To Get Out Of The Storm
Dec 27, 2020 15:53:05 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
....you sometimes have to head straight into the storm. Strange, huh?
Lost Spring Canyon was added to Arches Nat'l Park in 1998. I had the honor of being 'the designated pterfogger' for the dedication that was held to commemorate the addition. There we were, on a northern rim, a rag-tag group of eight or ten various Muckety-Mucks (Arches' Chief Ranger, a few Moabian folk --the Mayor, some Town Council-critter person or other--), a Utah State Senator, me, and (I think) some guy who was hopelessly lost and had followed the rest of us out to where we went. It was pretty cool; to that point I'd never actually been in Lost Spring Canyon, and had, at best, merely eyeballed it from inside the Park, in Upper Salt Wash.
But this photo isn't of Lost Spring Canyon. Its from a trip into Lost Spring Canyon a friend and I did not long after the 'dedication.' Or more accurately, its a photo I shot while trying to get the heck out of the area north of Lost Spring Canyon. Before the storm we could sorta suspect (being in a canyon limits your ability to see much except 'up', and definitely not 'out') was approaching, and actually hit. Which would've made the road (yes, we'd driven in....) as slick and slimy as snot, and not been very nice at all. As it turned out, the storm hit in earnest a mile or so before we got to pavement. And we just barely managed the remainder of that. Whew!
Its an old scanned .jpg I just came across while looking for something else. Figgered I'd post it, 'cuz what the heck.
Lost Spring Canyon was added to Arches Nat'l Park in 1998. I had the honor of being 'the designated pterfogger' for the dedication that was held to commemorate the addition. There we were, on a northern rim, a rag-tag group of eight or ten various Muckety-Mucks (Arches' Chief Ranger, a few Moabian folk --the Mayor, some Town Council-critter person or other--), a Utah State Senator, me, and (I think) some guy who was hopelessly lost and had followed the rest of us out to where we went. It was pretty cool; to that point I'd never actually been in Lost Spring Canyon, and had, at best, merely eyeballed it from inside the Park, in Upper Salt Wash.
But this photo isn't of Lost Spring Canyon. Its from a trip into Lost Spring Canyon a friend and I did not long after the 'dedication.' Or more accurately, its a photo I shot while trying to get the heck out of the area north of Lost Spring Canyon. Before the storm we could sorta suspect (being in a canyon limits your ability to see much except 'up', and definitely not 'out') was approaching, and actually hit. Which would've made the road (yes, we'd driven in....) as slick and slimy as snot, and not been very nice at all. As it turned out, the storm hit in earnest a mile or so before we got to pavement. And we just barely managed the remainder of that. Whew!
Its an old scanned .jpg I just came across while looking for something else. Figgered I'd post it, 'cuz what the heck.
Dec 27, 2020 15:57:28 #
Good photo and nice remembrance of the event. I've enjoyed a few of those myself.
--Bob
--Bob
Cany143 wrote:
....you sometimes have to head straight i into /i... (show quote)
Dec 27, 2020 16:05:55 #
Dec 27, 2020 16:56:19 #
Nice panorama of a seemingly beautiful area. Under the circumstances, I’d have wanted to get out of there, too. That cloud bank looks really storm-impending.
Dec 27, 2020 17:03:34 #
Man! That is one scary mess of ominous clouds rolling in... 
Dec 27, 2020 17:48:11 #
Cany143 wrote:
....you sometimes have to head straight i into /i... (show quote)
Awesome composition. The clouds nd the road centered makes for a superb image. Great eye!
Dec 27, 2020 18:13:03 #
Dec 27, 2020 18:18:31 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
B-b-but... doesn't anyone (other than me?) see the low, hulking Golem of a storm cloud, reaching out toward you with its arms outstretched, and claw-like fingers extending menacingly, wanting to getcha, right out there atcha, along that road?
(Blame Sylvia! She told me it was okay to get hammered before 10 am. Its ALL HER FAULT that I'm seeing what I'm maybe seeing!!!)
Otherwise, thanks, folks.
(Blame Sylvia! She told me it was okay to get hammered before 10 am. Its ALL HER FAULT that I'm seeing what I'm maybe seeing!!!)
Otherwise, thanks, folks.
Dec 27, 2020 22:18:40 #
Dec 28, 2020 06:53:19 #
"Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?" --- Marilyn Monroe
Cool image.
Cool image.
Dec 28, 2020 06:54:42 #
Great photo, Cany. If I saw that coming at me, I'd be heading for the hills!
Dec 28, 2020 07:05:23 #
Dec 28, 2020 07:55:40 #
Cany143 wrote:
....you sometimes have to head straight i into /i... (show quote)
Ah, yes, Jim. I went into Paria on my great Western Adventure and after going IN for 6 miles, I realized that a summer storm would have stranded my motor home in there until the road dried out. There were ruts in the road at least 6 inches deep, and I surmise that they were made by 4wd vehicles, which the motor home was not!
Good shooting. I would never live out there, but glad you do and show us interesting parts of the country in the arid west!
Thanks.
Dec 28, 2020 09:17:12 #
Dec 28, 2020 09:24:54 #
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