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Some Wyoming buttes to the west, as WY-530 enters FGNRA.
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The landscape is dry and rugged
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Some wildlife eyed me warily.
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WY-530 can be a fast road: long open stretches and no traffic
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That is, until you reach the hills
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir was created by the construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam in 1958.
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The Rez
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The Rez, from even higher up
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The hillside across the Gorge
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The southern part of Flaming Gorge, much more spectaculr than the north.
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The vista to the east, beyond the Gorge
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A boater enjoys a different perspective
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Let's zoom in on them
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He's towing a skier!
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The skier, zoomed 40x
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Same shot, no zoom
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Zoomed 40x once again
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A thumbprint on the water
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The lowering sun paints the cliffs a deeper red
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More of the Gorge
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The plateau across the Gorge
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The countryside in the southern part of FGNRA
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Nice place to have a house.
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The red wall at the southern end of the Reservoir
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A view of the Flaming Gorge Dam in the distance
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The bridge into the town of Dutch John, UT
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Sunset glow over a small lake near Vernal, UT
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A good place to pause and watch for a while
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Very cool sky
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July 7th, which started north of Grand Teton NP, draws to a close
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Good night......
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