High Desert Reverie

One fine morning in late October, I awoke to clouds and fog drifting past my camp site on Hatch Point, Utah. It looked as if the entire Canyon Rims area was swathed in mist. I grabbed a camera and headed for Anticline Overlook, in hopes of catching the mist before it burned away. I wasn’t disappointed. It was one of those rare times when you can’t take enough shots. I walked up and back across the overlook several times, in awe of the majesty laid out all around.

View of the Colorado River Canyon from Hatch Point

Canyon Clouds

Canyon Clouds

I saw only one of other soul that morning, and he was as enraptured as I. We were mostly speechless. I stayed until the sun burned the clouds away, and the desert returned to its usual sun baked  routine, but haven’t forgotten this high desert reverie that autumn morning.

The Behind the Rocks area peeking through the clouds, the La Sal Mountains in the distance.

Behind the Rocks, in the mist

Behind the Rocks, in the mist

 

The cliffs of Island in the Sky from Anticline Overlook

Pastel on Point

Pastel on Point

 

View up Kane Creek

Kane Creek through the Trees

Kane Creek through the Trees

 

View up Kane Creek showing the lower section of the Overlook

Anticline Ovelook

Anticline Ovelook

 

The Road to Mordor

Road to Mordor

Road to Mordor

 

A rock I call the Spirit Bear, looking out over Kane Creek Canyon

Spirit Bear

Spirit Bear

 

Another photo of Island in the Sky, a section of Canyonlands National Park across the Colorado River.

Sentinel in the Clouds

Sentinel in the Clouds

 

The mists swirling above Kane Creek, it was ever changing

Kane Creek in Cloud

Kane Creek in Cloud

 

The high view point on the anticline Overlook Trail

The View Point, Anticline Overlook

The View Point, Anticline Overlook

 

Self portrait under the Anticline Overlook pergola

Selfie on the Rim

Selfie on the Rim

Hope you enjoy the shots, and here’s a link to the location:

Anticline Overlook in Canyon Rims

https://www.blm.gov/visit/search-details/256975/1

 

 

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