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June 8, 2010

Monument Valley Sunset

Filed under: Arizona, Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Hollywood has made it known to many people, as a great many Westerns were filmed in Monument Valley. It is one of my favorite places, a place where a look in every direction shows great beauty.

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May 3, 2010

Desolate sunset in Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

Green River Lookout, Utah

Green River Lookout, Utah

This is the Green River Lookout in Canyonlands ((Rim) National Park in Utah at sunset. There is a road below that makes a circuit if you have a tough enough vehicle. You best be sure because it costs a couple of thousand dollars to be hauled out.

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August 3, 2008

Arches National Park, Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Arches National Park, Utah

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” – Marcel Proust

Near Moab, Utah is the Arches National Park, one of the most amazing places I have visited. Here is a map of the park. Following are some of the features to look for:

The Windows group: North Window, South Window, and Turret Arch

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North Window, Arches NP, UtahSouth Window, Arches NP, UtahNorth and South Windows, Arches NP, Utah

Double Arch and Pothole Arch

Double Arch, Arches NP, UtahPothole Arch, Arches NP, Utah

Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch, Arches NP, UtahDelicate Arch, Arches NP, Utah

Campgrounds Group: Sand dune, Broken and Skyline Arches

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Delicate Arch, Arches NP, UtahDelicate Arch, Arches NP, Utah

Devils Garden Group I: Tunnel, Pine Tree and Landscape Arches

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Devils Garden Group II: Wall, Partition and Navajo Arches

(Note: In early August/2008, Wall Arch collapsed)

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Devils Garden Group III: Double O Arch

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Other : Balancing Rock, The Three Gossips

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August 2, 2008

Kodachrome State Park, Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Kodachrome State Park, Utah

To him who in the love of Nature holds
Communion with her visible forms, she speaks
A various language
.”
- William Cullen Bryant

This area was thought to have once been subject to geysers and the stone pipe formations are the sandstone sediment that filled them while the area around eroded away. The Shakespeare Arch, only discovered in 1976, is located here.

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August 1, 2008

Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known” – Carl Sagan

Natural bridges look similar to arches but they are formed by water rather than erosion, and are much rarer. Natural Bridges National Monument is on Hyw 275 which is off Hwy 95 near Mexican Hat. It is isolated and gets far fewer visitors than a place like Arches NP, but it is well worth a visit. Here is the Visitor’s Guide. Natural Bridges National Monument has a nine mile loop drive which connects to trails to three natural bridges. (more…)

July 31, 2008

Kolob Canyon (Zion), Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Kolob Canyon (Zion), Utah

Going to the mountains is going home” – John Muir

Kolob Canyon is a portion of Zion National Park that is north of the commonly visited portion and accessed off of I-15. It is spectacular, and has only a fraction of the visitors that the southern portion receives. The Double Alcove Arch is found here.

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July 30, 2008

Coral Pink Sands State Park, Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Coral Pink Sands State Park, Utah

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” – Albert Einstein

The pink sand is created by a notch through the Moquith and Moccasin mountains which the wind funnels through with eroded particles of Navajo Sandstone. On the downside for this user is the high number of noisy ATV which use the park.

July 29, 2008

Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” – Albert Einstein

Cedar Breaks National Monument includes a vast bowl shaped area of spectacular pink rock formations. It also includes large mountain meadows which can contain grasses and wildflowers.

July 28, 2008

Zion National Park, Utah

Filed under: Landscape, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

The Watchman, Zion National Park, Utah

Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter” -Ansel Adams

Zion National Park was created in 1918, and it was one of the gems of the U.S. Park system. It includes the Zion Canyon, cut out of the towering Navajo Sandstone by the Virgin River. An efficent shuttle system moves visitors about. It is worth a trip at all times of the year, our October 2006 trip was a particulrily colorful time.

For a Gallery of Zion Images click on the following link

Zion Image Gallery

July 27, 2008

Wilson’s Arch, Utah

Filed under: Scenic, Utah — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am

Wilson\'s Arch, Utah

Rain, rain, and sun! a rainbow in the sky!” – Lord Alfred Tennyson

Wilson’s Arch may be the most easily accessible arch in Utah, in fact you don’t need to leave your car to view it. It can be found on Highway 191, a few miles south of Moab in Utah.

Wilson\'s Arch, Utah

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