Photography, Nature, Birds, the Environment, and . . .
Posted in Nature Photography, Serendipity Saturday, This Beautiful Earth, Trees, Utah Landscape on Apr 17th, 2010
Logan Canyon – Cache National Forest (click image to view larger) In northern Utah U.S. Highway 89, which you can drive from the U.S./Canada border near Glacier National Park almost all the way to Phoenix, AZ, passes through scenic Logan Canyon and the Cache National Forest. This image was made near the headwaters of the [...]
Posted in Nature Photography, Serendipity Saturday, Trees on Dec 19th, 2009
Ponderosa Pines – Bryce Canyon National Park (click image to view larger) It is hard not to love the sight of snow and frost covered pine trees following a winter storm. I haven’t figured out the magic combination of weather that creates this type of scene, because it isn’t always like this. There are days [...]
Posted in Bryce Canyon, Nature Photography, Serendipity Saturday, Trees on Nov 28th, 2009
The Tiptoe Tree Bryce Canyon National Park (click image to view larger) It’s possible that this is one of the most photographed trees in all of Utah. I can think of a couple of candidates, one in Bryce Canyon and one in Zion, that quite possibly have been photographed more, but this tree would still be [...]
Posted in Fall Color, Mammals, Nature Photography, Trees on Sep 24th, 2009
Last year’s Fall color experience on a plateau called Griffin Top paid off with some nice images again today – and I think, unless a storm comes in and blows all the leaves away, there will be more to shoot up there next week. To get to this location you drive north from Bryce Canyon [...]
Posted in Fall Color, Trees on Sep 22nd, 2009
Fall arrived today, officially a few hours ago, and the leaves of the Quaking Aspen on the Paunsaugant Plateau (home of Bryce Canyon) are definitely changing. Some of the leaves are still quite green in some places, others have already to varying shades of yellow to red. This morning I spent the last few hours [...]
Posted in Bryce Canyon, Nature Photography, Trees on Feb 18th, 2009
With all the new snow, it seemed like a good idea to get out the snowshoes and go for a little walk. It’s about 1/4 mile or so to the Rim Trail from where I’m living and it was a bit of a chore in spots. Even with the snowshoes, at times I would sink [...]
The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still purely primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this.
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