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!
First, I must profusely apologize for not posting for a while. Life has been very busy lately and I’ve had an extremely poor internet connection for a while now.
Anyway, this image is of the Great White Throne in Zion National Park. It’s probably one of the most photographed peaks in Zion Canyon. I took this image a couple of years before the massive landslide that closed this area off completely. This landslide dropped over 24,000 tons of rock debris in seconds that basically destroyed the East Rim Trail and Weeping Rock area.
This is likely one of the last images of the Great White Throne from this angle that anyone can take, at least for a decade.
This image is available on my Artpal store
Life has been quite busy lately with work and dealing with the covid restrictions. I haven’t been able to get out and shoot lately, so I decided it was time to pull another photo from my archives. This time, it’s from a trip a couple of years ago to Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southwest Utah. Cedar Breaks sits at an elevation of 10,000 feet above sea level. This photo was taken along the Alpine Pond loop trail.
I found Hammad’s photo challenge, so I decided to participate.
Enjoy,
Kelly
I’m restarting my Photos From the Archives series. It’s been a while since I’ve been out shooting because life keeps getting in the way. The average daily temperature is around 105F and in the high 70’s to low 80’s at night. I’m just wishing for fall and cooler weather.
Clear Creek Canyon, East Zion
In the Fall of 2016, I went to Kolob Reservoir which is just outside of Zion National Park to look at the fall colors. The lake is surrounded by Quaking Aspen and pine trees. This was taken from the dam.
It is my wish that everyone can take a few minutes or more every day during this time of stress and uncertainty, and reflect on the blessings, the positive things and have hope for a quick return of some normalcy in life.
If we really think about it, do we want more of the same rat race we had before the shutdown? Or do we want to remember the things we’ve learned during this quarantine to become better people, better family and neighbors, and cherish that human contact we are all craving in this time of separation?
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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
I’m going through photos of my most recent jaunt up Zion Canyon shooting fall colors, and I found this gem of some leaves flowing down the creek below Weeping Rock. I hope you enjoy it.
Kelly
After work today, I decided to go catch some fall colors here in Zion Canyon before they are all gone. I stumbled across this view of the Great White Throne. (More images coming soon.)
Enjoy
Some fall colors for your enjoyment from Clear Creek in Zion National Park.
Enjoy,
Kelly
I caught a Box Elder tree changing its mood from summer to fall. And what a way to do it!!
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Kelly Guymon Photography 