A Trek Up To Zion’s Colorful Echo Canyon

The other day I was in Zion National Park, scouting out locations where the fall colors may be beginning. There were hints that fall foliage was about to burst but not this day. Echo Canyon is a steep climb about 1,500 feet above the Zion Canyon  floor and it was possible fall colors would appear there. I made the trek and was I thrilled that I did. Echo Canyon was aflame in color! There was still some green so the peak may not be for another week but Echo Canyon is spectacular in any season and the brilliant hues and pastels made it extraordinary. These images and more are available as prints including Gallery Canvas prints at Dawn2Dawn Photography

I’m headed over to Moab, Utah this week and the incredible Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.

Zion's Big Bend
The trail offers views back towards Big Bend
Zion's Echo Canyon Fall
Various hues and pastels of maple leaves.

 

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The entrance to Echo Canyon

 

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

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Zion's Echo Canyon Fall
The walls of Echo Canyon rise another 1,500 feet.

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall
Mutant shapes of sandstone formed through erosion appear.

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

 

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall
This scene is a landscapers dream.

Zion's Echo Canyon Fall

Zion's Big Bend
Back to the floor of Zion Canyon where the cottonwoods begin their transformation

Zion Canyon Autumn

 

Photo Workshop In The Desert- October 27th Thru The 31st

I will be conducting photo workshops the week beginning October 27th in and around the Coyote Buttes area on the Utah/Arizona border. This is a remote area that that is famous for The Wave but there are also other great landscapes to capture. Below are some images of places I will take you to. You will also learn how to turn that photo into a work of art using Photoshop, Camera Raw and Lightroom. Contact me for details.

 

 

Paria Clay Beds

South Coyote Buttes

South Coyote Buttes

Buckskin Gulch

Coyote Buttes Clay beds

Coyotte Buttes

Goblin Valley

White Pocket

White Pocket

The Second Wave

The Nautilus

The Second Wave

The Wave

The Wave

The Toadstool

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