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The Nautilus
Read More: The NautilusAptly named as it resembles the seashell, The Nautilus is a highly eroded sandstone rock formation in Southern Utah. My friends Ali and Thomas gave the scene some sense of scale.
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Wire Pass- Barely Passable
Read More: Wire Pass- Barely PassableWire Pass, along the Utah/Arizona border is a prelude to the more famous Buckskin Gulch. Unfortunately, Buckskin was full of water after recent rains so my friends Ali, Thomas and I settled for the narrow Wire Pass. …
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Morning Light…
Read More: Morning Light…The light from a rising sun peeked through the random cloud formations at Zion National Park yesterday morning. The filtered light helped to produce a soft but beautiful landscape.
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What Is A Hoodoo?
Read More: What Is A Hoodoo?hoo·doo ˈho͞oˌdo͞o/ noun noun: hoodoo voodoo; witchcraft. a run of bad luck associated with a person or activity. plural noun: hoodoos “when is this hoodoo going to end?” a person or thing that brings or causes bad luck. North American a column or pinnacle of weathered rock. “a towering sandstone hoodoo” verb verb: hoodoo; 3rd…
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The Under Rated and Under Appreciated Cedar Breaks
Read More: The Under Rated and Under Appreciated Cedar BreaksCedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah doesn’t get the pub and hype that nearby Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks gets. But it has unique charm and the annual Wildflower Festival every July (Wildflower Post Coming Soon).
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Zion’s Hop Valley
Read More: Zion’s Hop ValleyLittle-traveled Hop Valley in Zion National Park is an enigma wrapped around a riddle. It’s sublime but also bewitching. The valley itself is flat but ringed by distorted rock formations that left me with a smile on my face along with a frown. Evil storm clouds hovering nearby added to the carnival. …
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Coalmine Canyon
Read More: Coalmine CanyonCoalmine 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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Cathedral Valley Sunrise
Read More: Cathedral Valley SunriseI woke up early enough last week to catch the light from an early morning sunrise at Cathedral Valley at Capitol Reef National Park.
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Ha Ho No Geh Canyon
Read More: Ha Ho No Geh CanyonIt’s on Hopi Tribal land and is rarely visited by the Hopi or outsiders. These images are from a few years ago but I plan to revisit in a few weeks. If anyone wants to join me in exploring this remote and stark landscape near Tuba City Arizona, let me know. There are primitive places…
