Pine Valley Mountains
Near St. George, Utah
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Seems odd to me to name a group of mountains after a valley (isn't "mountain" the exact opposite of "valley?" And come to think of it "pines" seem to be in rather short supply in the area.), but no matter, I thought these mountains, recently dusted with snow, the reddish hills in front of them, and the clouds made for a very pretty scene--a scene that will never in a billion years be repeated exactly. (Of course, in a billion years these mountains will be long gone.)
This was taken on my somewhat ill-fated trip to see the Kolob Canyon section of Zion National Park (if interested, you can read about that here: www.flickr.com/photos/80014607@N05/54385746986/in/datepos... ). This Joshua Tree was the only one I saw in the area (well, there was one other small sickly looking specimen nearby), so I suspect it was transplanted here rather than sprang up naturally.
This is a Pao combining 5 photos using my 70-300mm lens at 70mm.
Pine Valley Mountains
Near St. George, Utah
Best viewed in Lightbox, i.e., press "L" on keyboard, or click on the expand arrows at upper right.
Seems odd to me to name a group of mountains after a valley (isn't "mountain" the exact opposite of "valley?" And come to think of it "pines" seem to be in rather short supply in the area.), but no matter, I thought these mountains, recently dusted with snow, the reddish hills in front of them, and the clouds made for a very pretty scene--a scene that will never in a billion years be repeated exactly. (Of course, in a billion years these mountains will be long gone.)
This was taken on my somewhat ill-fated trip to see the Kolob Canyon section of Zion National Park (if interested, you can read about that here: www.flickr.com/photos/80014607@N05/54385746986/in/datepos... ). This Joshua Tree was the only one I saw in the area (well, there was one other small sickly looking specimen nearby), so I suspect it was transplanted here rather than sprang up naturally.
This is a Pao combining 5 photos using my 70-300mm lens at 70mm.