It seems like a lifetime ago now, but a few years ago I was driving bus for a tour group from Monument Valley back to Page, Arizona for the night. Along the way, we stopped to take photos of the sunset, and much to my surprise, we were greeted by a dragon (or so it seemed). Sometimes the cloud formations inspire, treat and completely take us by surprise. This was such an occasion. It was a memorable trip, and the friends I made along the way was worth it. Beware the dragon….
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit the world famous Antelope Canyon in Arizona. It is just outside of Page, Arizona, and it’s managed by the Navajo Tribe as a Tribal Park. There is a fee to enter the canyon and you are required to have a guide to go into the canyon. Tripods are not allowed, and it’s always full of people. Sometimes you get lucky and find an angle that doesn’t have people in it, and maybe enough light that the photo you’re taking isn’t blurry. It’s a wonderful place, but it is getting a bit too popular and the number of people that can go in at a time is getting restricted.
In the image below, I was amazed to see what looks like a face in the stone that looks like its yearning to leave the canyon and look over the top. There is a look of frustration and sadness on the face that realizes it will never be able to get out of the canyon.
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A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a week at the Grand Canyon South Rim. After work, I took the time to visit my old stomping grounds. I worked at the South Rim several years ago, and it was awesome to see the Grand Canyon again. This was during the late winter, or early spring, and I decided to walk the Rim Trail near the Bright Angel Lodge to catch sunset. I was happy to see the Canyon in all its spleandor. This image is available for purchase on ArtPal.
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White pocket is on the Arizona Strip near Page and Lake Powell. I went here a couple of years ago and got lost, got found and almost stuck in the sand in the middle of nowhere. Otherwise it was a fun trip. The formations here are absolutely stunning. I will be posting other images from this area soon.
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On a beautiful fall day in 2014, it seemed like a good idea (at the time) to go into the mountains to chase elk.  It was a beautiful day, and the weather was perfect for such an activity.  Up on the Kolob Terrace section of Zion National Park, it was easy to go off into the wilderness to go look for elk.  Something to remember, this is the fall, and during the fall is rutting season for the elk.  Coming into a clearing with beautiful vistas of lower Zion and the plateaus in Arizona off in the distance, I decided to stand on this boulder to look over the scrub oak and photograph this view.
If you look closer, there is a watcher in the brush. Â He was looking at me very intently and I was starting to get a bit nervous, because he’s only about 30 feet away and the only thing between us is the brush. Â I spoke to him and told him I was only taking his photograph, and he settled down. Â I got a little higher up on the boulder and realized he had a lady friend there on the ground and I was interrupting him. Â Oops…
This is an interesting photo. Â I took it while traveling near Las Vegas, Nevada back in 2006. Â I showed it to a friend, and she asked me where I found this underground city. Â I was confused for a minute, and she repeated the question. Â So I asked her to elaborate on where it could be, and she had no idea.
I’ll let you in on a little secret: Â it’s not an underground city, but Hoover Dam at night. Â This was before the new bridge was completed, they had just started working on it actually, so all traffic had to go across the dam.
I was traveling to the Grand Canyon after spending my days off in Las Vegas, it was late at night, and I saw the dam, and was blown away at how amazing it is at night. Â It’s not often I’ve seen anyone photograph it at night, so I made several attempts before I came away with this gem.
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Kelly
Back in 2008, I went on a camping trip in the Joshua Tree forest in the Beaver Dam Wilderness Area, just east of Beaver Dam, Arizona. Â It was a relaxing weekend and lots of exploring opportunities were enjoyed. Â Just after setting up camp, I was taking photos (lots of them) of the Joshua Trees, the desert, cliffs, and of course, the sky.
This post is my entry in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge of camping.
When I first photographed the clouds, this first one looked kind of weird, almost like a hand had been pushed down on the sky and made the clouds.
This second image is even stranger. Â I was taking photos of the sunset and really didn’t notice the formation in the clouds until several years later while looking at this image on a large screen. Â Needless to say, I was dumbfounded when I saw it.
Crazy, huh? Â Any ideas on what it could be, besides a random cloud? Â Please let me know what you think.
Kelly
Back in 2005 when i was working at the Grand Canyon South Rim, Â I would walk to and from work when the weather was good. Â Sometimes I would run into some wildlife. Â While walking home one afternoon, I came across an Abert Squirrel. Â They are distantly related to the famed Kaibab Squirrel on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Â At one time they were the same species; however, being separated by the Grand Canyon for thousands of years, they have evolved into unique species. Â This little guy was playful and didn’t mind posing for his cameo.
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Kelly
This is an image from the Photo From The Archives series. Â I took this in the early winter of 2004 when I was working at the Grand Canyon South Rim. Â If memory serves, this was taken at Yaki Point during a snow storm that was slamming the North Rim. Â 
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Kelly
Spending some time in Grand Canyon for work, I just had to get out to the rim for sunset. Here is what I found at Mather Point:
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Kelly Guymon Photography 