My next post from Zion National Park features an area along the Virgin River southward to the Watchman, seen in the centre, rear of the photograph. It’s probably the park’s pre-eminent landmark. This particular scene, photographed from the Canyon Junction Bridge has been viewed by millions and photographed by thousands. We visited this area twice…
Category: Desert Scenes
Canyon Scenes
Earlier this week, I traveled to Zion National Park in Southern Utah, about 7 hours from home. I was accompanied by Alex Skoczen, friend and photographer. Zion National Park shines brightest amid an impressive Southern Utah collection of National Parks and National Monuments. Zion National Park is an eight-layered sandstone masterpiece of towering cliffs and…
W.W. Midgely Bridge
Midgely Bridge is an arch bridge located on US89A just north of Sedona, Arizona. The bridge spans Wilson Canyon where it enters Oak Creek Canyon. Constructed in 1939, it’s named for local rancher W.W. Midgley, in honour of his long support of such projects. Midgley Bridge was the final bridge constructed in a series of bridges…
Photos from the Past
I’m at it again. I’m plumbing the depths of my archives in search of the oldies but goodies. I have some I really like today. I hope you’ll enjoy them. My first photograph was taken on a road trip we took to Death Valley, California in March, 2012. Death Valley has two interesting distinctions. Firstly,…
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Yesterday, Barry Stewart and I traveled to the southwest corner of Arizona to scout some locations for another Milky Way photo shoot. The primary consideration for this area is its darkness. It’s remote, distant from the large light sources (Phoenix and Tucson) and there are not many communities on the Mexico side of the nearby…