Wild Places in the Southwest USA
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Sharing wild places in the SW & beyond. What makes them exciting? How do we protect them? #geology #wildplaces #hiking #backpacking #packrafting. Some #photobyraykenny (my husband) & some by me. Location not shared for sensitive places. https://thru.live/
From my friend Steve Allen who is a real expert when in comes to public lands & what is out there in Utah. He understands more than most on what downsizing of Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Escalante means. #saveourmonuments #protectpubliclands #bearsears #GSENM #monuments youtu.be/WSxXDsi6lZg?...
Utah Monument Downsizing Commentary by Steve Allen
YouTube video by Ace Allen
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“Rivertime”. My pace is slower now and I am savoring it before I return to higher speeds. #WaterWednesday #CataractCanyon #boating #Utah #AppreciatePublicLands #GlenCanyonInstitute #GCI
Happy #BlueSkyMonday!! Just another photo of some lovely cross-bedded sandstones. #geology #hiking #nature #ECK #EastCoastKin #backpacking #Utah #landscapephotography #AppreciatePublicLands
Good night my Bluesky friends! May the sunset touch your soul and give you peace through the night #BlueSkyMonday #sunsets #ECK #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #desert #Utah #hiking #backpacking #wildplaces #AppreciatePublicLands
Trees reaching high after burn in Three Sisters Wilderness, OR. July 2024. #BlueSkyArtShow #tall #trees #logs #ProtectOurPublicLands #photography
Shadows on stone do fall Breaking bold across the light Are we short or are we tall? #BlueSkyArtShow #tall #Shadows #photography #poetry #EastCoastKin #ECK #hiking #nature #AppreciatePublicLands #Wildplaces #PhotobyRayKenny
“Basking in the morning glow” #photobyraykenny taken 4/6/2019 in the Horseshoe Canyon Wilderness Study Area. #scape #landscape #ColoraDay #BWFri #mono #EastCoastKin #ECK #desert #nature #hiking #backpacking #PhotographersOfBlueSky #AppreciatePublicLands
The desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) has adapted to the harsh desert environment. One example is their leaves are covered with silver-white hairs. These hairs reflect sunlight and keep the plant cool. #photobyraykenny taken 4/30/26 in #Utah #ColoraDay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #wildflowers
The beautiful Paria Canyon carving through the Navajo Sandstone #hiking #backpacking #RockinTuesday #Utah #Nature #AppreciatePublicLands #NavajoSandstone
“Mackerel Sky Clouds draw feathers in blue light Silent Sandstone Waits” #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #Haiku #poem #clouds #landscapephotography #photobyraykenny #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #Sky #Cloudscape
“Desert Light Flows Down From Golden Domes that Whisper The Water Listens” Morning Has Broken #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #haiku #poem #WaterpocketFold #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #Utah #Nature #AppreciatePublicLands #wilderness #wildplaces
A beautiful desert landscape in southeastern Utah. #scape #landscape #rocks #ECK #landscapephotography #nature #hiking #backpacking #AppreciatePublicLands #wildplaces #desert
For #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater. We saw a #SolitarySandpiper at a water tank in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area. These birds are rarely seen in this area. It was likely migrating. #photobyraykenny taken 4/19/2018 #ECK #Utah #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #wilderness #nature
A striking flower of the Chuperosa bush (Justicia california). “Chuperosa” is Spanish for hummingbird which are drawn to its vivid red color. It grows in the Sonoran Desert & is found in S. AZ, CA, NV & N. Mexico. Photo taken: Kofa Mountains, AZ, Feb. 18, 2026. #ColorADay #RedWed #wildflowers
For #RockinTuesday here is the distinctive “Lizard Head Mountain” in the San Juan Mountains, CO. It is a 400-foot-tall spire composed of welded volcanic ash & breccia, sitting above the Mancos Shale and San Miguel conglomerate. It is a great area for #hiking & #backpacking #appreciatepubliclands
Happy #Stunday! I hope your day is full of beautiful colors and positive #reflections like this photo. I always thought this photo would be great to paint #photobyraykenny taken 10/13/18 in western #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Parkchat
Sometimes the landscape echoes what you feel. #scape #landscape #rockscape #alphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflection #photography #nature
Thought I’d take a go at #ECKPalette. Here’s a #muskox on the #ArcticCircleTrail in #Greenland on 8/28/2019. From the palette: Burnt Umber, Sepia Brown, & Payne’s Grey (musk ox), cadmium red (bushes), & yellow ochre (grasses and willow bushes). #nature #backpacking #ArcticCircle #photobyraykenny
Pingora Peak in the Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, WY. Taken September 4, 2020. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflection #Nature #landscapephotography #Shoshone #appreciatepubliclands #WindRiverRange #hiking #backpacking
Enjoying the peace of being out in the greater Grand Canyon area. Quiet time in nature always enriches my spirit. #nature #wilderness #wildplaces #hiking #backpacking #kanabcreek #arizona #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #ColoraDay #RedWed #ECK #landscapephotography #waterwednesday
Happy Monday! Here’s a beautiful desert #wildflower & #haiku #poem to start the week. “Rosy desert bloom the morning light awakens Cashmere soft on thorns” Photo: plains prickly pear (Opuntia polyantha) taken 4/27/26 in SE #Utah #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #nature #desert #photography
I just got back from a #backpacking trip in SE #Utah. We saw the largest & most incredible erosion bowls! I am in the bottom of one of them for scale. As a geologist, I have never seen anything like them. Mind-blown! #Stunday #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #photography #geology #nature #NavajoSandstone
#BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay The shadows along the bank highlight the Dirty Devil River in Utah #landscape #wilderness #photography #nature #hiking #backpacking #Utah #ColoraDay #OrangeSun
This photo is a great perspective on #ShadowPlay for #BlueSkyArtShow. The flower is from a strawberry hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii). You can see the shadow of the pistil (green star) on the petal of the flower. Lots of yellow pollen everywhere too! #bloomscrolling #flowers #cacti #ECK
Sometimes your shadows wave, pointing you in the direction of the unknown. Hiking along the Tonto Plateau between Vishnu Canyon & Clear Creek, March 2022. #BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #Parkchat #OffTrail #hiking #backpacking #nature
I hope everyone is having a great #scape Friday! I just got back from an amazing trip to the desert in SE #Utah. The iron staining, bedding planes & fluid movement in the #NavajoSandstone gets me every time. #photography #nature #landscape #ECK #geology #hiking #backpacking #publiclands
