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American Southwest Trip, 2018: Bryce Canyon – Thor’s Hammer and Rim Trail

Michael Rappa

This final batch of photos from my visit to Bryce Canyon National Park consists of shots from the other leg of the Navajo Loop Trail, where I partially descended for a view of the famous Thor’s Hammer rock formation before climbing back up and starting my full descent into the canyon down the Wall Street leg. Additionally, there are photos from my walk along the Rim Trail between Sunrise and Sunset points.

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Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Thor’s Hammer on the Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop
Rim Trail
Rim Trail
Rim Trail
Rim Trail

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Canada Trip, 2016: Hopewell Rocks

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These photos are from my visits to the Hopewell Rocks at both low and high tides. Walking among the rocks at low tide, you can tell by the shapes of the rocks how much the water rises at high tide. When I visited the next day at high tide, there were people kayaking around the same rocks that I had walked underneath on the previous day.

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California Trip, 2014: Lombard Street in San Francisco

Michael Rappa

A few photos taken along San Francisco’s famous Lombard Street (the “crookedest street in the world”) during my visit in October 2014, including one heavily cropped photo of the twisty section from further up the road (if I had realized what I was looking at I could have zoomed in for a much better shot), and one night pic snapped while standing on the twisty section and looking out toward the bay.

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San Francisco, California – October, 2014
San Francisco, California – October, 2014
San Francisco, California – October, 2014
San Francisco, California – October, 2014
San Francisco, California – October, 2014
San Francisco, California – October, 2014
San Francisco, California – October, 2014

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Glacier National Park, 2019: Twin Falls Trail

Michael Rappa

These photos are from my hike of the Twin Falls Trail in the Two Medicine region of Glacier National Park. I had booked a boat (which I nearly missed after hitting road construction on the way to Two Medicine) to the far end of Two Medicine Lake, where I embarked on a guided hike to Twin Falls. I normally prefer to hike on my own, but being by myself in grizzly country, I thought it best to stick with a crowd, and considering the trees along the trail that were marked with giant grizzly claw scratches, I think it was the right call.

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Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail
Twin Falls Trail

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American Southwest Trip, 2018: Bryce Canyon – Queen’s Garden Trail

Michael Rappa

These photos are from my ascent up the Queen’s Garden leg of my 3-mile hike down into and back out of the canyon. As I’ve mentioned before, a stroll through Bryce Canyon National Park is like a visit to another world, and there are definitely some otherworldly looking photos in this batch.

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Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail – The Clenched Fist of Truth
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail
Queen’s Garden Trail

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London Trip, 2016: Trafalgar Square

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These photos, taken during our first day in London back in February 2016, are primarily from Trafalgar Square, with a few other photos sprinkled in from Chinatown and Leicester Square.

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California Trip, 2014: Walking to the Golden Gate

Michael Rappa

These photos are from my long walk out to the Golden Gate Bridge. I started at the Palace of Fine Arts and walked along the shore all the way out to the spot under the bridge where Kim Novak jumped into the water in “Vertigo.” Some photos looking back toward the city will give you an idea of the distance I walked.

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Seattle Trip, 2019: A View from a Rooftop

Michael Rappa

These photos were all shot from the rooftop of my hotel, the Mediterranean Inn, located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Uptown Seattle.

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View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.
View from the roof of my hotel.

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Glacier National Park, 2019: Running Eagle Falls Trail

Michael Rappa

These photos are from my hike to Running Eagle Falls in the Two Medicine region of Glacier National Park–actually, more of a stroll as it’s a short, easy trail to get to the falls.

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Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail
Running Eagles Falls Trail

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