Archive for the ‘Northern Arizona’ Tag
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.
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Image by kenne
Boots in desert sand,
a hidden canyon opens—
stone shaped into waves.
Hand upon the curve,
motion carved into stillness,
time becomes the tide.
Heat of noon above,
I stand inside the silence,
carried by the earth.
Near The Wave Entrance in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness Area in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona
— Image by kenne
Known for its colorful swirls of slickrock, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a sherbet-colored dream world
filled with fantastical rock formations like The Wave, White Pockets, and Buckskin Gulch.
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Images by kenne
“I think the American West really attracts me because it’s romantic.
The desert, the empty space, the drama.”
— Ang Lee
Moonscape Outside Tuba City — Panorama by kenne
Walking on the moon
Somewhere near Tuba City —
The painted desert.
— kenne
“The Pause” (The Wave Vermilion Cliffs National Monument) — HDR Image by kenne
Time to pause
Time to feel moments
Time to be.
— kenne
Old Juniper Tree In Coyote Buttes, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Image by kenne
Old juniper tree
Face of the desert’s harshness
Life twisted and bent.
— kenne
The Wave in Coyote Buttes (Vermilion National Monument) — Image by kenne
Walking on the wave
An adventure to behold
Decades of waving.
— kenne
Humphreys Peak In Northern Arizona– Computer Painting by kenne
Find high ground
in northern Arizona,
panning the horizon
in a 360 degree view,
you will always see
her presence —
the peak above
the San Francisco Peaks.
kenne
San Fransisco Peaks — Computer Painting by kenne
Driving south
near the edge
of the Navaho Nation,
snow-capped peaks
forming snow lines
in deep fissures —
I muse on
Bukowski:
“as the
spirit
wanes
the form appears.”
— kenne
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Panorama — Image by kenne
“Desert Dead Wood” — Image by kenne
“One by one her limbs succumb
to weight of vine and snow.
Winds blow hard, she cannot bend
her roots let go, she tips, and then . . .
her lumbering carcass comes to rest
amongst the rocks and flowers
in the understory of her youth.
Prayerful chipmunks eulogize.
Mulching worms and micro-organisms
tenderize what’s left of her.
Old molecules and rare earth ions
seek asylum in the rain, penetrate the hairy roots,
and rise up through the xylem of her progeny.”
— from Dead Wood by Ken Ingham
Humphreys Peak In Northern Arizona”– Image by kenne
Find high ground
in northern Arizona,
panning the horizon
in a 360 degree view,
you will always see
her presence —
the peak above
the San Francisco Peaks.
kenne