Outside The Sl Temple

[Xander]

Im awaiting my neice who is being sealed as I peck away on my Photon, stuck with babysitting duties with a bunch of Brazilians.

I forgot how beautiful Utah is. If it weren't so dang dry I would consider living here.

[William Schryver]

I live in the best part of Utah:

(Notice the little red car in the lower right to give you a sense of scale.)

[William Schryver]

Don't get me wrong, though. The Wasatch Front is beautiful, too. If it weren't for all those people, I wouldn't mind living there.

[Darth_Bill]

I love Utah and have a lot for a future home there...far away from the wasatch front.

[Kenngo1969]

Don't get me wrong, though. The Wasatch Front is beautiful, too. If it weren't for all those people, I wouldn't mind living there.

Dang Narthern Utah Marmins! (Sorry; couldn't resist! Carry on!)

[Kenngo1969]

I love Utah and have a lot for a future home there...far away from the wasatch front.

Far away from them dang Narthern Utah Marmins? (You're always welcome, Brother Bill. )

[Kenngo1969]

I live in the best part of Utah:

(Notice the little red car in the lower right to give you a sense of scale.)

There's nothing like going and standing behind the waterfall at Weeping Rock on a warm but windy day and getting misted! Looove it!

[Kenngo1969]

Im awaiting my neice who is being sealed as I peck away on my Photon, stuck with babysitting duties with a bunch of Brazilians.

I forgot how beautiful Utah is. If it weren't so dang dry I would consider living here.

My first thought when I saw this topic was, "You're waiting outside the Sports Illustrated temple? (Sorry; couldn't resist. Carry on! By the way, you're always welcome in Utah, too. We just won't talk religion!

P.S.: Of course, it's even drier where Will is.

Edited May 5, 2012 by Kenngo1969

[William Schryver]

Of course, it's even drier where Will is.

Yes, but it never rains but it pours.

The waterfall you see in my photo (on the western wall of the Temple of Sinawava) was the consequence of a huge storm that came through southern Utah 12/21/2010. The Virgin River outside my hotel room (at the lovely Desert Pearl Inn in Springdale) rose from about 12" deep to 12 feet deep the night of the 21st. I took the photo of the waterfall the afternoon of the 23rd. It took two days for the water to clear from the brown muddiness of the first 48 hours after the storm. Pretty much the only people in the park that day were serious/professional photographers who were set up (with their tripods) all over the park. There were literally dozens of waterfalls coming down the entire length of the park. At Weeping Rock, there were three huge waterfalls coming down on the south, east, and northern walls (many times larger than the waterfall in my photo).

It was one of the most amazing experiences I have had in Zion.

Zion National Park is one of the most stunning natural artistic masterpieces on the planet--especially a day or two after a big storm comes through and fills the watershed north of the park (south of Cedar Mountain).

[Kenngo1969]

Yes, but it never rains but it pours.

The waterfall you see in my photo (on the western wall of the Temple of Sinawava) was the consequence of a huge storm that came through southern Utah 12/21/2010. The Virgin River outside my hotel room (at the lovely Desert Pearl Inn in Springdale) rose from about 12" deep to 12 feet deep the night of the 21st. I took the photo of the waterfall the afternoon of the 23rd. It took two days for the water to clear from the brown muddiness of the first 48 hours after the storm. Pretty much the only people in the park that day were serious/professional photographers who were set up (with their tripods) all over the park. There were literally dozens of waterfalls coming down the entire length of the park. At Weeping Rock, there were three huge waterfalls coming down on the south, east, and northern walls (many times larger than the waterfall in my photo).

It was one of the most amazing experiences I have had in Zion.

Zion National Park is one of the most stunning natural artistic masterpieces on the planet--especially a day or two after a big storm comes through and fills the watershed north of the park (south of Cedar Mountain).

Alls I can say is ...

Wow!

Just ...

WOW!

(Do you have any more of your photography posted anywheres?)

And I totally agree with you about Zion National Park. It's a true gem!

[William Schryver]

Alls I can say is ...

Wow!

Just ...

WOW!

(Do you have any more of your photography posted anywheres?)

And I totally agree with you about Zion National Park. It's a true gem!

Here's a shot of the Emerald Pools waterfalls from that same day:

[Garden Girl]

Some years ago, my husband and I visited his non-LDS brother in Cedar City where he was going to school for a teaching certificate. We all loved to fish and so decided to go up near Panguitch... on the way he pulled off on a side road to a viewpoint... we got out of the car not knowing what to expect, climbed up this small incline and then... WHOA! Booming out in front of us was the most beautiful canyon called "Cedar Breaks." It was mid-morning and the sun turned the walls all different colors... the air was so clear it almost hurt the eyes. I've never forgotten that scene...

Of course I love Zion National Park, but Bryce is even more dramatic.

That was a beautiful picture, Will...

from the beach on a lovely, sunny afternoon... 6:30 P.M.

GG

Edit to Add: "Outside the SL temple" reminds me of a picture that I have... one on the grass outside the temple where we had just been sealed... Oct 5, 1955... my folks, my 17-yr old sister, and 14-yr old me... it was quite a day.

