The Watchman Fades With the End of the Decade
One of the most iconic images of Zion National Park is this mountain formation known as The Watchman.
At the southern entrance to the park, easily accessed from the National Park Visitor Center, it is the first introduction to the color and grandeur that is Zion. At the end of the day, it is the last part of the park seen by most visitors, as well. I just was lucky enough to see it at the end of daylight on the last day of 2019, when the clouds above still captured the direct sunlight, even though the rest of the canyon was nearly shrouded in darkness.
Many photographers think this formation is far too popularized to waste their time on, but I felt that, with the light of day diminishing rapidly on the momentous occasion of the decade's end, there was something comforting about seeing The Watchman standing its post as it has done and will continue to do for millennia.
The Watchman Fades With the End of the Decade
One of the most iconic images of Zion National Park is this mountain formation known as The Watchman.
At the southern entrance to the park, easily accessed from the National Park Visitor Center, it is the first introduction to the color and grandeur that is Zion. At the end of the day, it is the last part of the park seen by most visitors, as well. I just was lucky enough to see it at the end of daylight on the last day of 2019, when the clouds above still captured the direct sunlight, even though the rest of the canyon was nearly shrouded in darkness.
Many photographers think this formation is far too popularized to waste their time on, but I felt that, with the light of day diminishing rapidly on the momentous occasion of the decade's end, there was something comforting about seeing The Watchman standing its post as it has done and will continue to do for millennia.