Archive for the ‘Zion National Park’ Tag
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
Deer in Zion National Park Near the Zion Human History Museum — Image by kenne
Shared Gaze of Curiosity
Generations of deer
have lived with
generations of humans
in the canyons we call Zion.
No longer prey for humans
the deers of Zion graze
near where natural predators
will not venture.
Many animals seem
to understand the show
providing for an occasional
shared gaze of curiosity.
— kenne
Zion National Park Panorama Taken From Our Balcony at Majestic View Lodge (5/20/15) — Image by kenne
I still remember those majestic views
out by the balcony railing
in the shadow of the late afternoon sun
as I captured several moments
before darkness,
waiting for the majestic view
to become an early evening glow
when the world becomes mine.
— kenne
“Out on a Limb” — Image by kenne
live out on a limb
where the best nectar is found
away from the norm.
my teacher told me
flowers and blossoms will die
beware of the saw.
— kenne
Palmers Penstemon — Image by kenne
The thrill hasn’t gone
it’s just move
to a new place —
I’ve found it,
have you?
Some know
where it’s at,
some don’t —
easy come
easy go.
I get all
the love
I need
down a
new path
where
the passion
remains —
but then,
who am I
telling you.
— kenne
Joy and son Justin, a week of celebrating his 40th birthday in Las Vegas and Zion National Park. — Image by kenne
We drove,
they flew
for a celebration
in Vegas,
hiking
in Zion and
a blast-off
to the next
forty on
Fremont Street.
— kenne
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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.
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Kenne In Zion National Park (June 10, 2014) — Image by Joy
Photoshop or not,
Nature is so beautiful
Real seems unreal.
Look for the beauty
You will find it everywhere,
Real or unreal.
— kenne
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Zion National Park (June 10, 2014) — Images by kenne
Nature’s majestic views cannot be hidden from your eyes.
— kenne
Zion National Park, Temples and Towers of the Virgin Panorama (June 10, 2014) — Image by kenne
Temples and towers
Nature’s stairway to heaven
With white angel wings.
In this promise land
A desert sanctuary
Music of waters.
Navajo sandstone
Majestic cliffs of color
Carved by rain fingers.
— kenne
Zion National Park Panorama (June 10, 2014) — Image by kenne
Zion National Park Sunset Shadows (June 9, 2014) — Image by kenne
Court of the Patriarchs, Zion National Park Panorama — Image by kenne
The Court of the Patriarchs is named for three towering figures of the Old Testament. These sandstone peaks (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Peaks) hold court over Birch Creek Canyon and a section of the Virgin River, named in 1916 by Methodist minister Frederick Vining Fisher. The Court of the Patriarchs is just one of many majestic and inspiring views in the park.
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My Zion
Stains across an aerie altar, white streaked red
suspended above my reach, but not my sight.
Perhaps ancient titans sacrificed, honored, bled
now revealed in golden strains of morning light.
My Zion, my refuge
from all it is not.
Oh Zion, my haven
where solace was sought.
Did angels take wing from that lofty perch?
Does the stone truly weep for ages past?
When bygone men for food here did search
in the giant’s throne shadow cast.
This Zion, my friend
please show me how
Oh Zion, my Zion
if only time would allow.
Steps upon crimson sand and stone
as wind, water, eons carve and hew,
I realize my soul was still unknown.
for what was old is now new.
— Terry Tyson (Source: parksfolio)
Zion National Park, Utah, Panorama — Image by kenne
Arriving at Zion National Park in Utah (June 9, 2014) — Images by kenne
We spent only part of two days in this beautiful National Park, wishing we had planned more time since the weather was perfect. These photos were taken during our drive through the park to the Majestic View Lodge, where we would be spending the evening — yes, the view was majestic!
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Zion National Park Towering Cliffs — Image by kenne