Edited May 6, 2012 by Garden Girl

[mfbukowski]

Utah is a great place- it's just that it's got all them Utah Mormons in it.

They don't know what they've got!

[Bernard Gui]

Big woop. If you live in western Washington, you see waterfalls all the time. And rain.

Seriously, though, I love Zion NP, but for sheer beauty, variety, and magnificence, I prefer Capitol Reef and Canyonlands.

Ever been over Elephant Hill?

http://www.google.com/search?q=canyonlands&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WR6mT8S8Bo3JiQLby5DcAg&ved=0CJMBELAE&biw=768&bih=901

http://www.google.com/search?q=capitol+reef+national+park&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=IRumT8KQE8vdiALCleHAAg&ved=0CJgBELAE&biw=768&bih=901

Bernard

Edited May 6, 2012 by Bernard Gui

[blackstrap]

Utah is a great place- it's just that it's got all them Utah Mormons in it.

They don't know what they've got!

I think that is true for many places. The people who live there don't always see the magnificence whereas others come from great distances to admire the beauty. "we don't know what we've got til it's gone "

[katherine the great]

Nice picture William Schryver. The red is really beautiful. I love all mountains, hills, bluffs, buttes, mesas--any kind of elevation. Trees are an added bonus. It's kind of like a nicely shaped man's head. Hair is not necessary, but is kinda nice.

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

Im awaiting my neice who is being sealed as I peck away on my Photon, stuck with babysitting duties with a bunch of Brazilians.

I forgot how beautiful Utah is. If it weren't so dang dry I would consider living here.

Made so by a great people with great faith.

[Scott Lloyd]

Big woop. If you live in western Washington, you see waterfalls all the time. And rain.

Seriously, though, I love Zion NP, but for sheer beauty, variety, and magnificence, I prefer Capitol Reef and Canyonlands.

Ever been over Elephant Hill?

http://www.google.co...biw=768&bih=901

http://www.google.co...biw=768&bih=901

Bernard

I never envied the Pacific Northwest its rain until I got my own place and had to pay exorbitant water bills to the city just to keep my lawn green. Now I see it literally as "Pennies from Heaven."

[Scott Lloyd]

Utah is a great place- it's just that it's got all them Utah Mormons in it.

They don't know what they've got!

Of course we do. That's why we're so standoffish, clannish, quirky, awful to outsiders, pious, self-righteous. (Have I covered it all?) We want to keep it all to ourselves.

Edited May 7, 2012 by Scott Lloyd

[Scott Lloyd]

It was one of the most amazing experiences I have had in Zion.

Zion National Park is one of the most stunning natural artistic masterpieces on the planet--especially a day or two after a big storm comes through and fills the watershed north of the park (south of Cedar Mountain).

I had a learning experience in Zion's Canyon about 12 years ago. I recounted it in third person here in an unsigned editorial.

Edited May 7, 2012 by Scott Lloyd

[mfbukowski]

I had a learning experience in Zion's Canyon about 12 years ago. I recounted it in third person here in an unsigned editorial.

[sweetpotatoh]

I love Zion Canyon. I love Bryce Canyon. I lived next to Bryce Canyon for 4 years and loved the scenery and freedom of the area. If you have the chance check out the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. It is huge and has a diverse range of scenery and ecosystems. Calf Creek is awesome and so is the Escalante River. The Burr Trail is a great drive and the have paved the road up to the point it enters Capitol Reef N.P. The best times to visit are spring and fall. Summer can be brutal due to the heat but you do get smaller crowds. Also check out Peekaboo and Spooky Gulch. If you wear a coat bigger then a 45 don't attempt the gulches as you will not fit. Any way the gulches are on the way to hole in the rock. My wife and daughter hiked hole in the rock for a youth activity(she was the young women pres.) and they still talk about it to this day. It is a very difficult hike down to the water but can be done with determination and time.

If you are in the St. George area check out Red Cliffs Recreation area. In the spring you can hike up and swim in pools and slide off a natural water slide into a deep pool. Also can hike along red rock, water and ferns. Very beautiful.

[Scott Lloyd]

I live in the best part of Utah:

(Notice the little red car in the lower right to give you a sense of scale.)

Will, if you don't mind talking shop, can you give us a bit of technical detail on the exposure? i.e. shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, lighting, time of day, sun position, etc.

Years ago, I tried to shoot the cliffs in Zions just using the auto exposure on the camera. The meter read the sky, and the cliffs were altogether too dark.

[Mark Beesley]

Zion National Park is one of the most stunning natural artistic masterpieces on the planet--especially a day or two after a big storm comes through and fills the watershed north of the park (south of Cedar Mountain).

I grew up in Southern Utah (Kanab) and went to Zion regularly, and it is beautiful. But after trips the past year to Alaska and Hawaii, I would have to concur that Zion is only one of the the most stunning. The Valley of the Temples on Oahu, featuring multiple cascading waterfalls, is pretty awe-inspiring. And Alaska . . . well, I fell in love again.

[altersteve]

Utah's got everything. Forests, lakes, deserts, mountains... I love it here. No better place for skiing, camping, hiking, boating, all in the same state. Heck, you can do all those on the same day if you want, haha!

Edited May 11, 2012 by altersteve