Category Archives: Utah

I love Fall!

I ♥ fall! Granted, there are beautiful things about all four seasons but Fall is my fave – football, sweater weather, chili in the crock-pot, fire in the fireplace, amazing colors on the trees, and dare I say again, football!!!

It has been a few years since I had the opportunity to capture the color shift.  Lucky for me, this year I was in a position to partake of the scenic routes nearby. The colors in the canyons are amazing this year – but, come to think of it, I don’t remember a year when they weren’t.

I was able to drive up Logan Canyon a few weeks ago.  Beautiful golds everywhere!Tony Grove Lake, Logan Canyon, Utah

Last weekend, we drove the Alpine Loop.  The sky was stormy but as the sun set it peeked out from beneath the clouds to light up the scenery.  Breathtaking!

American Fork Canyon, Alpine Loop, Utah

American Fork Canyon, Utah

Do you have a favorite spot to see the fall colors? Tell me about it – and maybe I’ll have a chance to visit there someday :-)

à bientôt! (See you soon!)

M

A drive through Zion

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to drive through Zion National Park in Southern Utah.  A few years ago (read about 18!) I was fortunate to live in St. George and visited Zion at least once a month, regardless of weather.  Wonderful memories! This time it was just a quick drive through while coming home from SoCal.  No way could I pass up stopping for this view! Could you???

à bientôt! (See you soon!)

M

On the road again

I should be packing as I leave for China in less than 24 hours.  Instead I’m loading pictures from my CF to my computer – much more fun!

We took a day-trip up Little Cottonwood Canyon and hiked at Albion Basin.  A summer thunderstorm brought quite a few showers but the wildflowers and the views were beautiful – and so were the moose :-) They weren’t afraid of the hikers as they were more interested in having lunch.

Stay tuned for images from China – I’ll be back online in August!

Looking up to Devil's Castle

Albion Basin - Break Time

à bientôt! (See you soon!)

M

Happy Mistakes

I’m sure you’ve all had a brain cramp, at least once…I have learned to admit my mistakes rather than ignore them as I might gain something in the process. Yes, I know, it took me while to figure that one out ;-)

Long story short - I forgot to reset the white balance after night-time shooting…OOPS!  But not to worry, I eventually figured it out! Only a little later than I should have.  With this lesson-learned, I actually gained something eerily beautiful. My images of Devil’s Kitchen came out, well, other-world-like. I’m not sure that I want to “correct” them in Photoshop. Definitely a happy mistake :-)

Aspen at Devil’s Kitchen, Mt. Nebo Loop, Utah

 

Devil’s Kitchen, Mt. Nebo Loop, Utah

 

What do you think?

à bientôt! (See you soon!)

M