A Cactus of considerable proportions.

That's how tall they grow'em in Nevada !

THE "GRAND CANYON"

Here is another sight which cannot be described in words.
Not even these pictures can come anywhere near doing it justice.
The Grand Canyon must be "seen" when the morning sun comes up,
in the early afternoon, when the sun rides high and
lastly, it must be "felt" during a brilliant sunset.

 

 

 

In the Rocky Mountains --- CANADA / USA

Morrain Lake

Rock formations in the "Rockies"
I don't know its name, but I call it "The Cathedral"

Since these images were taken lo these many years ago,
I no longer remember their names.
However,  they are beautiful enough to be shown here.

 

PETRIFIED FOREST National Park......

....straddles the border between Navajo and Apache Country
in North/Eastern Arizona.

In the late Triassic Period - about 225 Million years ago,
(that was before Nikon developed the D700)
mighty trees had fallen into river beds and were penetrated
by deposits of silt, sand and clay, together with vulcanic ash.
  These gradually formed quartz crystals
replacing the organic matter of the trees.
To this day you may examine these "petrified trees" and
actually touch something
which was alive many millions of years ago.

 

 

St.Mary Lake in Montana

Drive along the "Going to the Sun Road"
and you come to St.Mary Lake, in Montana,
 close to the border of Alberta.
The mountains beyond and the little island in the middle
of the lake are reflected beautifully in the still water of the Lake.

A Telephoto lense brings the reflections closer.
and the wide angle lense (below) shows the whole panorama

Surely one of the most beautiful sceneries anywhere.

W A R N I N G

IF YOU DO NOT VIEW THE "TEASEL AND THE BEE" PICTURES
IN THE LARGEST FORMAT POSSIBLE,
YOU MAY LOOSE YOUR PERMIT TO VIEW "BERT'S TRAVELS".

The TEASEL and a BEE

The "Teasel" or by its Latin name: "Dipsacus"
is a 'biennial" plant, which means
it lives, flowers, produces seeds
and dies
within the space of two years.

Bees obviously love this nectar filled flower.

and the clever flower lets the bee carry
its reproductive pollen
all over the meadow,
so that more Teasels will grow next year.