Checkerboard Mesa
Along the Upper East Canyon of Zion National Park travelers will find the aptly named Checkerboard Mesa.
The cone-shaped White Cliffs formation has unique cross-hatching patterns that, even when not filled with winter snow, conjure up its name.
New Year's Day 2020 was very overcast in this part of Utah, so we left Zion for a two hour drive to Bryce, where the skies were more open in the mid-afternoon. Along the way, this was a neat stop to hike down into the dry bed of Pine Creek and squeeze a few images on a relatively dull day.
Checkerboard Mesa
Along the Upper East Canyon of Zion National Park travelers will find the aptly named Checkerboard Mesa.
The cone-shaped White Cliffs formation has unique cross-hatching patterns that, even when not filled with winter snow, conjure up its name.
New Year's Day 2020 was very overcast in this part of Utah, so we left Zion for a two hour drive to Bryce, where the skies were more open in the mid-afternoon. Along the way, this was a neat stop to hike down into the dry bed of Pine Creek and squeeze a few images on a relatively dull day.