Some photos from a trip last month to the Southwestern United States,
including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and California.
The primary purpose of the trip was to attend the Texas Star Party (TSP) near
Fort Davis, Texas and then the Riverside Telescope Makers Conference (RTMC)
near Big Bear Lake, California.
However, between the two events, myself and three colleagues toured the
southwest in a Jeep Cherokee.
All pictures taken with a Canon 400d.
This first picture taken 24th May 2007 on the South Kaibab Trail in the
Grand Canyon.
Thank you. I will add some as I go. Here is another one also
taken on the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon, 24th May
2007, probably around the 3 mile point into the Canyon.
Upon arrival at the Canyon rim, Andrew urged me not to look until
he said to, but I peeked a look anyway. Upon taking this first shot,
I looked up from the viewfinder absolutely awe-struck.
If one were to visit Earth for the first time, surely this would be
the place to come and see.
Thanks for the kind comments on the Grand Canyon shots.
The Goosenecks in Utah is another 'Wow!' place on the planet, I would
like to continue this series of shots from our recent trip to the Southwest
with some photographs taken of the San Juan River as it meanders through
the Goosenecks State Park in Utah. The buttes of Monument Valley can be seen
in the far distance on the horizon.
Those familiar with the 1980's documentary Koyaanisqatsi may recognize
the Goosenecks which are featured early in the film.
Good stuff Gaz, it great to see you have found the perfect formula for combining work and pleasure, there are many of us that are indeed envious, thanks for sharing seems to be the consistent and pertinent reply
Thank you everybody for your nice comments. I enjoy the wonderful photographs
you guys contribute here all the time, so my hat is off to you all.
Continuing our journey, not far from the Goosenecks is the community of Mexican Hat,
population approximately 100. The attached three photographs were taken
just outside the community center.
One day it will undoubtedly topple and fall, but the delicately balanced
18m-wide Mexican Hat Rock makes a remarkable spectacle in present times.
Nearby the San Juan River cuts its way through the landscape and the ground
is bent and folded to sometimes form beautiful chevrons in the cliff face.
It was only a week to go to summer, but the wind was bitterly cold in the desert.
However, we grabbed our cameras and kept snapping away as the sun set.
By the time we jumped into the Jeep, our faces and hands were nearly frozen
but we wore broad grins from what we had been privileged to witness.
Gary, what can I say. Stunning photographs of a place I desperately want to visit. Congratulations, they are wonderful images - the colour, the lighting, the framing - the weather and sky were extremely kind to you, even if you were wet and cold! Thanks so much.
Thank you very much. I hope you get the opportunity to get to that part of the
world soon as indeed it is a wonderful experience. As Andrew Murrell pointed
out to me whilst we were there, when driving from one iconic location to the
next, you also drive by countless natural spectacles that for whatever reason
aren't deemed worthy enough to get a mention on the map, yet you and I would
be satisfied if it was the only thing we saw all day. Such is the grandeur of
the Southwest.
Again, thank you to everyone for their kind comments and I appreciate the
opportunity IceInSpace provides for us to share.
Such is the grandeur of
Gary ,wonderful images ,thanks for showing them.
