Seasons in the Wilderness - World Photography Day
Happy #worldphotographyday from one of the most strange and special places I’ve ever been: Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument’s Great Chamber. Officially part of a geological structure called Cutler Point, The Great Chamber is an open sandstone dome with a tall sand hill at its center, created by wind blasting away at the sandstone walls and carving the dome out of the mountain. The Great Chamber makes you work for the iconic shot- it’s a 25 mile drive from Kanab, Utah, mostly on backcountry roads that require a 4x4. And then, when you’re there, the trail from the road to the dome is steep but short- and all sand. Deep sand. And sandstone. But still, even as I emerged from the trail, exhausted, and having to sit down and rest before I even attempted to capture the beauty, I knew it was worth it. Those first few moments of just trying to catch my breath in The Great Chamber, even before I squeezed off a single shot, made me drink in the beauty of the place and be thankful that photography had gotten me to go to such a wild place.
Across Utah and Arizona, you are in the Navajo Nation. In Navajo, sacred land is referred to as Diné Bikéyah. This land belongs to the people. Hopitutskwa, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land is also found across these two states and at archeological sites and natural sites. It is an honor to see them.
Seasons in the Wilderness - World Photography Day
Happy #worldphotographyday from one of the most strange and special places I’ve ever been: Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument’s Great Chamber. Officially part of a geological structure called Cutler Point, The Great Chamber is an open sandstone dome with a tall sand hill at its center, created by wind blasting away at the sandstone walls and carving the dome out of the mountain. The Great Chamber makes you work for the iconic shot- it’s a 25 mile drive from Kanab, Utah, mostly on backcountry roads that require a 4x4. And then, when you’re there, the trail from the road to the dome is steep but short- and all sand. Deep sand. And sandstone. But still, even as I emerged from the trail, exhausted, and having to sit down and rest before I even attempted to capture the beauty, I knew it was worth it. Those first few moments of just trying to catch my breath in The Great Chamber, even before I squeezed off a single shot, made me drink in the beauty of the place and be thankful that photography had gotten me to go to such a wild place.
Across Utah and Arizona, you are in the Navajo Nation. In Navajo, sacred land is referred to as Diné Bikéyah. This land belongs to the people. Hopitutskwa, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land is also found across these two states and at archeological sites and natural sites. It is an honor to see them.