My Annual Winter pilgrimage to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Southeast Utah.
I rented a jeep to drive the muddy Winter roads out to Taylor Canyon. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
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Moses and Zeus appear at the end of a dry wash in Taylor Canyon. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Moses and Zeus look absolutely biblical as I scramble up the cliffs at the base of the huge sandstone formations. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Taylor Canyon on a February afternoon. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Late afternoon by the Green River. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Panorama of the Green River nearing sunset, just outside Canyonlands NP. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Late afternoon light back lights the foliage along side the Green River. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
La Sal Mountains lit up from last light of the day. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Sunset view from Deadhorse overlook. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Delicate Arch from Upper Viewpoint. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Striking colors near the Delicate Arch Overlook. The greens are the result of oxidized minerals found in the clay deposits there. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Colorful layers in the Fiery Furnace section of Arches. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Showers approach from the West in Arches National Park. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Broken Arch, Arches. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
A light dusting of snow fell overnight, enough to make the landscape even more interesting. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
I discovered this viewpoint in Islands in the Sky DIstrict by hiking several miles off-trail; there are probably few photos from this location. This is at sunrise. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Early morning light paints the edge of the Green River Overlook. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Old tree on edge of the Green RIver Overlook. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Green River Overlook, on a February morning. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Bubbles and crystals look like microorganisms in a frozen pot-hole puddle, Green River Overlook. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.