Last night we came back from our rafting trip down the Green river. Trips like this are good for the soul. We left Thursday to Dinosaur National Monument, near Vernal Utah. The park it self was just amazing to visit. It has some of the most concentrated dinosaur fossil finds in the world. Around every corner you can even find petroglyphs from the Fremont Indian culture. Our campsite was right next to the Green River and was crowned by an enormous mountain of stone that violently thrusts up from the river below.
The rafting trip started about 9 miles up river from the camp site. It was a 4 hour trip of hitting the rapids, passing towering walls of stone, and seeing a landscape that few realize exists. There was only three people who knew what they were doing. I think the rest of us were basically idiots with paddles. But it was so much fun we were energized to do it again the very next day. I feel blessed to live where such beauty is available out my back door.
Below is just a few of the sketches and pictures that I made during the trip.
Thanks to Lette, Cameron, and Mike for the great time.
"Camp ground" digital photo
"Split Mountain" pencil
"Dinosaur Desert" pen
1 comment:
"idiots with paddles" hahaha! :) Thanks for the laugh. Your pictures are awesome. Sounds like you had a great time. Also a nice way to spend your birthday... hope it was a good one!
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