Four national parks
On my recent trip out west, I visited four national parks: Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Arches, Mesa Verde and Great Sand Dunes. It was my first visit to all except Arches.
I tried to find a few photos at each, and I shot almost exclusively black and white. Unfortunately I couldn't be at each park at sunrise and sunset. My schedule was too tight, so I just saw what I could and made notes about what would be good to revisit in the future. Here are some (probably way too many) photos from the parks.
Gunnison Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Painted Wall at sunset, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Painted Wall at sunrise, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Devil's Lookout (maybe?), Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Highway 90, somewhere near Paradox, Colorado
Behind the North Window, Arches National Park, Utah
Turret Arch against the La Sal Mountains, Arches National Park, Utah
Near Wolfe Ranch, Arches National Park, Utah
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
My favorite viewing angle of Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
The La Sal Mountains over Arches National Park, Utah
Pine Tree Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Narrow path that I climbed up past Navajo Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Sun Temple, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
I've now been to 16 of our 59 national parks. I have some work to do.
Comments
As always, amazing photography Dave! Thank you for sharing. When you're headed to the Channel Islands off California we've got an spare room for you and the family.
Really enjoyed your photography, Dave! Thanks for sharing!
Love the pics
Are any of the areas you visited affected by the wildfires?
George - I didn’t see anything on this trip. Don’t think I was too far off in Colorado though.
So glad you shared and used black and white-dramatic
Thank you for the field trip, Dave! I have not been to any of those parks, and you did a beautiful job capturing them!
AWESOME photos! Love the black and white. Thanks so much for sharing these.
We love that area of our country.
Thanks for sharing Dave.
Great photographs!!