Deserts and Valleys
Cox Canyon Arch is a beautiful arch with a span of 42ft and a height of 35ft. This is a 12 image panorama taken as the beautiful evening light was fading fast. Getting to the arch requires a 4.3 mile drive on oil field dirt roads preferably in a high clearance vehicle. The hike to the arch is fairly short but requires a short scramble which can be tricky especially if lugging along a camera bag and tripod.
After a somewhat disappointing evening in Canyonlands National Park due to overcast skies, I was starting the drive back to camp when I noticed the sun peeking through the clouds. Of course, it was then a frantic attempt to find an interesting composition before this fleeting moment passed. Adrenaline was pumping as I scrambled around looking for something decent. I feel pretty lucky that this composition presented itself at the last moment.
Sunset at Little Delicate Arch
The is a small but beautiful arch with graceful curves that the locals affectionately call the "Little Delicate Arch". During our stay in Aztec, I have add the opportunity to visit this arch a few times and was fortunate enough to capture this beautiful sunset. The arch is visible from the roadside but a bit of scrambling and trail searching is required to get up close and personal.
I was returning to Dead Horse State Park after ten years and I was pretty excited as I had remembered the views into the canyons as totally mesmerizing. To make matters more interesting the winds started picking up as soon as we got there and before we knew, gale force winds and amazing cloud formations were starting to happen as the evening progressed. Here is one of the compositions from the evening as I held on to my camera and tripod worried about getting swept across the edge in the abyss below.
We spent a month last year near Moab and had the opportunity to enjoy the grandeur and beauty of Canyonlands National Park. The evening started out uneventfully and I was about to head back home when all of a sudden the wind picked up and before I knew it the dust and clouds started creating these amazing formations in the sky. I frantically grabbed my camera and ran looking for a decent location to capture this amazing scene unfold in front of my eyes.