You saw the video, here are some still images I captured including some with a storm passing through.
Still Photos – Valley Of The Gods
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The Amazing Valley Of The Gods
It’s just down the highway from the more proclaimed Monument Valley but this not so little gem is free and wild. It’s on BLM land near Mexican Hat, Utah. I’m definitely coming back soon here to try some night photography.
The Off The Beaten Path Cathedral Gorge State Park
Cathedral Gorge State Park is in Nevada but close to the Utah border. It’s in a remote location and gets little visitation but it is grand nonetheless. These Bentonite spires were formed through erosion over millions of years and seems prehistoric. I kept waiting for a Neanderthal to appear.
Colorful Coal Mine Canyon
There is no paved parking lot. No signs. No shuttle buses. No entrance booth. No park rangers. No rails along the canyon rim. No guides. No hot dog stands. No mules to take you into the canyon. No Visitor Center. No visitors! Edward Abbey would approve of this place. In fact, it’s hard to find Coal Mine Canyon listed on any map. You’re suppose to look for the windmill near a farmhouse and water tank south of Tuba City. And that’s the way it should be.
Coal Mine Canyon could easily be its own National Park. It is in a remote part of Northern Arizona on the border of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. There are remnants of coal deposits in the canyon that the Hopis mined in the past. But hues of orange, magenta, gold, cyan and yellow dominate the canyon walls. Abstract shapes, patterns, and warped lines grab your attention.
My next post will be of the canyon next door to Coal Mine, Ha Ho No Geh Canyon. These images and more are available as downloadable files or signed prints at Dawn2Dawn Photography
