Hiking through Antelope canyon is a wonderland of color and light. Every few steps you are treated to new variations of light bouncing off the striated sandstone walls. I really like this photo because the lizard adds a unique and subtle element to the image. Luckily this guy stayed perfectly still for the 5 second exposure.
While I was in Arizona when the pup was sleeping I made it out for few times and managed to get some shots. The puppy is now doing really well and sleeping on my lap as I write this. I had never been to Antelope Canyon before mainly because of the amount of people there but being limited in time and thinking the crowds would be thin in the winter I went for it. It really is an amazing place. I have hiked some great slot canyons in Utah and Arizona in the past but this really is the grandaddy of them all. I only saw one other person and had a great little hike.
My backpacking trip to Arizona turned out a little different then I planned. While driving to the Vermilion Cliffs I took a back road turnoff to walk my dog and came within a foot of running over this sweet thing. It was lying in the rut of the dirt road crying. Abandoned and all alone this pup broke my heart and I brought it to the Page vet. I’m trying to nurse it now and if she pulls through she will need a good home if anyone is looking for the sweetest pup ever!
Here is another shot from my quick Canyonlands trip last week. Shortly after sunrise some great clouds moved in and created a more dramatic sky.
I took a quick overnight trip down to Canyonlands to shoot some photos and get out of town. The desert still has a lot of snow which makes it tough for hiking but great for photos. This trip made me realize how much I love packing up the truck and exploring. I think I will try to do a little longer road trip very soon.
The San Miguel river winds down through Telluride on a blustery morning yesterday.
Im very happy to have the February 2010 cover of Inside Outside Southwest magazine!
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