Vivian Bryan | October 28, 2025
Over fall break, I took my first trip out west, road-tripping with two friends. We began in Stanley, Idaho, and made our way through the desert to San Francisco, California, carefully avoiding a winter snowstorm warning along the route.
ESCALANTE, Utah — Oct. 14, 2025: A tree cascades over a red rock cliff near Escalante, Utah. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
STANLEY, Idaho — Oct. 12, 2025: Snow capped peaks of the Sawtooth Range near Stanley, Idaho. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
DEETH, Nevada — Oct. 13, 2025: The sun rises over desert mountains at an overnight camping spot near Deeth, Nevada.
ESCALANTE, Utah — Oct. 14, 2025: Patterns of erosion are visible along a sandstone cliff near Escalante, Utah. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
Big Sur, California— Oct. 15, 2025: A wooden bench etched with the words ‘In the memory of — Abuela Flora’ sits at a scenic lookout along Highway 1 in the Big Sur, California. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
ESCALANTE, Utah — Oct. 14, 2025: Sage tree leaves catch the light near Escalante, Utah. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
ESCALANTE, Utah — Oct. 14, 2025. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
BIG SUR, Calif. — Oct. 14, 2025: Rocky islands along the surf in Big Sur. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
SAN FRANCISCO — Oct. 16, 2025: An installation from the Subculture exhibit is displayed at a museum on Haight Street in San Francisco. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
SAN FRANCISCO — Oct. 17, 2025. (Vivian Bryan/The Echo)
STANLEY, Idaho — Oct. 12, 2025: Fishhook Creek winds through the snowy Sawtooth National Forest near Stanley, Idaho. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
Big Sur, California — Oct. 15, 2025: A surfer stands on the rocky shoreline of Big Sur, California, surveying the waves before entering the water. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
SAN FRANCISCO — Oct. 16, 2025: Josephine Zinger poses in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. (Vivian Bryan/Echo)
