We took a one-day quick turn around trip to stay in a yurt at Dead Horse Point SP and, of course, to see the sights along the Island in the Sky Parkway in Canyonlands NP. The wildfire smoke and heat made sharp photography a challenge but we considered the trip a winner because of good food and better company in Moab.

This first set shows what we saw upon arrival on Tuesday afternoon. They are things that you see on your way up the parkway to the turn off for Dead Horse Point SP. At the park headquarters while waiting to check into the yurt we saw ravens performing an aerial ballet. After we dropped our gear at the yurt, I returned with the long lens and a monopod. The ravens had moved on, but I got a shot of Chimney Rock (it does not fly).

I used various PP techniques to get the clearest results with the smoke. Dehaze was involved.

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