Category: Desert Southwest
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Some More Zion Milky Way Images
From Zion’s National Park’s Eastside including the famous “Bonsai Tree”
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Zion Milky Way
The Milky Way is appearing in the night sky here this week at Zion National Park, Utah. It’s a celestial feast that can be observed in the southern sky after 11pm. The Milky Way will move across the southern sky from east to west.
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Zion’s Observation Point Trail
It was 100 degrees Saturday and smoke from that nearby forest fire was in the air but my friend Jemmy and I made it to the top in about 2 hours. It’s 4 miles up and strenuous! All of theses images were taken with my new Google Pixel 2 smart phone camera, reputed to be…
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Zion’s Parched Kolob Terrace
Summer is here and with no rain for the last few months, the land and my sinuses are parched here in Southern Utah. A forest fire erupted nearby, somewhat emulating a newly erupted volcano. The alfalfa fields are tall but a spark away from torching as well.
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Milky Way Time Lapse
23 second time lapse video of the Milky Way moving through the night sky over the Grand Canyon. Watch in HiDef at full screen
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Coalmine Canyon
Coalmine Canyon in Northern Arizona straddles the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. Both claim Coalmine Canyon as theirs but whichever way you slice it, Coalmine is magnificent. I recently met a Hopi Indian Tribal Leader traveling through Zion National Park and she informed me that photography and painting are not allowed on Hopi land. She…
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The Road To Cathedral Valley
Getting to remote Cathedral Valley at the remote Capitol Reef National Park in Utah is fraught with danger, beauty and downright fun! Sandstorm near Hanksville Fording the Fremont River Angry looking formations Colorful Bentonite Hills Green Hills
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Cathedral Valley Sunrise
I woke up early enough last week to catch the light from an early morning sunrise at Cathedral Valley at Capitol Reef National Park.