07-24-2016

A Bit Dusty

At the Mexican Hat

As we ventured to our next stop, Mexican Hat, to camp we encountered some interesting dust storms in the air during sunset. It is something I don’t see often so I decided to share with you. The dust wasn’t low enough to really effect anything but it was a neat site for the colors during the suns decent. The next day, once we woke to see the area around our camp site, there was this interesting balanced rock…go figured this is called Mexican Hat. This stop was to get to monument valley in reasonable time. Which, if anyone knows me, this was a must see for me. It is just fun to see the transitions and the quirky places you stay at in-between.


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07-24-2016

Light Beams

Lower Antelope Canyon

So the stop in Page Arizona was the ever popular light beams in side the antelope canyon. I personally would suggest the Lower Canyon with the Dixie Ellis tours. We googled reviews and all said that the Upper was just more popular but the Lower canyon has everything you need when it comes to light beams. This tour was also much more affordable and our guide ( Quintana) even professionally threw sand for us so we could capture the beams. The structure itself was so worth it – I am so excited I was able to see, let alone, photograph this beautiful place. Most of the google reviews say to go in the morning which is very correct. They have the light beams down to the exact seconds on when they are perfect to shoot. The other good thing with the Lower Canyon in comparison is the traffic. It wasn’t too bad, they allowed breaks between groups so we would be able to get a good image. Now the comparison; I was told the upper canyon is way busier…I couldn’t imagine! I would never get a good shot if there were any more people involved. So, please check out lower canyon and you’re going to love it.


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07-23-2016

Mossy Cave

Is Actually a Waterfall

We stopped at a park outside of Bryce that is called Mossy Cave. It is a small hike through to get to the waterfall but the surrounding structures are what really made this fun. There was a small window inside the wall where the sun was about to peek through, and duh we had to get the shot. It was an extremely steep climb but it was well worth it as you can see. Once the photo was taken there was the long slide back down the hill to the actual trail to see the water. It followed the creek making the walk a bit cooler than expected for the heat of day. The waterfall was a good site as well but Im more excited about the window really but I had to show this too since its the reason people walk this trail 😉


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07-22-2016

Bryce at Night

We Took a Hike

So for our night time adventures we went down the trail to see this huge tree. Amazingly, it wasn’t very photogenic at night but we did get to see a few other nice sites. I have a vertigo that doesn’t allow me to look up at tall structures so most of my photos were very level from the mid-way point. Once we got down to the bottom I just wanted to showcase the light painting that we do. It is when the exposure is long and we use a high powered flashlight to “paint” light on to dark structures. This way it isn’t just a silhouette each time. The hike down was a bit much, but the hike back up was brutal! It is a long, steep, zig-zag all the way down. At night, this can feel really scary because it is a LONG way down if you slip. So wear good shoes and take lots of water folks.



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07-21-2016

Bryce Canyon

Another Landmark

This place was only going to get one post but you get to see the day and night side of this in another post. Im not even sure what to say about Bryce Canyon except you have to see this place. The weather can get pretty warm in the day and very cold at night. The day was a mice drive with few stops every so often to get great views. I chose two of my favorites to show you guys from the day time.

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