PFTA: Anomalous Clouds

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

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March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by Kelly Guymon Photography Categories: hiking, landscape, nature, Photography, solitudeTags: anomoly, Arizona, Beaver Dam Wilderness, camping, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge CFFC, clouds, Joshua Tree, Mojave Desert, sky, sunset, trees, white 2 Comments

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The view from Gooseberry Mesa looking towards Pine Valley Mountain. This is the convergence of the Colorado Plateau, the Mojave Desert, and the Great Basin.

April 14, 2014 by Kelly Guymon Photography Categories: PhotographyTags: Colorado Plateau, desert, Gooseberry Mesa, Great Basin, Mojave Desert, pine valley 1 Comment

Wild Weekly’s Photo Contest: Flowers

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Flowers!

I love flowers!  When wandering through the desert and mountains, I often look to see if there are any flowers because they’re just so beautiful!  Sometimes, it’s all I’ll photograph if I’ve been through the area frequently.

Here is my favorite flower photograph!  I was taking pictures of these desert flowers when a bee landed on the flower!  Great shot, but I ran afterwards!  (Bees and I don’t get along too well.)

 

 

A rose by any other name, is still a rose.

 

Sometimes it’s simply amazing to see a flower grow among the harsh rocks where it’s hard to grow anything.

I’m not exactly sure what kind of flower this is.  I found it in my front yard one evening after work.

This one I found wandering in the desert around Cedar Pocket, inside the Virgin River Gorge.

 

 

Of course, living on the edge of the Colorado Plateau, there is an amazing variety of plants and flowers that grow here, from the amazing Prickly Pear Cactus and its gorgeous flowers that turn into a delightful fruit that is delicious and tart.

In the higher plateaus, you will find alpine flowers mixed with desert flowers, such as this blue flower, I’m not sure if it’s a violet or not.

 

Then there is the world famous Sego Lily, Utah’s State Flower.  It’s very simple, yet delightful.

 

 

What’s even more amazing, is that here in the Mojave Desert, or is it the Colorado Plateau, or the Great Basin??  Well, guess what- it’s all three!  All these different geographic features meet right here in Zion National Park!  Cool, right?!  Anyway, right here in this area, we have the Narrows, and there you will find all kinds of aquatic plants.  My favorite is the Golden Columbine, which loves the hanging gardens, along with Monkey Flowers and Shooting Stars.  Here is the Columbine, with Shooting Stars in the background.

 

Enjoy these flowers and please feel free to comment and visit the other contestants as well.

 

 

 

 

 

February 2, 2013February 2, 2013 by Kelly Guymon Photography Categories: flowers, hiking, PhotographyTags: bee, cactus, Colorado Plateau, desert, Flower, Mojave Desert, rose, United States, Utah, violet, Virgin River Gorge, Zion National park 3 Comments