Around the Great Basin

[WoodWorks]

I had to go out to Salt Lake City last week, and decided to ride out there instead of flying or driving. And I brought along my A7RII with the Sony 24-105 f/4, Loxia 21 f/2.8 and Sony 35mm f/2.8. Even though the temperature got up over 110ºF/43.3ºC while I was out there, I still had a great time. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Bryce Canyon-4.jpg by David Wood, on Flickr

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Bryce Canyon-6.jpg by David Wood, on Flickr

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Zion-1.jpg by David Wood, on Flickr

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Cedar Breaks Pano.jpg by David Wood, on Flickr

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Little Finland-4.jpg by David Wood, on Flickr

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Ancient Bristlecone-1.jpg by David Wood, on Flickr

If you're interested, there are plenty more in an album on my Flickr page.

 

[Richard Crowe]

Lovely images... I just love the scenery in the State of Utah but, I prefer to travel thee in early spring or in the fall...

 

[SamSS]

Very nice works.

I have not held a camera for more than two months.

 

[Black Elk]

Nice. Zion and Bryce NPs are wonderful.

 

[MWhite]

I enjoyed these, especially the Bristlecone pine, Bryce Canyon, and Little Finland. You handled the high dynamic range (these appear to have been shot in very bright sun) really well.

 

[cheeks69]

Wow these are spectacular, amazing variety of formations, excellent work David !

 

[Kmac76]

All great pix- but for me, the layers and “stacks” of colors in the 2nd picture are my favorite.

 

[davect01]

All wonderful, such a fascinating part of the country.

Much better in early Spring though ;-)

 

[WoodWorks]

Much better in early Spring though ;-)

No kidding. At one point I was duck-walking the bike for about 20 mins. past a construction zone on I-15, and the temp. gauge on my dashboard read 117°F/47.2°C.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Hats off to you David for going at this time of year. I was afraid to get out of my air conditioned car back in '15 when I traveled this area, for fear my tennis shoes would melt on the pavement.
Great pictures and thanks for sharing them.

 

[davect01]

No kidding. At one point I was duck-walking the bike for about 20 mins. past a construction zone on I-15, and the temp. gauge on my dashboard read 117°F/47.2°C.

As a resident of the Phoenix, AZ area, the heat this time of year can get you quick.

Be careful out there

 

[WestOkid]

Great images David. Love that Zion shot.

As for the heat. Someone from Vegas told me, "It's dry heat, so it's not that bad"

 

[WoodWorks]

Be careful out there

I had checked the weather forecast, so I knew what I was heading into. And I did have that fancy new camera backpack with the built-in water bladder.

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And as long as you keep hydrating and moving, and you open up all the vents on your jacket, it’s almost tolerable.