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Seeing Red - Utah Travelogue

This past week we traveled some 3,000 miles in total visting parts of four western states most of which was spent in hiking around the southern region of Utah state.

Somehow I still have great respect for nature and things that have been crafted without the hand of the human.  Millenia of geological events and weather have shaped this part of the world identified by the humans /scholars as the Colorado Plateau.

Time passed and the earth thrust, stretched, rusted and fractured into existence, this wonderful imagery that is today preserved in the form of 'Arches National Park' near Moab; Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks near St. George.

The red sandstone is a result of iron oxides - literally iron particles that have rusted away to give the rock its classic red color.

Our journey lasted about a week and here are some pictures that speak for themselves...

Sandstone arch in Arches NP

My first attempt at a Panorama shot in Arches NP

Ba Ba Red Sheep

Living on the Edge

Dixie National Forest, UT
Bryce Canyon  - Natural Bridge
Footbridge over the Colorado, Moab UT

Virgin River in Zion NP


 
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  1. Emil EmsDecember 20, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    Dear Diamond Head,

    A nice travelog about Utah! I like your pictures, with colors true to nature. I wish you had presented more, the countryside over there is worthy of being documented.

    Keep on the good work with your blog!
    Yours sincerely
    Emil

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