Images from 2024 that stood out for me. Includes pics from Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, Colorado Autumn Colors and California’s Central Coast. Music is Freestyle by Orbital. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen. Most of these images are for sale as prints and wall art at. https://www.dawn2dawnphotography.com/galleries
The winter aspens have a life of their own when snowed upon, but so do the Ponderosa Pines with their distinctive orangish/brown bark. They don’t lose their leaves during winter because they done’t have leaves but pine needles.. These were taken at The Kaibab National Forest in Northern Arizona this past week.
Snow is very ephemeral here in the Southwest so you better get out and capture it or the snow will be gone by noon. Even though I had a 2 hour drive to get to the Kaibab National Forest, the temperatures were still in the mid 20s when I arrived around 9 a.m. I believe I had the whole place to myself except for the 2 snowplows.
Ask the Coyote in the first image. When leaveless, the Aspen shows off its trunk and branches in a surreal and abstract way. Three inches of fresh snow helped to add to the lines of the trees. These were taken on Wednesday at the Kaibab National Forest adjacent to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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As the monsoon season begins to wind down, I was able to capture some lightning shots.
Monsoonal thunder and lightning storms have been making regular appearances in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah this summer. More to come. Watch video at HiDef and Full Screen.
It had been a slow start to the monsoon season here in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah but storms are passing through the region every day now. This video shows a storm gathering but I didn’t detect any lightning. I did run across lightning yesterday near Zion so stay tuned Anon for those pics and videos.
I waited in my vehicle as a passing rainstorm passed through Imperial Point at Grand Canyon National Park. I suspected a rainbow would appear shortly after and sure enough, one of the most brilliant rainbows I have ever experienced presented itself. Watch video at HiDef and Fullscreen.
This bushy deciduous tree grows above the rim at Grand Canyon National Park. In late June, it blooms a white pinkish flower that is ubiquitous this year. The video shows how the roads near the North Rim are lined with these plants. Google Search
I ran into lots of snow at the Grand Canyon last week but even more when I left and drove through the Kaibab National Forest on the way to Flagstaff.
