The Emerald Coast

 SanDestin, Florida.  The Gulf Of Mexico

These first picture are at "White Sands Beach"

So soft, so fluffy, so powdery. Annica saw it and actually asked, "Why is there snow all over the beach?"

There were hermit crabs everywhere! 

if you click on the one below, you will see the big hermit crab is holding a baby one. 

Below is an inlet off of the gulf. Perfectly clear, calm no waves and the most beautiful colors! No Wonder why they call it the emerald coast.  

Too bad I don't have a waterproof camera, we saw some awesome fish while snorkeling! 

                                      

And There were plenty of other cool animals. We even saw dolphins! 

(this is not a dolphin) 

Can you see our little crab friend?

Sam taking pictures of me taking pictures of sam taking pictures...

Taking pictures of people taking pictures of people.....

In case you haven't noticed in previous posts, my brother Mike likes to take pictures of nature. and I like to take pictures of Mike taking pictures of nature.

Zion

Zion

So Zion was awesome, we had a great time relaxing and enjoying the beauty with the families. here are some of the photos I took.

The huge tree at the Zion Lodge.

At the river near camp.

Of course a few macro shots.

Most of our time playing with the cameras was after the kids went to bed, Sam got some sweet shots of the Milky Way, here are my best. The campgrounds and town light up Watchman tower at night, here it is from two different angles.

Detail of the canyon.

Tia took this one on the trail back from the narrows.

Strong willed tree.

Near the mouth of the narrows.