{"id":21071,"date":"2015-03-27T05:18:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T11:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=21071"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:16:57","slug":"travelogue-day-2-in-wayne-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/03\/27\/travelogue-day-2-in-wayne-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 in Wayne County"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WayneWayne County campsite, day 2<\/span><\/p>\n

I can thank a Golden Eagle for showing the way to a new campsite near Torrey, in Wayne County, Utah. The eagle flew this direction and we followed it hoping to get some shots of it on the wing. I don’t think the images will be great but the campsite is! Quiet, great views and small birds in the pinyon pines.<\/p>\n

\"GoingGoing up to Boulder Top<\/span><\/p>\n

The campsite is near the road going up to Boulder Top and we did some exploring yesterday. I love this kind of country, it makes my heart skip a beat and the beauty makes me want to dance.<\/p>\n

\"Aspens,Aspens, Ponderosa Pines, blue sky and snow<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a gorgeous stand of Aspens and Ponderosa Pines on the way up to Boulder Top that I would love to explore more one day to see if there are any sapsucker nesting cavities. One day, perhaps.<\/p>\n

A few cell phone pictures from yesterday’s wanderings.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Wayne County, Utah photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Travelogue: Day 2 and a new campsite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26,2486],"tags":[3803,5281,3466,4098,191,9979,4069,9083,4887,17498,4470,3472,4018,165,4076],"class_list":["post-21071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-utah","category-wayne-county","tag-aspens","tag-campsite","tag-cliffs","tag-desert","tag-landscapes","tag-lichens","tag-mountains","tag-pines","tag-pinyon-pine","tag-ponderosa-pines","tag-rocks","tag-round-top","tag-sky","tag-spring","tag-trees"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wayne-county-high-country-mia-mcpherson-1787.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-5tR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4390,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/02\/12\/pine-siskins\/","url_meta":{"origin":21071,"position":0},"title":"Pine Siskins","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"While exploring the area and it's breath taking beauty I spotted a large flock of Pine Siskins feeding on the seedheads of Mule Ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis).","rel":"","context":"In "Ashley National Forest"","block_context":{"text":"Ashley National Forest","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/ashley-national-forest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pine Siskin feeding, Ashley National Forest, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pine-siskin-high-uintahs-utah-mia-mcpherson-5855.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pine-siskin-high-uintahs-utah-mia-mcpherson-5855.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pine-siskin-high-uintahs-utah-mia-mcpherson-5855.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34915,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/01\/18\/woodhouses-scrub-jay-in-ophir-canyon\/","url_meta":{"origin":21071,"position":1},"title":"Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay in Ophir Canyon","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays in Ophir Canyon Road in Tooele County were the most cooperative of the jays that I found.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay perched on a snow covered Pinyon Pine, Tooele County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/western-scrub-jay-adult-mia-mcpherson-4453.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/western-scrub-jay-adult-mia-mcpherson-4453.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/western-scrub-jay-adult-mia-mcpherson-4453.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/western-scrub-jay-adult-mia-mcpherson-4453.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44163,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/12\/31\/looking-at-2016-in-the-rear-view-mirror-or-my-photographic-year-in-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":21071,"position":2},"title":"Looking at 2016 in the Rear View Mirror or My Photographic Year in Review","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Wow, today is the last day of the year 2016. 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