Archive for the ‘Utah ’ Category
Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park — Image by kenne
Hymn at Zion’s Court
The cliffs rise like apostles, robes cut by sun, wind, and rain.
Morning spills down their shoulders, naming each in the hush of dawn—
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob— leaning into eternity.
Below, the Virgin River hums, riffing her own tune
as the sun anoints each peak with a whisper that says,
“Don’t rush the holy, man— it’s already here.”
And you can stand there trying to find your rhythm
thinking maybe this is church, and the sermon
is silance with a backbeat.
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona– Image by kenne
South of the Utah line, the land ripples in stone— sandstone waves frozen mid-swell, a sea stilled by time.
Ridges curl like ancient surf, wind carving foam from desert rock, sun pouring light into every crease.
Here, the earth remembers motion, even in silence, and the hiker walks through a tide that never falls.
Central Utah — Image by kenne
Red cliffs catch the light—
sagebrush whispers in dry wind,
time sleeps in the stone.
Capitol Reef Painting by kenne
“The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body.”
— Jean Baudrillard
Capitol Reef National Park — Image by kenne
“You have to see and experience it yourself to understand what beauty we have around us.”
Bryce Canyon (2015) — Image by kenne
For something so huge A subject may be needed For a perspective.
There he was, taking A picture of a girlfriend — Opportunity.
— kenne
A Trail In Southern Utah (06/11/14) — Image by kenne
Camera in hand
My images are a record
Of the trails I’ve hiked.
— kenne
Delicate Arch In Arches National Park (06/12/14) Image by kenne
You look up with eyes wide with wonder Questioning what happened and when For it’s a place you’ll truly want to see Over and over again!
–from Arches National Park by Marilyn Lott
Antelope Canyon — Image by kenne
“Antelope Canyon is a wave-like structure that gives it a unique look with the canyon’s glorious light beams, makes the canyon the most-photographed slot canyon in the southwestern United States.”
Masa Arch, Canyonlands National Park (06/12/14) — Image by kenne
Masa arch provides
A view of canyons below
Nature’s perfect frame.
— kenne
Mule Deer In A Grassy Area Next To Bubbleberry Inn, Springdale, Utah
Jill, James, Hugh, Joy, and I drove seven hours from southern Califonia to Springdale, Utah, staying at the Bubbleberry Inn outside of Zion National Park. Zion is one of our favorite national parks; having been there several times now.
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Poolside, in the shade, after spending July 4th in Zion National Park.
Flag In Front of Zion Canyon Ledge (Zion National Park), July 4, 2023 — Image by kenne
Utah Juniper in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Image by kenne