{"id":24236,"date":"2019-05-06T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=24236"},"modified":"2019-05-06T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T20:05:06","slug":"favorite-photo-april-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=24236","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Photo, April 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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La Sal Mountains from Dead Horse Point, Utah. April 24, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This article is going to feel at lot like a travelogue – because it is.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I was up at little after 4 am and on my way to catch first light at Dead Horse Point State Park. I could have stayed in bed. The clouds that were starting to roll in the night before had created an overcast sky by morning. It was cold and miserable.<\/p>\n

As it got lighter, it was clear I was not going to get the morning sun I had hoped for. The light was soft and even. Great for flowers. Not so good for the grand landscape I had in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Colorado River, Dead Horse Point, Utah. April 24, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But I was there, so I got out my camera and took pictures. The location is spectacular. The light was flat, even, and disappointing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 6 am the clouds to the east parted a bit, revealing the La Sal Mountains. I took the picture at the top of this article at 6:11 am. There is a nice quality to the light and it is one of my two most favorite images of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clouds socked back in and it was cold and rainy. I waited around for another 2 hours hoping for a change in the weather. At 8:25 I give up and headed for the visitor’s center. I bought a book and postcard and headed for my next destination. My trip log says it was “42\u00c2\u00b0F heavy rain and fog”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. April 24, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

At Canyonlands National Park I could not see a thing. The fog was so thick that at all of the overlooks you could see nothing but fog. The canyons were completely hidden from view. I did get a nice picture of Emily at the ranger station. She is my only good picture from Canyonlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I left Canyonlands, stopped for lunch in Moab and left the chilly, cloudy, rainy foggy weather behind me and headed for Capitol Reef National Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. April 24, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was mid afternoon when I arrived. The sun had come out, the weather was nice, and I spent a little over 2 hours wandering the park road and taking pictures. This is my other favorite photo for April 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little after 5 pm I left Capitol Reef for Bryce Canyon National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bryce Canyon at Dusk, Utah. April 24, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I arrive a little before 8 pm, it was cloudy, cold (38\u00c2\u00b0), and windy. The light was flat and soft. I took picture for a half hour and headed for my motel and a very late dinner. I was hoping for better light the next morning. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Series: Favorite Photos by Date<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all about this series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dead Horse Point State Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canyonlands National Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capitol Reef National Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryce Canyon Nation Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruby’s Inn<\/a> – the place to stay when visiting Bryce Canyon<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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