Monument Valley — Image by kenne
Not Till We Are Lost
Not till we are lost
do we learn the song
the dust’s been singing—
how red earth remembers
every footprint,
even the ones
that never came home.
The sky don’t answer—
it listens.
— kenne
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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.
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Zion National Park Towering Cliffs — Image by kenne
The Real Jurassic Park
can be found in the
deposition and preservation
of Navajo Sandstone. Dating
back to the Early Jurassic
situated on one continent
was a vast sand sea. Extreme
winds created towering dunes
of pure quartz sand
dwarfing modern Sahara. Migrating
avalanches over one another
laminating the dune surface
thus becoming more stable.
Changing over time
by climatic cycles
locking stories of time into
Navajo Sandstone and
forming the towering
Zion National Park cliffs.
— kenne
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Capitol Reef National Park 1 comment
Capitol Reef National Park — Image by kenne
“You have to see and experience it yourself to understand what beauty we have around us.”
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Putting Things Into Perspective 1 comment
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
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Arches National Park 4 comments
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
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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.”
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Cooling Off After A Day In Zion Leave a comment
Poolside, in the shade, after spending July 4th in Zion National Park.
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July 4th, 2023 In Zion National Park Leave a comment
Flag In Front of Zion Canyon Ledge (Zion National Park), July 4, 2023 — Image by kenne
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Monument Valley — Image by kenne
Monument Valley
if you listen
midst the silence of the valley
the voices of the Elders from the monuments
whisper down,
“You are welcome here.
This land to which we were entrusted
by the Great Creator of all things
is ours to tend,
is ours to share,
is ours to enjoy,
but not ours to keep;
for we pass it down to our children
with the same admonition”
and in what seems a barren setting,
abundant in desolation,
lacking in precipitation,
we look to the monuments
whose beauty stands as a reminder
that in such a harsh place
we are not forgotten
by Him
— Preston Bigler
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Monument Valley — B&W Image by kenne
Monument Valley
Carefully placed over time
As if time had stopped.
— Kenne
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Horse Corral In Monument Valley — Image by kenne
Horses are the dolphins of the plains, the spirits of the wind;
yet we sit astride them for the sake of being well-groomed,
whereas they could have all the desire in the world to bolt,
but instead, they adjust their speed and grace, only to please us,
never to displease.
— Lauren Salerno
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The Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park — Image by kenne
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Arches National Park (06/12/14) — Image by kenne
In the Desert
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
— Stephen Crane
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Zion National Park (June 10, 2014) — Image by kenne
A park not to love
Dramatic rock formations
Ancient rocks of art.
Ansel Adams views
At the push of a button
We are the keepers.
— kenne
