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….
The weather has been a rollercoaster the past few weeks. Moving from summer to first fall, then first winter and then to second fall . Yes, if you don’t like the weather, wait a few hours…
The past few days have been cold and raining, with snow in the higher elevations. All of this culminated in the photos I took yesterday with my phone as I was going to lunch. Enjoy!
Tonight is the first thunderstorm I’ve seen for quite a while. It is awesome! Unless of course you think about the lightening and dry grasslands and forests during the current drought. I was able to capture this image.
It’s been pretty windy, but not much rain, at least not here.
I captured this rainbow earlier tonight.
Tonight is the first thunderstorm I’ve seen for quite a while. It is awesome! Unless of course you think about the lightening and dry grasslands and forests during the current drought. I was able to capture this image.
It’s been pretty windy, but not much rain, at least not here.
I captured this rainbow earlier tonight.
Back in my tour driving days, I used to wait at Goulding’s Trading Post, just north of Monument Valley, for my tour group to return from their guided tour of Monument Valley. I had many opportunities to enjoy the sunset there. On one such trip, I captured this image. I love how the light and shadows play on the peaks.
This image is available for purchase on my ArtPal site.
Enjoy,
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. It was a relaxing weekend and lots of exploring opportunities were enjoyed. 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. 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. Needless to say, I was dumbfounded when I saw it.
Crazy, huh? Any ideas on what it could be, besides a random cloud? Please let me know what you think.
Kelly
Today’s Photo From The Archive comes from the Grand Canyon. I took this in 2005. You may be wondering how on Earth I took a photo of the Grand Canyon, looking straight down at the Colorado River with the South Rim Village off in the distance. Well, I wasn’t on Earth when I took this photo. I was sitting in the back seat of a helicopter on one of the arial tours of the Canyon. For someone who has a hard time with heights, it was actually a pleasant journey, and something I’ll never forget.
Enjoy,
Kelly
This is an image from the Photo From The Archives series. I took this in the early winter of 2004 when I was working at the Grand Canyon South Rim. If memory serves, this was taken at Yaki Point during a snow storm that was slamming the North Rim. 
Enjoy,
Kelly
Now that everything is closing around us, and everyone is encouraged to stay indoors, I thought it would be a good idea to go through my archives and showcase images that I’ve never shown or haven’t shown in ages.
This is a wonderful image taken back in October 2007 of two old, dilapidated fishing cabins near the shore of Kolob Reservoir just outside of Zion National Park, Utah. At one time I had edited this image to have a metallic embossed feel to it; however I still like the original image better. This is also my submission to a photo challenge from Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge.
Enjoy,
Kelly
Let’s look at something beautiful and happy while cooped up indoors. Luckily we’re still in operation here in Zion, but many restrictions are now in place. Cars can now drive into the canyon, but the weather scared many away today. They just missed out on waterfalls and snow capped mountains. I took these after work today.
Kelly Guymon Photography 