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We spent the whole day in Canyon lands National Park, Utah. We first had to drag ourselves out of bed at 5:00am to be able to get to Mesa Arch for sunrise. Only 20 people were staking out a spot for sunrise, not bad. I was able to get a few nice photos. We next decided to take Shaefer Rim Road down to the lower canyon. As you drive along the road we found a route back to Back to Moab on Potash road. If you plan to drive you should use a jeep, truck or large SUV . Give yourself lots of time and don't go if it looks like rain or snow! Part of the road never sees the sun and part of Potash Road is a "Dry" river in a slot canyon. Potash Road has a lot of Indian petroglyphs on the walls of the canyon. We took the photos of the petroglyphs on a different day before the trip down Shaefer Rim road. Some of the photos above the rim are from a different trip. Enjoy.
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Daniel P Woods > Photos of a tree on the red sandstone in Canyon Lands National Park.
Daniel P Woods > Canyon lands National Park, Utah.  This place is a photographers  dream and nightmare. Like a kid in a candy store its hard to select one piece of eye candy over another. The selection is so vast  that a plan for the day's shoot may be the answer. My plain was to use my 12-24mm lens only. I could spend all day changing to a longer zoom and back. But I decided to think wide today and to put this overpriced chunk of Nikon glass to its test. This is a great exercise for any photographer. Limit your choice of lenses and you make your candy store smaller. Did I miss a  few great  photos, maybe - But   "I'll be back".

This photo was taken to show the pot holes and sand stone ledge over a thousand  foot drop off at the edge.  The stone glitters in the sun at different angles.
Daniel P Woods > Canyon lands National Park, Utah.  This place is a photographers  dream and nightmare. Like a kid in a candy store its hard to select one piece of eye candy over another. The selection is so vast  that a plan for the day's shoot may be the answer. My plain was to use my 12-24mm lens only. I could spend all day changing to a longer zoom and back. But I decided to think wide today and to put this overpriced chunk of Nikon glass to its test. This is a great exercise for any photographer. Limit your choice of lenses and you make your candy store smaller. Did I miss a  few great  photos, maybe - But   "I'll be back".

This photo was taken to show the pot holes and sand stone ledge over a thousand  foot drop off at the edge.  The stone glitters in the sun at different angles.
Daniel P Woods > This photo was taken to show a large projecting  sand stone ledge over a thousand  foot drop off at the edge. This Ledge had many light colors of surface liken on It.   The stone glitters in the sun at different angles. You can see the Colorado River in the distance.
Daniel P Woods > This photo was taken to show a large projecting  sand stone ledge over a thousand  foot drop off at the edge. This Ledge had many light colors of surface liken on It.   The stone glitters in the sun at different angles. You can see the Colorado River in the distance.
Daniel P Woods > Canyon lands National Park, Utah.  This place is a photographers  dream and nightmare. Like a kid in a candy store its hard to select one piece of eye candy over another. The selection is so vast  that a plan for the day's shoot may be the answer. My plain was to use my 12-24mm lens only. I could spend all day changing to a longer zoom and back. But I decided to think wide today and to put this overpriced chunk of Nikon glass to its test. This is a great exercise for any photographer. Limit your choice of lenses and you make your candy store smaller. Did I miss a  few great  photos, maybe - But   "I'll be back".

This photo was taken to show a large projecting  sand stone wall over a thousand  foot drop off. You can see the Colorado River in the distance.
Daniel P Woods > This photo was taken to show a large projecting  sand stone wall over a thousand  foot drop off. You can see the Colorado River in the distance.
Daniel P Woods > Arch along Potash Road
Daniel P Woods > Jug handle Arch along Potash Road just outside Canyon lands National Park, Utah.
Photos of a tree on the red sandstone in Canyon Lands National Park.
 > Photos of a tree on the red sandstone in Canyon Lands National Park.
Photos of a tree on the red sandstone in Canyon Lands National Park.
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