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<\/a>Arches Fall Sunrise<\/p><\/div>\n
Later in the day I made my way towards Escalante. After passing through Hanksville, I spotted this abandoned concrete truck at the roadside. It seems to be covered with graffiti from a previous election.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Vote No Concrete Truck<\/p><\/div>\n
In late afternoon, I headed towards Devil’s Garden that is located along 50 mile road. This is a dirt road that rapidly degrades into a bone-jarring experience as one drives further along. Devil’s Garden has several sandstone hoodoos. The hoodoo at the left edge always reminds me of a statue with a huge nose!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Devil's Garden Hoodoos<\/p><\/div>\n
Whilst working the area, I encountered another group of photographers attending a workshop led by Jack Dykinga<\/a>. I have long admired Jack’s work and introduced myself. Jack asked whether I was a pro photographer. I said “No, but I do make some print sales”. To which he joked that I was “hurting his business”! After chatting for a while, Jack setup a tripod for a night photo session under Metate Arch.<\/p>\n The canyons around Escalante are reknown for an abundance of slot canyons. The following morning, I took a hike into Zebra slot — this slot has distinctive stripes in the canyon walls. It had not rained in the area that day, so I was assured that there would not be any flash floods in the canyon. This is something to be constantly aware of when hiking slots. Soon after entering Zebra slot, I discovered that the canyon floor was flooded. Bummer! I never did get to those stripes, but here is a view of the canyon floor.<\/p>\n Flooded Zebra Slot Canyon, Escalante<\/p><\/div>\n That afternoon, I arrived at Zion National Park. I entered the park via the east entrance that follows along Pine Creek. Here may be found a rock outcrop with a small tree growing from the top. I have see this tree be referred to as a “funny little tree”. This does not do justice to this unusual tree that I have named “Serious Big Tree At Zion”.<\/p>\n Serious Big Tree At Zion, No 2<\/p><\/div>\n Whilst working this area, I met another photographer from a group that was out from New Jersey. I am not sure whether this was another group attending a workshop. I never did get to find out. This guy noticed my shoes, and proceeded to talk about shoes for the next five minutes!<\/p>\n One feature of Zion during the fall are maple trees. This variety does not grow very tall and has small leaves. During this trip, the maples glowed a magnificent red. Here is a small cottonwood that contrasts nicely with the red maples.<\/p>\n Cottonwood And Maple In Pine Creek<\/p><\/div>\n This is the typical site that greets you when you climb down into the creek bed.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>