Sheep being driven up Green Canyon to their summer grazing area. Around 1000 adults, close to 2500 counting the little ones. Needless to say there was a bit of a traffic jam. Fun to watch for someone like myself who has not seen this before. They kind of smelled.
Came across this unused ranger station last week when driving up Left Hand Fork off of Blacksmith Fork Canyon. The canyon is just a few miles from our new place in Logan Utah. The feeling I got from this little building did not mesh with the color that came out of the camera. I decided to alter the image to convey the mood I felt when I was there. Increasing the contrast, slight desaturation and a cooler color balance overall. Those changes emphasize the depth of the canyon and the isolation of the location.
In the spirit of adventure and exploration my wife and I decided to take a scenic drive to SLC from Logan. Looking at maps and guide books we decided to drive some of the back roads and if possible avoid I15 or I80 as much as possible. We decided to take Main St. south out of Cache Valley through Nibley, Paradise and Avon and then connect to South Canyon Rd. (Rt.162) and cross through Cache National Forest to the town of Liberty.
From there we would drive around Pine View Reservoir and stop by the Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Huntsville. As one would expect it is a very quite and peaceful place. We purchased some honey that the monks sell and had a nice little chat with the man in the shop who said we had been at the monastery for 60 years. To bad they don’t make or sell Trappist beer as the grounds would make a nice place to relax and enjoy a bottle and contemplate the landscape.
Leaving Huntsville south on Trappers Loop Rd. (167) toward the Town of Mountain Green. This road had spectacular views of De Moisy Peak and the area around the Snowbasin ski resort. From Mountain Green we followed I84 on a road aptly named Old Highway Rd. to Morgan where we continued south on Rt. 66 (not the Rt.66 as we are about 1000 miles north of it) into East Canyon with a few stops at East Canyon Reservoir. 
Next we had to drive over Big Mountain and then make the decent to Parlays Canyon where we would pick up I80 and continue into SLC.
A few images from one of my first days in this new landscape.
Our route from Akron to Logan with stops in Denver and SLC.
Plains near Ovid Colorado.
Though passing by a good number of landscapes on our journey west from Ohio it was not until Colorado that I actually pulled off the highway and broke out a proper camera for a quick snap.
After a day in Denver and Estes Park we continued west via US40 through spectacular mountain valleys and eventually the high plains of western Colorado.
Obligatory shot from the center of the road.
Western landscape, check. Dinosaur, check. Stickers, check. Graffiti, check. Black bird, check. I love this place already!
Looking at the West 