The most beautiful natural sites to discover Côte Ouest Etats-Unis

Several options to walk to the beautiful waterfall.

If you stay at the hotel, you can take the trails from the station, if not possibility to leave the Aspen Grove car park. Finally, you can reach the waterfall from Ray's Summit station from the lift. But be careful, you can find yourself on the other side of the water source, so depending on the season and the flow, it can be very difficult to pass across the other shore. In all cases, locate the path upstream and the different paths to borrow so that you don't lose.

This imposing solitary rock and square are setup in Wahweap Bay, west of Wahweap Marina. You can however see it from there. To admire it from the mainland, to Wahweap Lookout, on Highway 89 to 12.4 km northwest of Page, or go to Lone Rock Beach (4x4 necessary).

Take the UT 261 to Moki Dugway, then concentrate on a 8 km road that leads to Muley Point Overlook. This view offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado.

Papago Park is right next to the zoo and the botanical garden, and offers hiking trails for all the family. The main attraction is Hole in the Rock, which is hardly accessible in a few minutes from the parking, without necessarily owe hiking.

This is the most distinct mountain from Phoenix, thanks to its two bosses, hence its exotic name. It is one of the most escaladés summits in the region. Attention, however, is reserved for experienced hikers. Other more affordable hiking trails (such as Bobby Rick and Ramada Loop) start at the Echo Canyon Recreation Area.

This point of view rises in front of a sandy surface with warm shades.

It's a pouce in English, where you will also enjoy the recognition of a cowboy boot.

A mesa near Rain God Mesa. In Indian beliefs, the thunderbird, which means "thunderbird," was a kind of great eagle that produced thunder by the beat of its wings.

Mitchell Mesa is an imposing table stone block located next to the Three Sisters. After the signing of the 1868 treaty authorizing the Navajo to return to their lands, men came to search for silver mines in the Monument Valley area. This was the case with Ernest Mitchell and James Merrick who gave their names to two formations in the valley.

This imposing rock-type formation is located on the road leading to Artist Point.

This imposing or mesa is located north of the park across the border in Utah, on the left of the Scenic drive of Scenic Drive.

These beautiful waterfalls with blue-green reflections have Navajo names (3 miles), Havasu (4 miles), Mooney (6 miles) and Beaver (10 miles). The distances are indicated from the village of Supai, which is achievable only on foot or on the backs of mule or even by helicopter, 13 miles from the parking lot of Hualapai Hill. Some of these falls saw their path changed naturally after the major floods of 2008 that endommagèrent the reserve.

These strange red rock formations along the highway surprise by their modest size and the forms given by erosion.

Large picnic area above the cliffs that bar the entrance of Valle Verde. Worth a stop, even if you do not want to stay at Sedona.

At the edge of South mountain park you will discover the mysterious castle whose history is no less… A place full of eccentricity and originality for those who are fed up with museums. A full story also for this residence, built by Boyce Gulley for his daughter Mary Lou. The concept of recycling is pushed to extremes.

Entering the city by Northwest Boulevard, you follow park, this pleasant square where you can have a picnic. Further along the beach.

Located along the Boise River, south of the Capitol, this park is the historic and cultural centre of Boise. It includes the Boise Art Museum and the Zoo, as well as the Idaho Historical Museum.

Close to Roosevelt Lodge, this hot springs pool along the Yellowstone River signals the end of the Grand Canyon rapids. Modified géothermie by geothermal also inspired painter Moran. The imposing cliff of basalt columns across the river, facing from the panoramic point of view, is a remnant of an ancient lava lava lava flow that shaped largely the landscape of the park. These gorges and cliffs are protected habitat for many wildlife species, such as sheep, red-tailed falcon and osprey.

At a half mile walk, upstream of the parking area, large clouds of steam mark its location.

A large hot source is mixed in the Gardiner River, allowing swimming regardless of the surrounding temperature (permitted daily swimming only and in summer because in spring the water level is too high).

Gibbon Geyser Basin is a source zone from the north edge of Gibbon Meadows to Gibbon Canyon: We will see Gibbon Hill Geyser at the foot of Gibbon Hill (2,621 meters) and Artists Paint Pots at the foot of Paintpot Hill (2,455 meters). A bridge on the Gibbon River and a trail (2 hours) lead to the permanently active Monument Geyser. A little further away, Beryl Spring is one of the most beautiful sources of the park. The Gibbon Falls are beautiful 26 meter waterfalls.

