Marble Canyon Rainbows
Rainbows over Marble Canyon during probably the last of the monsoon storms for this year.
Buttes, Plateaus and Mesas- What’s the Difference?
The images below shot last week along the Arizona/Utah border show buttes, plateaus and mesas, geologic land forms that permeate America’s Desert Southwest. In general terms, buttes are smaller than mesas and mesas are smaller than plateaus. Buttes were probably once mesas but shrunk in size due to erosion. Plateaus are bigger than both mesas and buttes. But specific sizes of each land form are not normally defined.
Mesas, Buttes and Plateaus make up the landscape near Fredonia, Arizona
Storm clouds hover over Gooseberry Mesa in Southern Utah. The smaller hills at the base can be categorized as buttes.
Highlights and Shadows
Sunlight penetrates clouds from a passing thunderstorm, producing sunbeams along Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona.
Milky Way For September
Milky Way shots captured near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, including one with nearby lightning.
The Milky Way appears during a thunderstorm at The Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The Milky Way appears on a moonless night over Lees Ferry, Arizona
Fall Colors Have Arrived
At the Kaibab National Forest, adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim. At an elevation between eight to 9,000 feet, Autumn arrives early. The Aspens were just beginning to change colors and should be at full color around the first of October. But small pockets couldn’t wait.
Fall colors have arrived at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
Desert Flora at Sunset
While mountain biking this week near Gooseberry Mesa in Southern Utah, I captured some pics over a few evenings of the changing colors of the flora and the sunsets.
Time Lapse Of The Milky Way
As you can see in this video, the Milky Way moves during the night along with other unidentified flying objects. Shot near The Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.
Zion Canyon Night Sky
Not only is the Milky Way apparent in the sky, but so are the Sacred Datura Flowers that bloom through the night. Shot on different nights in Zion Canyon at Zion National Park, Utah
Time Lapse Video- Mountain Biking
Along the Arizona Trail in the Kaibab National Forest. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.
