell shelf |
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On the Shelf. Is that Factory Butte in the background? |
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Melanie posing on red rock on the Shelf. A very happy girl! |
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Boy! Dad sure likes to take pictures of me.... |
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Wild rock garden hidden in the middle of the San Rafael Swell Shelf. |
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The Hidden Rock Garden. Did I see my cyote boyfriend over there? |
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Gee! This Rock Garden is really a great place for me to pose. |
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Hey! It's getting hot. Are you finished taking pictures yet! |
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Dad, I'm getting bored. Let's check out those rocks over there! |
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Another shot looking back over the Swell towards Factory Butte and Hanksville, Utah. |
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On the west side of the Henry Mountains with Capitol Reef National Park in the far background. |
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Looking west from the western shelf on the Henry Mountains. |
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Boy! I really love hiking with my Dad! |
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Looking west from the Henry Mountains toward Capitol Reef and Boulder Mountain (June 1997) |
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