The desert is a region that’s so arid that you can die from dehydration and become a mummy in a fairly short time. There’s simply no water to be found, except for a few rivers, which become major waterways if they contain water year ’round. It’s interesting that so much (all?) of the stunning landscapes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘R. L. Wolverton’
Desert Whirlwind 5
Posted: 22nd October 2012 by admin in photography, UncategorizedTags: Autumn, Canyon Country, desert, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Utah, Water, Zion National Park
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Desert Whirlwind 4
Posted: 17th October 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Autumn, Canyon Country, desert, landscape, macro photography, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Utah, Zion National Park
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After we got to Zion National Park, we spent a lot of time in Zion Canyon. Hiking from the end of the bus line to the start of the narrows, then up to the Emerald Pools, and other stops. At one point, we came across a Sacred Datura with one lone blossom on it. The [...]
Desert Whirlwind 3
Posted: 15th October 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Aspen trees, Autumn, desert, landscape, macro photography, Mountains, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Utah
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I love aspen trees. I love them when they’re young, when they’re old, when they’re green and, especially, when they’re decked out in Autumn colors. Generally, aspen leaves turn yellow. On rare occasions, they turn orange or red or coral pink. That’s a real treat. As we drove over Boulder mountain on our race back [...]
Desert Whirlwind 2
Posted: 12th October 2012 by admin in photography, UncategorizedTags: bentonite, Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Sunset, Utah
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OK, still trying to get to the site of our Board meeting, we pressed onward. From Bryce we traveled up over Boulder Mountain and went across Hell’s Backbone. Hell’s backbone was an interesting engineering feat, but all-in-all, we were disappointed in it. Of course, we weren’t disappointed by our trip to Capitol Reef, undoubtedly my [...]
Why do they Call it Capitol Reef?
Posted: 28th March 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, Juniper, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Spring, Utah
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Because to the non-geologists who first came here (OK, the European-descended non-archeologists, the Fremont People were here long before), the domes of Navajo Sandstone looked like the domes of state capitol buildings and the sheer cliff left by the upthrust millions of years ago looked like a reef in the ocean. What else to call [...]
I’m Incorrigible
Posted: 25th March 2012 by admin in photographyTags: bentonite, Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, Factory Butte, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Sunrise, Utah
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I had to head back to Laramie a day early and wanted to start early in the day. I figured if I got back at a decent time I’d be able to get some rest and have a little time to decompress. I had no plans to stop at Factory Butte. After all, we had [...]
OK, Time for a Substitute
Posted: 15th March 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Ancestral Pueblans, Canyon Country, desert, photography, Pictographs, R. L. Wolverton, shapes, Utah
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On Monday we hiked Pleasant Creek. I have wanted to hike the canyon for a long time and wanted to show the gang the petroglyphs at the top of the canyon. I think I’ve posted images of them on the blog before, and they’re pretty nice. Couldn’t find them this time. I didn’t spend a [...]
Black, White and Water
Posted: 14th March 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Utah
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Short post, tired tonite for some reason. Spent the day hiking again and saw a few images that should be monochrome rather than color, so I shot them that way. We started the day trying to get a good angle on the waterfall on the Fremont River and this one was fairly good. [...]
Is that really a Basset Hound?
Posted: 13th March 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Ancestral Pueblans, Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, photography, Pictographs, R. L. Wolverton, shapes, Utah
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Went to a few new places today. One was not really new, I’d been there before about 30 years ago. Long story: buy me a beer and I’ll tell you. Hog Springs is a small rest area between Lake Powell and Hanksville. Just to the south of the rest area is a very nice Barrier-style [...]
Back where I belong
Posted: 12th March 2012 by admin in photographyTags: Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, Factory Butte, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Utah
Got some bad news Friday. I hadn’t been selected for a job I really felt would be a good one for me. I was kind of bummed out. Saturday, as I turned off I-70 and headed for Capitol Reef, Factory Butte came into view. I started smiling uncontrollably. Seems that chunk of clay has a [...]