"Star Gaze" Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizon A masterpiece of a lonely rock waiting for the stars to come out at sunset

"Star Gaze" By Robert Park http://www.robert-park.com, a photo by Robert Park Photography on Flickr.

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Star Gazer” The Vermillion Cliffs are one of my favorite places in the world. It is a land of wonders and geological oddities coupled with the high Colorado plateaus. With a stunning clarity of air and light, this area offers absolutely wondrous sunsets, sunrises, and landscape possibilities. Rare Spring storms brought clouds to the Paria Plateau giving the sunset a sense of magic and drama. I had pre-visualized this image and when I had seen the storms clearing I drove three and a half hours straight to the plateau, through the treacherous sand, just to get to this area. After three days of camping in the remote wilderness with the glory of nature open to me, I was able to create this masterpiece of a lonely rock waiting for the stars to come out at sunset. Location: The Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. © Robert Park www.robert-park.com/

"First Light Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah "By Robert Park Thor’sHammer, The Hunter

"First Light Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah "By Robert Park http://www.robert-park.com, a photo by Robert Park Photography on Flickr.

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Thor’s Hammer, The Hunter, Thirty to forty million years ago this rock was “born” in an ancient lake that covered much of Western Utah. The primary weathering force at Bryce Canyon is frost wedging which creates mazes of abstract cities and figures. I planned my arrival at Bryce to place the rising sun behind The Hammer so the silhouette would block the sun bringing the glowing light bounced off the canyon walls. © Robert Park http://www.robert-park.com"

The Subway is a mysterious keyhole slot in the west fork of the NorthCreek in Zion National Park.

"Subway" Zion National Park, UT By Robert Park http://www.robert-park.com, a photo by Robert Park Photography on Flickr.

The Subway is a mysterious keyhole slot in the west fork of the North Creek in Zion National Park.
It is a very strenuous and slippery nine mile round trip that few people ever get to see.
The pools get their color from the algae that thrive in the cold water that never sees sunlight
For most of the year.
Location The Subway, Zion National Park, UT. © Robert Park www.robert-park.com

"PT Sublime" By Grand Canyon, National Park By Robert Parkhttp://www.robert-park.com

"PT Sublime" By Grand Canyon, National Park By Robert Park http://www.robert-park.com, a photo by Robert Park Photography on Flickr.

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PT Sublime Point Sublime is a seldom visited spectacle on the North Rim. It is a treacherous 17 mile high clearance Jeep trail that rewards you at the end of the road with Point Sublime, an isolated peninsula utterly surrounded by the canyo n and monuments. I travel there in late August to capture monsoons in the canyons. Choosing a vantage point that gave the sensation of depth and space, I waited as the sun set and the sky and canyon lit up. It doesn’t take much imagination to see where this remote point got it’s name from as It was simply a sublime experience. Location: Point Sublime, Grand Canyon, NP © RobertPark www.robert-park.com/