Smoke from a prescribed burn in the Kaibab National Forest rises to meet rain clouds in northern Arizona.
Hiking in southern Utah and northern Arizona in September of this year, I pinched off twigs of sage along the trail as I passed, crushing the leaves and blossoms with my fingers and cupping my hands to my face to inhale the scent, a scent I didn’t want to release. A few weeks later, the smell of sagebrush is only a sweet and pungent memory, but it’s one of the ways the West intoxicates me, drawing me back again and again. Slot canyons have perhaps an even more powerful pull, and that is evident in the photos here, some of my favorites from my recent travels.
Onion Creek Road, north of Moab, UtahOur truck top tent beneath the Milky Way at Knowles Canyon Overlook along the Colorado River, western Colorado.Descending into Hideout Canyon, north of Moab, UtahPeekaboo/Red Canyon, near Kanab, UtahPeekaboo Canyon, near Kanab, UtahPeekaboo Canyon, near Kanab, UtahSunrise at Bryce Canyon, UtahBryce Canyon, UtahBryce Canyon, UtahBryce Canyon, UtahArch along the Escalante River, UtahBuckskin Gulch, UtahWire Pass Canyon, UtahNearing sunset in Hideout Canyon, Utah
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As an Oklahoma-based writer, photographer and lover of the outdoors, my purpose is to celebrate God's creation. Join me for imagery and adventure as I explore the world with camera and notebook.
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2 thoughts on “Gallery: The West is the Best”
Love these pics! Especially the one with the truck at night & the stars in the background! All so beautiful!
susan dragoo 
Love these pics! Especially the one with the truck at night & the stars in the background! All so beautiful!
Thanks, Mary!