Today’s post features pictures from the final stop on last month’s photography tour to northern Arizona and southern Utah. Coal Mine Canyon is located on the border between the Hopi and Navajo Indian Reservations in the vast desert of northeast Arizona, about two hours south and east of Page. It is not very well known, one…
Author: shotsbyp
Springtime in Arizona
Spring made its official arrival about 2-1/2 weeks ago. The usual signs of the season are appearing, most evidently in the blooming of the desert flora. We have a garden in the back of our home, mostly inherited from the previous owners. It’s a small oasis etched from the surrounding desert, containing a mix of…
Bryce Canyon NP Scenes
Day 3 of our photography tour began with the 75 mile (120 km) trip from Zion NP to Bryce Canyon National Park. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is…
Zion NP
The first full day of last week’s photo tour was spent at Zion National Park. Zion is a southwest Utah nature preserve distinguished by Zion Canyon’s steep red cliffs. The park was established in 1919 and today, almost 100 years later it welcomes over 4 million visitors annually. It’s readily accessible from major population centres of…
2017 Spring Photo Tour
Each year, I try to make at least one photographic expedition to one of my favourite areas, the red rock country of northern Arizona and southern Utah. This past week, I was accompanied by two good friends, Barry Stewart and Bill McAdam on a four-day trek that included five specific destinations: Lee’s Ferry, Zion National…