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You Better Be Thin, Adventurous & Have The Ability To Shapeshift.

Active Outdoors, Desert Southwest, Utah

Hiking through some of the slot canyons in Southern Utah can be intimidating and claustrophobic.

Hikers make their way through the narrow slot canyon called Spooky Gulch at The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

Zion Rut: The Movie

Desert Southwest, Humor, Music, National Parks, Photography, Seasons, Utah, video, Wildlife, Zion

Video of the Desert Bighorn Sheep engaging (Or Not) in this year’s rut at Zion National Park, Utah.

Watch at YouTube at HiDef and Full Screen. Music is Swinging Hawaii by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis.

The Rut Is On At Zion

Desert Southwest, Images, National Parks, Photography, Photos, Seasons, Utah, Wildlife, Zion

I’ve probably driven the road through the eastside of Zion National Park well over 2,000 times(Was a park ranger there) and had never seen so many Desert Bighorn Sheep as I did the other day. Must of been 40 of them including 10 Rams. It’s the rutting season and seemingly everyone showed up. This was at 7:00 a.m.

These images had an ethereal look to them because the backdrop is Checkerboard Mesa, one of the most scenic sandstone features at Zion. Video to follow.

Desert Bighorn Sheep Rams are active during the mating season known as the rut.

Checkerboard Mesa backdrop.

Desert Bighorn Sheep are known for their ability to cling to precarious ledges which is their defense from predators.

Nervous Ewes.

Who Knew

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Photography, Utah, Zion

I’ve lived in the Zion National Park area for the last 16 years but until recently, did not know these 2 interesting artifacts existed nearby. Less than an hours drive are some dinosaur tracks and Native American Indian rock art know as pictographs. Pictographs are painted onto the rock and petroglyphs are carved into the sandstone.

The figure of a man is on the right and on the left is a small Desert Bighorn Sheep.

The dinosaur that made these tracks is the Dilophosaurus which resided in this area about 190 million years ago during the Jurassic Period.

The Caineville Badlands

Abstract, Aerial Photography, Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, Photography, Photos, Utah

These are near Factory Butte badlands and not as stark but do have appeal. I need to explore this area more.

The Mineral rich badlands of Caineville Butte is composed of Mancos Shale while sulfur and gypsum deposits provide the yellow colort during erosion and weathering over millions of years.

Stark Images Of Factory Butte

Abstract, Aerial Photography, Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, Images, Photography, Utah

No, you’re not seeing images from my recent voyage to Mars (There is a Mars Research Station nearby).

These are the mostly abstract scenes around Factory Butte which is a ubiquitous landform in the area.

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Storm clouds surround Factory Butte at sunrise in Southern Utah.

Images From Earlier Video

Abstract, Aerial Photography, Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, Photography, Utah

From Bentonite Hills where time has stood still for millions of years.

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Aerial image of the colorful clay beds of Bentonite Hills near Hanksville, Utah

Lightning Fast

Desert Southwest, Night Sky, Photography, Seasons, Utah, Weather

Video from one of last week’s storms in Southern Utah. Watch on YouTube in HiDef at Full Screen.

Music is Papua New Guinea by Future Sound of London!

Storms Make A Much-Needed Appearance At Zion Country

Aerial Photography, Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, National Parks, Seasons, Utah, Weather, Zion

As captured from Gooseberry Mesa. Watch on YouTube in HiDef at Full Screen. Music is Wah Wah by George Harrison.

Now For Something Very Pretty.

Desert Southwest, Flowers, In The Country, Photos, Seasons, Utah

These wildflowers don’t grow in a national park but at high elevation pastureland in Southern Utah.