Mountains and Clouds off US89, Part 2

I cropped this vertical panorama to a 1×1 aspect ratio- I included both color and B&W versions because I like both, and I think they emphasize different elements of the photograph.

Clouds and Mountains off US89 (Color Panorama #3), Utah (20″x20″)

Clouds and Mountains off US89 (B&W Panorama #3), Utah (20″x20″)

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Sandstone Bluffs in Zion East of Tunnel, Part 2

A stream cuts its way through crossbedding in sandstone in Zion National Park.

Stream Cutting through Crossbedding in Sandstone (B&W Panorama #1), Zion National Park, Utah (20″x40″)

Sandstone Bluffs in Zion East of Tunnel

While on a trip to Zion National Park, I hiked up an unmarked slot canyon to see a wall of petroglyphs and visit a slot canyon. The glyphs were amazing, but I was most impressed by the swooping crossbedding in the sandstone leading to towering bluffs and canyon walls.

Cross-Bedding on Sandstone (B&W Panorama #3), Zion National Park, Utah (20″x31″)

Mountains and Clouds off US89

A panorama of late winter clouds and mountains behind a structure and pond east of US89 in central Utah.

Clouds and Mountains off US89 (B&W Panorama #1), Utah (20″x81″)

Dead Tree and Sandstone

This dead tree on the sandstone looked to me like an octopus creeping across the ocean floor.

Dead Tree on Sandstone, outside Kanab, Utah (15″x22″)

Sandstone and Cross-Bedding

I love the swooping lines in cross-bedding in sandstone.

Cross-Bedding on Sandstone Bluff near Diana’s Throne (B&W Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (20″x54″)

Cross-Bedding on Sandstone Bluff near Diana’s Throne (Color Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (20″x54″)

Sandstone Bluff near Diana’s Throne, UT

On a work-related trip to Salt Lake City in March, I spent a couple of days between Kanab and Zion National Park exploring a few of the sandstone bluffs north of Kanab while we waited for the flash flood watches/warnings to end so we could hike into a few slot canyons. After spending several years in North Carolina, where most of the rocks are covered in vegetation, I am always impressed by the sheer cliff faces and strata exposed to the casual hiker. I included color and B&W versions of some of the sandstone.

Sandstone Bluff near Diana Throne (B&W Vertical Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (24″x34″)

Sandstone Bluff near Diana Throne (Color Vertical Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (24″x34″)

Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 6

Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #6, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)

Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 5

Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #5, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)

Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 4

Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #4, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (15″x22″)