At rest since 1888, this once most powerful source, once the most powerful in the park, launched a water column of 8 m thick at 60-90 meters high. The crater is filled today by a lake of deep blue, 120 meters long over 60 to 70 meters wide and whose shores rise up to 6 meters above the boiling water. The creaming crater creates over 15 m ³ of water per minute in the Firehole River.

West Thumb, South Disturbance Road from the south along the Lewis River meets the big Loop Road. Northeast of West Thumb Junction on the shore of the lake: several geysers, many hot springs colored by microscopic algae, the Thumb Paintpots and Fishing Cone, a crater of a source that stands on the lake waters. Craig Pass (2,518 meters) west, is located on the continental water divide: Little Isa Lake sends the waters from its source to the Pacific and to the Atlantic.

On the southern limits of the lake there are a large number of hot springs, some of which are boiling and others producing the most beautiful clay, resembling a pot of boiling that is projected to a height of 6 to 9 ¾ meters. Clay is white and pink and water seems unfathomable. In other places, pure sulfur is projected in abundance. At times, the soil trembles sharply and then produces an explosion resembling thunder. There are several hundred sources, some along the shoreline, others more indoors and others in the very lake, the size of which varies from mini fountain to wells of 20 ± meters in diameter and deep depth. The water, with pale violet color, is very clear, which makes it possible to discern small objects up to 15 meters below the surface. Another small group presents sources filled with a mud resembling thick paint, different colors ranging from pure white to nuanced shades of yellow, pink, red and violet. At certain times of the day, these sludge are projected to more than 4 meters.

From Lone Star Geyser to the Shoshone Geyser Basin at the western tip of Shoshone Lake, a vast area of hot springs where the Union Geyser is located. From its three craters - Northern Cone, Center Cone and Southern Cone - the Little Giant Geyser, the Lion Geyser and the Bronze Geyser are always sprung up. Shoshone Lake, surrounded by wooded mountains, is linked to Lewis Lake, located further southeast by the Lewis River Channel.

Shoshone Lake, the second largest lake in the park, is located at the beginning of Lewis River, southwest of West Thumb. Shoshone Lak, 61 ¾ meters deep, has an area of 3 ¾ 220 hectares and houses three species of fish such as lake trout, brown trout and chub of Utah. Shoshone Lake originally did not harbor fish due to the height of waterfalls on the Lewis River. Both trout were implanted there from 1890, and the chub of Utah was apparently introduced as bait for fishing. This great lake, a source of the Lewis River, flows to the Pacific Ocean through the Snake River Basin. This lake, the largest of the 48 states, is not accessible by road. Motorboats are prohibited.

Fishing Cone is a hot water source located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin. So hot that we could fish in the lake and cook his fish there at the end of the line, which made him famous. It is now banned because dangerous. A geyser sometimes spreads at 12 meters, which can burn the imprudently.

A wooded ridge southeast of Jenny Lake. Small groups of pronghorn antilopes, the fastest of US terrestrial animals, graze near the sage throughout the day. The momentum leaves the shading of Timķisland at dawn and sunset to eat grass in the middle of the sage.

A mile east of Jackson Lake Junction. Calm water houses trout that become prey for otters, osprey, white eagles and white pelicans of America. Watch the swimming of muskrats and beavers. The momentum can be observed among abundant banks of the banks and the pasture elk sometimes in aspen wood.

Jenny Lake Scenic Drive skirts Jenny Lake and offers beautiful views of the summits. This panoramic road is a one-way street and starts south of String Lake. You will access it south from North Jenny Lake Junction.

The upper and lower falls of Yellowstone are due to the erosion of the Yellowstone River flowing on progressively more tender rocks, less resistant. Upper Falls, 33 meters tall, are upstream of the Lower Falls. They can be admired from the Upper Falls Trail and Uncle Tom Trail. The Lower Falls, 94-meter high, can be seen from Lookout Point, Red Rock Point, Artist Point, the Lower Falls Trail, and various points on the southern shore trail. The flow may vary from 19 ¾ m ³/second in fall to 231 ¾ m ³/second, as much as the rainy season. A third fall is in the canyon between the Upper and Lower Falls. It can be seen from the south shore trail just east of Uncle Tom's Area.

The Lion group consists of four geysers: Lion, Lionne, Big Cub and Little Cub, all connected underground. Lion has the largest cone and the biggest eruptions. Active phases occur normally every day. The Lion Geyser eruptions last 1 to 7 ¾ minutes and are often preceded by a sudden jet of steam and deep rowing, hence the name Lion.

Although small, along the Firehole River, it has little wonders like the Excelsior Geyser or the Grand Prismatic Spring. Nearby is the beautiful Turquoise Pool, a clear turquoise water basin of 30 meters wide.