Her Side of the Mountain

Today, I need serenity.  Not Serenity (well, maybe that too…you can’t take the sky from me), but something peaceful.  So I unearthed this photo of Yellowstone Lake, taken in September 2004.  Pretty, ain’t it?  Or should I say, “shiny.”

© Her Side of the Mountain, 2010.

Because Her Side is frantically putting in lots of hours at work and trying to finish holiday shopping, today you’re getting a moment of zen in the form of a photo…

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Coming Friday, the third and final Holiday Gift Guide.

Doesn’t have the same ring as Photo Friday, does it?  Well, I’m off for the holiday (as this posts, I’m in the air somewhere over Akron…ah, the wonders of scheduling posts…), so I’m posting a photo for your enjoyment.

That’s Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah.  Amazing, right?  You have no idea until you hike there.  Do it.  You won’t be sorry.

See you Monday, and Happy Thanksgiving!!

© Her Side of the Mountain, 2009.

For the second week in a row, Friday got here before I was ready for it.  But since I kind of like the idea of posting a photo every so often, and Friday is as good a day as any, I think I’ll keep this up for a while.

Last week, I gave you a scene from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.  This week, I present to you a scene from Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona.  Yes, I was alone on this hike.  Yes, I am standing in the stream to take this photo.  Yes, it’s beautiful.  And yes, I got lost more than once due to stream crossings — but always managed to find my way back to the trail.

Happy Weekend!

* By the way, I got some grief last week for lack of clarity in my comma placement.  So let’s be clear.  I didn’t call this post (or last week’s) “Foto Friday.”  The reason I didn’t is that one of my pet peeves is the intentional mispelling of words to make them “look cute.”  It doesn’t look cute, it looks dumb.  So be forewarned, if you name your private campground “Katie’s Kampsite,”  I am likely to cringe and look for somewhere else to stay.