Hoodoos are those sandstone spires you see a lot in Southern Utah, especially at Bryce Canyon. Erosion has carved a unique rock formation that isn’t easily duplicated. They had just received 8 inches of fresh powder so I had to check it out last week. By the way, it was one degree (F)
A quick trip to Bryce Canyon to capture snow-covered hoodoos ended in disappointment as the foggy conditions obscured the canyon of hoodoos below but left 4-5 inched of fresh snow above the rim. I guess it’s best to visit just after the storm has passed which I normally do. See past image.
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I had to go to the upper elevations of Zion National Park to capture these scenes. It was 29 degrees when I took these shots but it was 44 in the main section of Zion where it had rained. Glad I made the 20 mile trip! You can purchase prints from this post and others at Dawn2Dawn Galleries
A sublime view of Bryce Canyon plus a cameo appearnance by one furry creature.Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.
Thunderstorms were moving through the area so I was hoping to capture some images of Bryce with lightning and or a rainbow. Didn’t happen but the light was right enabling me to get these pics.
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 succulent grows in the wild here at Grand Canyon National Park and what is unusual is that this agave is near its demise. This Utahensis Agave flowers once, and then it dies. At around 10 or 20 years old, it will produce a single and fast-growing 10-foot flower stalk just before it dies. All images produced by author.
From the Grand Canyon this past week. It was a virtual Winter Wonderland! Watch in HiDef at Full Screen
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That huge California storm is making it’s way through Arizona now. You’ll notice that because of temperatures at the Grand Canyon, the snow level dips about 1,000 feet into the canyon. Below that, it rained. Nonetheless, there was plenty of snow at the South and North Rims and it’s still snowing with road closures.
Nearby Flagstaff is receiving a foot or two and hopefully I can get out of here soon. As I’m developing this post, it’s snowing hard with no visibilty into the canyon. But it’s not a bad place to be stranded!
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This big West Coast storm was forecasted to hit Northern Arizona as well with snow forecasted. On the first day, the weather was too warm for snow but it did rain and I was able to capture these images. As a heads up, it did snow today and more is forecasted for tomorrow so stay tuned.
