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Early morning light on North Caineville Mesa, Utah. I love the patterns created by the erosion of the Mesa, and the muted colours.
What an awesome sunrise on the 2nd day of 2014!
Happy new year to everyone, to the canyon, to the sun, to the world! :)
From Wikipedia: Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Colorado. It is the largest archaeological preserve in the United States and features numerous ruins of homes and villages that are cliff dwellings built by the Ancient Pueblo peoples.
Under the Mesa. Rock Door Mesa, Monument Valley, Utah. My first attempt at making star photography! It turned out OK I suppose Monument Valley is very remote to any big city. They are spots of human occupation here and there, but nothing comparable to what may be called “city”. In...
One of the must do's in the American southwest, sunrise at Mesa Arch, about 50 other tripods had the same idea that morning, which is normal, thankfully it was a mostly cordial experience, the douchebag count was very low, despite being a sunday morning on a holiday weekend.
Beautiful Texas sunset on a mesa at Big Bend National Park, southwest USA
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I tried to get the classic shot with the nice glow underneath, but there were way too many clouds. The sun peaked through the clouds for a second for this shot. I'll have to go back.
I know, I know...it is somewhat of a cliche, but you can't go to Canyonlands NP and NOT shoot this image at Mesa Arch. Plan to share some real estate with fellow photographers from all over the world while you're there - the arch is actually pretty small. Beautiful part of the country.
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Another of the pueblos. They built these facing so they would be shaded in the summer and sunny in the winter. All had a stream in the groto so they had running water and it was easy to defend if attacked. They had ladders they could pull in. They farmed on the floor of the valley or on top of the mesa. Best viewed large or original.
I have not been that active on any social networking platforms for a good while..probably coz I am drifting away from that demographic which has a compelling need to share everything ;)
That being said, I still want to hop in and out from time to time (when I have some breathing space) to see some of the wonderful pics going around!
The Mesa arch is a pothole arch on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park, and is a spectacular natural stone arch perched at the edge of a cliff with vast views. Access is via a relatively easy hiking trail, just a half-mile long from the park road.
Winter here is pretty cold in the morning, and if you think on an exceptionally cold winter morning in February, you will be all alone, then you will be wrong! Granted it is not as crowded as it is during high summer months when astrophotographers hog this location, but we had a sizeable crowd to contend with :)
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Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in eastern Utah near the city of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. The rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze and the rivers themselves. While these areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, each retains its own character. The park covers 527.5 square miles (1,366 km2). Canyons are carved into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River and Green River. Author Edward Abbey, a frequent visitor, described the Canyonlands as "the most weird, wonderful, magical place on earth—there is nothing else like it anywhere."
Canyonlands is a popular recreational destination. Over 400,000 people visited the park in 2008. The geography of the park is well suited to a number of different recreational uses. Hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, and four-wheelers all enjoy traversing the rugged, remote trails within the Park. Rafters and kayakers float the calm stretches of the Green River and Colorado River above the confluence. Below the confluence Cataract Canyon contains powerful whitewater rapids, similar to those found in the Grand Canyon.
The Island in Sky district, with its proximity to the Moab, Utah area, attracts the majority (59 percent) of park users. The Needles district is the second most visited, drawing 35 percent of visitors. The rivers within the park and the remote Maze district each only account for 3 percent of park visitation.
Political compromise at the time of the park's creation limited the protected area to an arbitrary portion of the Canyonlands basin. Conservationists hope to complete the park by bringing the boundaries up to the high sandstone rims that form the natural border of the Canyonlands landscape.
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Although you have to battle the crowds of photographers and other people who come to witness a surnise at this popular location, seeing a good sunrise here is truly a spectacular sight. This was my first time here, and I doubt I would be going back due to the heavy traffic the location gets, but I love to see such beauty in nature, even if it is only once.
It is hard to explain the phenomenon to those who have not been there, but I will do my best to try. The massive rock Mesa Arch spans across from left to right, offering a view of the canyon walls and floor down below through the arch opening. As the sun rises in the horizon, the warm glow of the suns rays are reflected by the rock on the underside of the arch, giving off the bright orange glow you see here. In the right conditions the glow is quite intense and beautiful to see, and you can also witness the light beams through the haze in the canyon valley.
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The arch is right on the edge of a 500-foot cliff, part of a 1,200-foot drop into Buck Canyon. Many photographers get a sunrise pic from this vantage point, but I just couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed to get the capture.
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Sunrise at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands NP.
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Blue Mesa is part of the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. We happened upon this location late afternoon, and practically had the place to ourselves.
The Blue Mesa was formed between 220 and 225 million years ago at the beginning of the Triassic era when the supercontinent of Pangea had started to break apart. The area resembles a sort of badlands landscape, comprised of mud and sandstones that range from a distinctive blue-gray to green and even purple.
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Mesa Arch is a classic sunrise spot for photographers. We're too lazy to get get up in the middle of the night when we're on vacation though :). Turns out, it is still quite nice later in the morning!
If you've seen many photos of the Canyonlands National Park, you've probably seen a shot of sunrise under the Mesa Arch. It's one of the more photographed areas of the park. The sun lights the arch from underneath and creates a nice glow. The smoke filled skies didn't allow for the long distance views so I opted for a bit different angle.