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Masa Arch, Canyonlands National Park Leave a comment

Masa Arch, Canyonlands National Park (06/12/14) — Image by kenne

Masa arch provides

A view of canyons below

Nature’s perfect frame.

— kenne

Posted October 25, 2023 by kenneturner in Information, Photography, Poetry, Utah

Tagged with Canyonlands National Park, Haiku, Masa Arch, Photography

Canyon Hymn 1 comment

Canyons Near Moab, Utah — Image by kenne

A Canyon Hymn

My place of worship has sandstone walls
Arches are altars and ledges become pews.
There are rafters of gnarled cottonwood limbs
Hidden alcove gardens are my inner sanctum.
Gods send messages down the aisles
In raging flash floods and down-canyon breezes.
After-storm rainbows are my stained glass
And potholes are the tadpole’s baptismal fonts.
Scriptures are revealed in images pecked and painted
On rock surface patina and sheltered cliff faces
While holy water seeps clear or flows blood red.
My collection plate is passed around by the BLM
And I stuff it with permit fees
At the end of each guiding season.

— Vaughn Hadenfeldt

Posted April 17, 2021 by kenneturner in Black & White Photography, BLM, Information, Moab Utah, Photography, Poetry

Tagged with A Canyon Hymn, B & W Photography, BLM, Canyonlands National Park, Moab Utah, Poetry, Vaughn Hadenfeldt

Canyonlands Wildflowers Leave a comment

Canyonlands Wildflowers — Image by kenne

“A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity,
no matter how great, can be overcome.”

― Matshona Dhliwayo

Posted April 12, 2021 by kenneturner in Information, Photography, Quote, Utah

Tagged with Canyonlands National Park, Matshona Dhliwayo, Photography, Quote, Utah, Wildflowers

Mesa Arch In Canyonlands Leave a comment

Mesa Arch In Canyonlands — Image by kenne

“Canyonlands has more than 80 natural arches but arch hunters often bypass this park in favor of its neighbor, Arches National Park.
Canyonlands’ most famous arch is Mesa Arch in Willow Flat in the Island in the Sky District. It’s a favorite place
to watch the sunrise and photograph the night skies.” Source — myutahparks.com

Posted April 11, 2021 by kenneturner in Arches, B&W, Information, Photography

Tagged with B & W Photography, Canyonlands National Park, Mesa Arch

Canyonlands National Park In B&W Leave a comment

Canyonlands National Park — Image by kenne

“We cannot entrust the management of our lives
to kings, priests, politicians, county commissioners.”

— from A Voice Crying In The Wilderness by Edward Abbey

Posted January 5, 2021 by kenneturner in Black & White Photography, Edward Abbey, Information, Photography, Quote

Tagged with Canyonlands National Park, Edward Abbey, Photography, Quote

Canyon Lands National Park Travel Scene 1 comment

Canyon Lands National Park Travel Scene (June 2014) — Image by kenne

Being in the right place at the right time
is knowing how to stay active and look around
as if it were your last day on earth.
It’s a wonderful world out there.

— kenne

Posted November 12, 2017 by kenneturner in Desert Landscape, Information, Inspiration, Philosophizing, Photography, Utah

Tagged with Canyonlands National Park, Philosophy, Photography, Travel Scene, Utah

June Road Trip Snapshot Droppings Leave a comment

Zion National Park

Cedar Breaks

Arches National Park

Canyonlands

Moab, Utah

June Road Trip Snapshot Droppings — iPhone Images by Joy and Kenne (Click on any of the tiled images to see a larger view in a slideshow format.)

In addion to taking many photos with my Nikon cameras during our June road trip, we took photos with our iPhones, which I just remembered. Here are a few iPhone “Camera Roll” images — each has some Photoshop editing.

kenne