There was a “yarn bomb” in the SB mountains this weekend, and it was quite a contrast with our 4C trip.
3707 Yarn Bomb, Lizard’s Mouth (click to enlarge)
Most of our rocks have mild colors, compared with the bright yarns woven into patterns and then carefully wrapped around selected rocks in the area named Lizard’s Mouth. The temporary art was removed after the weekend, but it drew crowds while there. But back during our 4C Adventure, the strong wind had kicked up dust so there wasn’t much contrast as we spotted Monument Valley in the distance.
8740 Dusty Monument Valley
That same wind also made for strong turbulence, especially on the far side of the rocks. But we passed close approaching on the upwind side for this shot of my fav among these formations.
9031 Statue Family
For me it’s a family standing in a solemn line. A collection of individual columns, with the first two in the smaller left section pressing their “heads” together for comfort. As we passed, the sunny side came into view in context along with a lone column next to the distant butte.
9087 Sunny Side
But we pressed on toward Cortez, arriving in time to rent a car and drive out for a hike around Mesa Verde. Another major contrast to the flight we’d just made from Page across the fantasy terrain and through Monument Valley.
9310 Mesa Verde
It never ceases to amaze me how much contrast flying can put into a single day!
John & Anne Wiley 
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