Mika, thanks for those gorgeous pics! The details you added are bringing it all back.
That looks like it would be hot. It reminds me of some of the places I could see from the plane on the way to California and actually I guess it could have been.
My partner and I were out west last week, too! We visited 6 National Parks in 8 days in Southern Utah/Northern Arizona... really incredible landscapes out there... here's a couple of our pictures...