Winter gone; boycott over. See? [Spring pix!]

Despite the fact that it is related to actual physical injury, I must make amends for my absence. So: pictures! Well, pictures first. Non-fluff to follow also.
Since Spring has finally sprung for real, let us sit back a moment and enjoy it.

The Grand Canyon (South Rim),
seemingly resisting Spring's push.Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

One moment it seemed like the storms would never stop rolling through ...

Weather patterns change quickly over the
Grand Canyon (South Rim), Arizona.
Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

But then the veil began to lift, curling away.

Kanab, Utah's best street EVARRRR. PS, as an earth scientist,
I can guarantee you building this street was anything but easy.
Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

From then on, the path got much "easier" ...

... And soon it was nothing but blue skies.

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Utah 12, near Escalante.
Mountains in the far left distance are the La Salles. Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

Captain Obvious, the Mysterious Camouflaged Lizard,
clings to the wall of a slot canyon called Coyote Gulch in
the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

A meadow near Telluride, Colorado, blanketed with wildflowers galore.
Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

Life starts creeping and seeping up through every available nook and cranny ...







































... Eventually exploding  in a wondrous profusion of color and activity.

Even the most unlikely, desolate places can be transformed ...

Goblin Valley, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.
Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

Capitol Reef National Park shows off some of its colors.Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

... And it doesn't matter how lofty or grand the setting, the tiny living motes bring meaning and beauty to the scene.


































The views from the top of the world can make you giddy...

Alpine lupine festooning meadows below Mount Sneffels, Colorado.
Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

Grosvenor Arch, near the Arizona/Utah border, just northwest of
(some of) Lake Powell. Photo: Kade BP Hutchinson.

... But never forget just how "worth it" it really is to get out and see as much of this world as you can.