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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.
On our last trip to the South West of the USA we also passed the "Moon" (see picture, a panorama of 8 vertical shots, original 18720 x 7214 pixels, 119 MB JPG).
Unfortunately, Cainville Reef Road (or West Factory Butte Road) was not as easy to handle as it is on the web. At least 3 places were the pure madness, including a barely surmountable washed out rock, level of about 70 cm, which I could make passable after collecting a lot of stone chunks to equalize the stage. Fortunately, everything went well, but I will not go there again. And there was no time left to climb up the Mesa herself.
Auf unserem letzten Trip in den Südwesten der USA kamen wir auch am "Mond" vorbei (siehe Bild, ein Panorama aus 8 vertikalen Bildern, im Original 18720 x 7214 Pixel, 119 MB JPG).
Leider war die dazu befahrende Cainville Reef Road (alt: West Factory Butte Road) nicht so einfach zu bewältigen, wie im Web verbreitet wird. Mindestens 2 bis 3 Stellen waren der reine Wahnsinn, u.a eine kaum überwindbare ausgewaschene Felstreppe von ca. 70 cm, die ich mit dem sammeln und aufschichten von etlichen Steinbrocken erst befahrbar machen mußte. Zum Glück ging dann doch alles gut, aber noch einmal werde ich dort nicht mehr hin. Und es blieb auch keine Zeit mehr, auf die Mesa zu klettern.
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made it to Dallas.. as always, easy, easy drive UNTIL we hit the Fort Worth City Line.. and then it was OY HOW DO YOU PEOPLE DO IT.. traffic .. Will catch up as I can the next couple of days
Mesa Arch in Canyonlands, provides the frame for a stunning Utah landscape. Along the mesa to the east is another arch, named Washing Woman Arch. Below the mesa is the prominent white rim of spectacular canyons carved by the Colorado River and a breathtaking view of the Island in the Sky. Rounding out the view, the snow-capped peaks of the La Sal Mountains meet the sky at the horizon.
The Arch is right on the edge of a 500-foot cliff, part of a 1,200-foot drop into Buck Canyon.
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A view of canyon country through Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park. The La Sal Mountains are in the distance.
CanyonLands National Park, Utah.
Reached this location second day again at 5:45AM as the first day got washed out as it was cloudy. Braved the 26F biting cold and waited for almost 2 hours for sunrise. It was worth the effort, a sight to cherish!!
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Mesa da adega.
Tafel van het wijnhuis.
Table of the winery.
Tisch des Weinguts,
Table de la cave.
Mesa de la bodega.
Tavolo della cantina.
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Old stuff, good as new and one of the icons of Colorado Plateau.
Early morning when sun comes up behind La Sal Mts. Mesa Arch glows red-orange and a lot of photographers all around the world get nervous, because the show ends after a few minutes:-)
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Mesa Arch at sunrise in Canyonlands National Park. This spot is very popular.
The sun comes up behind the La Sal Mountains and glows orange-red.
We got here well before sunrise and there were already 20 photographers all lined up.
It was only a short hike to reach this beautiful Arch.
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Some indirect lighting there at Mesa Arch with the clouds and Milky Way there mixing it up in the night sky.
Here the LED light was used during the entire exposure. Amazing that a small flashlight no bigger than two inches long pointing it behind and to my right off some rocks in that direction can add so much light back into the scene.
Mesa Arch, Canyonlands.
Like Delicate Arch this is an icon of the US southwest, and like Delicate Arch it gets very busy.
I've been at Mesa Arch previously for sunrise and the sunstar on the arch, but I didn't fancy going into battle again to get a primetime spot. So, I settled for about an hour after sunrise - no sunstar but no big crowd either, a nice glow and plenty of opportunity to set up in a number of different spots.
Antelope Mesa (in the center of the photo) is seen in this photo from a scenic viewpoint on the Chief Joseph Highway as it desends Dead Indian Hill northeast of Cody, Wyoming. The mesa is capped by The Pilgrim Limestone Member of the Cambrian Gallatin Formation (~500 million years old) and is located on the eastern end of Sunlight Basin The Chief Joseph Highway can be seen in the photo as it passes near the west side of the mesa. To the upper left of the photo is the south end of Sugarloaf Mountain; to the upper center and riaht is the flank of the Beartooth Plateau. The Clarks Fork Canyon, which is not visible, lies to the right of the mesa. The rocks visible along the canyon area and the flank of the plateau are PreCambrian granitic gneisses and schists that are about 2.8 to 2.6 billion years old.
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A picture I took of the sun rising between the arch at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park.
The sun breaks the horizon over the La Sal mountain range in the distance with Washer Woman Butte in view beneath the Mesa Arch (Canyonlands National Park).
As anyone who has shot this location knows (myself now included) the struggle to get a composition is the real story behind this arch. After arriving to the location 15 min later than my planned arrival due to a Maverik stop for hot cocoa, I realize that I am 1 hour behind reality. Cuddling up to a fellow Canon shooter in a Patagonia and a beanie, I found a spot among about one dozen tripods and another dozen Facebook/Twitter/Instagramers with nothing but their iPhones in their pockets (for a while, I thought they were there to just soak in the view and block my shot). Then, the show began with cascade of shutter releases that reminded me of a time when I spilt a bottle of Chiclets on the kitchen floor. By the time I had snapped off about 30 shots and weaved in and out of traffic, the show was over. I must say, for another "iconic" photograph it was a lot more fun than I had imagined.
Next time, I'll skip the hot cocoa.