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Hanging On

Along the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park. These Limber Pines are slow growing and hang on by their roots as the ground beneath them erodes away. Imagine how long it would take for this much ground to erode in order to see this much of the trees root system. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Backroads Fall

Blue skies and fall colors on the backroads in southern Utah. A late morning image as we made our way around some backroads on our way to Zion National Park. 25 miles of dirt roads made for one dusty van when we were done, but the views were well worth it. Not something you'll see on the interstate. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Utah Morning

Spring is on the way, but the gray skies today have me thinking of sunnier days in the mountains. An early fall morning along one of Utah's beautiful mountain roads. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Aspens Peak

I sometimes wish things were more black and white, but instead life seems to be filled with varying shades of gray. Sometimes those shades of gray portray a scene better than color can. To me, that is the case with this image I made on an early morning in Utah as the aspen trees were peaking in their fall colors. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Kanarraville Falls

This shot required a several mile hike up a canyon through a stream. I read someone's review of the hike that made it sound overly easy. It wasn't the hardest hike I've ever done, but not the easiest either. There is bouldering along the way along with a lot of walking in the creek. But for me, getting the shot was worth the wet and bouldering. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Slot Canyon

Most of the photos I have seen online from this hike are of the Kanarraville Falls. Few show the slot canyon leading up to the falls. I have long wanted to have the chance to see a slot canyon for myself and was rewarded with this view as I hiked to see the falls. Well worth the stop and the long exposure to get the shot. Amazing there is one tree growing out of the rock. How it ever got there and managed to survive in this fairly dark canyon is beyond me. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Changing Colors

Although this location is probably covered in snow now, the change of seasons here at home has me thinking about the colors we saw in Utah in September. Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holidays and were able to take in more colors than the lights inside the stores. Get out and explore. Never know what's down that dirt road. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Harvest Moon

Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

The Edge

The view from the edge at Dead Horse Point State Park. Most of the time we find ourselves looking down and out into the canyon, but for a different perspective I decided to photograph what it felt like standing on the edge. Not for those with fear of heights issues. But here's a chance to see it without the possibility of falling in. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Canyonlands Sunset

Golden hour at Canyonlands National Park. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Rivers Wind

Taking in the view from Dead Horse Point on the Colorade River in Utah. I got up early for this view when the only other people around were other photographers. The only sounds were those of the birds chirping or the wind blowing. The sun had not yet crested the rise and only the glow from it lighting the early morning sky lit the canyon at this point. It was truly a religious experience to see the land laid out bare before you from this vantage point. One of true wonders of this wonderful world we call home. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Tunnel Arch

We arrived at Arches National Park just in time for sunset and a short hike to a couple of nearby arches. The first one we reached was Tunnel Arch just as the sun was setting behind the other nearby formations. I shot this single image handheld at f/16 to intentionally capture the sunburst as the sun set. Not an award winner with the blown highlights, but I still enjoy the image and thought it was fitting as the sun sets on another work week. TGIF! Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Fords Point

I had dreamed of going to Monument Valley for several years after seeing all the photos of the area. But once I finally made it there I was a little disappointed. There were so many people and the roads through the valley were pretty bad, however we were convinced that the Navajo kept them that way to discourage people from driving and instead take one of their tours in the bed of a pickup truck. But there was really way too much dust for us to ever want to take one of those tours in the back of an open pickup truck. John Fords Point probably looks familiar if you've watched any old westerns. This scene was made famous from those movies. After converting the image to black and white I like it quite a bit more and finally decided it was worth sharing. Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)

Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)