A downside to being where I am is that I since what, last Friday, been neglecting the birds and wildlife in favor of the scenery. But it is not hard to be distracted by it as it is quite dramatic. I had actually gone out yesterday morning looking for wildlife and ended up shooting more scenic stuff. This image was taken from near the end of the road west of Kanab that leads to the site of an old settlement, Pahreah (and also a now burned to the ground movie set called "Paria"). This area is known as the "Badlands" but the attraction for me was the geology and its color. Regarding the wildlife I think I need to readjust my thinking - stuff just isn't moving around much in the morning - usually the best time to shoot - because of the temp hovering around freezing (or below).

Late in the morning I learned that a road that had been closed since the downpours of a few weeks ago was now open and I decided to trek out to photograph an arch I had missed out on a week ago when I had gone to Bryce Canyon. Not terribly far, but still a pretty long trip made that much longer due to the fact that most access to the monument is via "roads" that really don't fir the definition well. In some sections 15 miles per hour might have been too fast. But I timed it right and arrived at the arch to catch the warm late afternoon light.

Grosvenor Arch (named for Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, president of the National Geographic Society from 1903-1954) is unique in that it is a double arch. It was a long drive home on a bumpy and, at times, narrow dirt road but worth the effort.