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Utah – March 2026 – Part 3

More Utah desert images made via my iPhone.

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Ken

Utah – March 2026 – Part 2

While waiting for my son to join me, I could not resist walking around the desert area surrounding my Utah campsite, capturing desert scenes with my iPhone camera.

I regret that I can’t find the poetry to describe these desert scenes. I’ve noted a few of my photography contacts on Flickr suddenly waxing poetic in a manner that suggest AI generated text. I have to admit, I’ve thought about that, but I’ve not yet given in to that temptation.

Thanks for following and stay tuned for more Utah desert scenes,

Ken

Utah – March 2026 – Part 1 – Plan C

It is spring (or almost) and time for another spring trip with my oldest son. Traveling in the U.S. for outdoor activities in the spring, one always has to consider the weather at potential destinations.

The initial plan this year was to fly into Portland, Oregon, drive to Cannon Beach for photography along the Oregon coastline, knowing that the typical rainy weather along the coast might result in last minute changes, and it did. The forecast for the time interval available for this trip was for cool, rainy, overcast weather every day, which can offer some opportunities for photography, but might not be so pleasant every day. So cancel plan A. Move to Plan B.

Plan B was to go to the same area as last year, where there were still some possibilities to see and photograph in some locales not visited during previous trips. Then a few days before executing Plan B, Plan C came up. Plan C was to explore an area of Utah seen superficially and partially, when passing through on the way to other destinations. Plan C was executed.

I drove two long days to reach the first destination, a first come first serve, free camping area on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) public land not far off of I70 west of Green River, Utah. This area is said to be popular with off roaders and I wanted to be sure to get here to find a campsite before the weekend crowd arrived. As it turned out, while there were a few scattered campers, including those hauling their offroad vehicles, there was no large crowd and I easily found a suitable campsite, somewhat secluded from others.

I shot the sunset panorama standing on the roof rack of my vehicle. If one looks closely, the tops of a few other campers can be seen in this image.

My son met me here to begin our exploration, making this our initial home base. Before he arrived, I had some time to walk around this area, shooting desert scenes with my iPhone. So stay tuned for part 2 to see some of those images.

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Ken

Southern Utah March 2025 – White Rocks – Part 9

This is the final installment of photography in the area of Southern Utah known as ‘White Rocks’.

‘Rocky Slope’ give an indication of the environment one must navigate to photograph in this area.

‘Leaving White Rocks 1’ was chosen for Flickr’s Explore page.

And that’s a wrap,

Ken

Southern Utah March 2025 – White Rocks – Part 8

This is a continuation of multiple shoots in an area of Southern Utah known as ‘White Rocks’.

This first image on the Flickr Explore page.

To be continued,

Ken

Southern Utah March 2025 – White Rocks – Part 7

We returned to the area refered to as White Rocks in Southern Utah for an early morning shoot. I switched from the Nikon D850 and 24-70mm lens to the Nikon Z8 and Nikon Z14-24mm for this shoot.

To be continued,

Ken

Southern Utah March 2025 – White Rocks – Part 6

This is the final part for the first afternoon visit to White Rocks in Southern Utah in March 2025.

Late day sunlight reflects off of the bodies of these hoodoos and illuminates the underside of the flat tops, which would otherwise by in shadow.

I’ve made up names for these hoodoos, which seem fitting to me, but others might think of other names they like better.

After climbing out of the White Rocks canyon, which was already nearly all in shadow, I paused to capture a few shots over the canyon and the landscape around the canyon. The sun was low in the sky, not quite golden hour, but the lighting was good. We still had to hike back to our vehicle and make a slow drive out of this area, which is best done in daylight, so we never quite waited for sunset.

This wraps up this late day shoot in White Rocks.

Until next time and thanks for following,

Ken

Southern Utah March 2025 – White Rocks – Part 5

More photography in an area known as White Rocks in Southern Utah.

This group of hoodoos seem to be looking about for the fallen head of the headless stump in the background.

There are many of these “Flat Top” hoodoos in this area and many headless ones as those flat tops eventually fall off.

The square shape of the head on this hoodoo looks as if it could have been purposely shaped. Getting this image with that georgeous sky behind it was a bonus.