Lower Antelope Canyon Flash flooding can occur even when there isn’t any rainfall locally Lion’s Head is one of the most iconic photo subjects in Lower Antelope Canyon. I was fortunate enough to take this photo while on a guided tour through the canyon, which is the only way that you can visit this slot […]
Havasupai Tribe Website This means that it comes from a time span of 47 million years The hike into Hualapai Canyon is one that is full of beauty. The rock strata of Hualapai Canyon are diverse and cover many millennia. The top layer is Kaibab Formation. Below this is Toroweap Formation. Then comes Coconino Sandstone. […]
Yellowstone National Park There are some people who believe the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone was created through glaciation This is the Yellowstone River, the longest undammed river in the continental United States. This majestic river is responsible for the geologic formation we call the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Roughly 14,000-18,000 years ago, as the large glaciers in […]
Grand Canyon National Park Suddenly the snow turned into sleet and then to rain I love this photo because in looking at it, you really feel like you are caught in the middle of a snowstorm. I took this photo while coming up from an eight-mile out-and-back hike down into the Grand Canyon. In the […]
This slot canyon hike is located in the southern California desert This might be one of the best “short” hikes out there. It is only a 0.8-mile hike. You can hike the trail in 15 minutes, but you won’t want to. There are too many amazing views. Besides being a short hike, this is also a relatively easy hike, […]
Slippery stairs, ladders, and slopes stood between us and the base of Mooney Falls It was a harrowing descent down the slippery stairs, ladders, and slopes to get to the base of Mooney Falls. There were backlogs going up and going down on the mostly one person wide trail that took you from the top […]
I saw this Fremont’s cottonwood bathed in sunlight When I came around the bend in the canyon, I saw this Fremont’s cottonwood bathed in the sunlight that was spilling over the top of the canyon wall. This isn’t the first photo from my hike in Hualapai Canyon. In previous galleries we saw Havasu Falls, a […]
Lower Antelope Canyon was formed by the erosion of Navajo Sandstone This is actually the second time that I have had a photo from Lower Antelope Canyon this year. As I mentioned in my first post, Lower Antelope Canyon is a photographer’s dream. If you’re looking to visit the canyon, be sure to book a […]
Every corner of the slot canyon is a photographer’s dream Lower Antelope Canyon is a photographer’s dream. Every corner of the slot canyon is an opportunity to capture texture, light, and color. Located in Arizona, Antelope Canyon feeds into Lake Powell which is one of the sites that Glen Canyon Conservancy supports. Nick and I […]
As we drove up to the Grand Canyon, [we knew it would be a unique experience] Before this trip, I had never been in Arizona during the winter. My last trip to the Grand Canyon had been with my family in July. It was one of the hottest experiences that I can remember. With that […]