Just Before Angels Landing
Truth be known, I didn’t finish the climb up to Angels Landing, the hill on the right side of this panorama from Zion National Park. It felt too sketchy to Continue Reading →
Tag: Utah
Exploring Zion’s Empty Western Road
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, the road along the west side of Zion National Park doesn’t get nearly the same traffic as the valley. Some same it is just 10% Continue Reading →
Last Light On Zion National Park’s Less Visited Highlands
One day of stellar light in Zion fills my soul for a week. I was lucky enough to spend two nights up there recently and while the weather was a Continue Reading →
Capitol Reef National Park Aerial
I love exploring the Southwest from a plane. The colors and patterns offer a way different view than from on land. It took me a while to realize exactly where Continue Reading →
Blue Reflections In White Rock
Before the sun comes up, the sky is a special blue, reflected in a puddle of the White Rim Trail in Utah.
More Towering Stones In Canyonlands National Park
I’m sure this tower has a name, it seems most features in National Parks these days have names. But sometimes it is nice to appreciate the simplicity and grandeur of Continue Reading →
Breaking Through
Description: It was such a lovely contrast, the green grass poking through the crusted orange clay of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park. Location: Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA, North America Photograph Continue Reading →
Sunset Shadows In Utah’s Desert
Description: As I was getting over Covid one day, long ago, I camped way out away from people in Goosenecks State Park in Utah. It’s a lovely, wide expanse of Continue Reading →
Canyonlands Puddles At Sunrise
Description: Just before sunrise and a week after recent rains, there are still puddles on the floor of the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. Location: Canyonlands National Park, Continue Reading →
Through A Stone Window
Description: The image you see below is a composite of five separate images. They were taken at different exposures because the harsh Utah sun was beating down and most of Continue Reading →
Amazing Awesome Canyonlands Sunset You Must See
Description: Sorry for the blaring title. I keep getting a low ‘score’ from one of the WordPress things that rates the ‘quality’ of my titles. These things are in ‘ Continue Reading →
Gooseneck State Park
Description: From a few years back when I came down with Covid while on the road and had to adjust my plans. It meant, while I was in the recovery Continue Reading →
Dead Horse Point Observation Point
Description: I’m not sure if that’s what it is really called, but this photo is taken from the observation point at Dead Horse Point State Park. It shows the ‘other Continue Reading →
Blazing Sunrise In Utah’s Canyon Country
Description: Utah has a thing for their Canyon Country. It’s some of the most artful land in this broad country. The red rock that makes up most of Canyonlands National Continue Reading →
Gooseneck Panorama
Description: One of the first stops on the White Rim Trail is a little place often seen on the meandering Colorado River: a gooseneck bend. On this one just below Continue Reading →
Filling In The Cracks
Description: Now we get to the part of the White Rim Trail trip where the sun is up! This white cap stone is seen in the foreground but look at Continue Reading →
Juniper, The Colorado River And Endless Canyons
Description: This tenacious juniper tree grew out of a small crack in the sandstone with enough soil to feed its roots. While half certainly looks deal, the tree is bearing Continue Reading →
Evening In Canyonlands National Park
Description: Sitting on a bench down from the main Island In The Sky area of Canyonlands National Park is the white sandstone that gives the White Rim Trail its name. Continue Reading →
Pre-Sunrise Canyonlands Expanse
Description: Sticking with pre-sunrise photos this week, let’s close it out with one more from Canyonlands. This one is close to the Airport campground we stayed on our first night Continue Reading →
Trailing Morning Rain Tails
Description: Waiting for the sun to pop above the horizon, I looked to the South to see a whisper of rain colored differently than all the pink and purple clouds Continue Reading →
Canyonlands Of Utah Before Sunrise
Description: You know that time about an hour before sunrise when the sun, down low below the horizon, starts to light up clouds ever so perfectly? I love those moments Continue Reading →
Camping With The Comet
Description: It’s been a couple of weeks since my first glimpse of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in Yosemite and in that time it has grown dimmer. So dim that this Continue Reading →
Beautiful Bryce Canyon
Description: When the sun is shining and the clouds are poofy, there is no place like Bryce Canyon National Park for enjoying the splendor of Utah. Plus, it’s often not as Continue Reading →
On The Edge Of Which River?
Description: Without looking it up, and considering this is the edge of Goosenecks State Park, can you guess the river below? Location: Goosenecks State Park, Utah, USA, North America Camera: Canon Continue Reading →
Ground-based Drone Mirage
Description: Let me explain this mirage. It’s a drone photo, but after I was forced to land with the battery down to 10%. But that’s still enough battery to take photos, Continue Reading →
Sunset On The Green River
Description: Lots of stormy weather today in Utah. I got out in front of it in time to set a tent then wait out a few thunderstorms. Just before sunset there Continue Reading →
Out And Over The Open Road
Description: Happy to see Utah again. Location: Utah, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore Continue Reading →
San Juan River Goosenecks
Description: Why is this Utah state park called Goosenecks? When a river cuts deep through rock and the elevation (up above, when this all started millions of years ago) doesn’t change Continue Reading →
Sunset Over The Goosenecks
Description: Live from the field! Taken tonight, this image of the sun setting over one of the gooseneck bends the San Juan River makes on its way to joining the Colorado Continue Reading →
Close In With Utah’s Hoodoos In Bryce Canyon National Park
Description: So far this week has been all wet, so let’s dry off in a high and dry location: Bryce Canyon National Park The hoodoos you see here have been sculpted Continue Reading →