There should be some white flowers as the Light of Christ Illumines all, but it is a very beautiful post, and I shall thank you for bringing this on this special morning! Christ is Risen!

My wife and I explored that region last year in the 2nd half of June. Beautiful, we stayed in Moab. The plan was the first night (after a long drive) we took in Arches with the plan to stop there first off in the morning, but!, that time is not so good--the line waiting to go in was unbelievable. So we went and spent two days in Canyonlands. This would be a good time because while we were there the noonday temps were hovering above 100°. Alas my wife made me walk anyways and I thought (other than dying--make sure you have plenty of water) it was more worth the time than Arches--more diversity. The"golden hour" photos at the Arches were good but we did enjoy Canyonlands better, I think. We had two lenses for our Canon 60D, a 75-300 & a 18-55. I think I used the 18-55 lense more to capture the immensity of the place. The one thing I tried, but have not pursued further was to keep taking pictures with all the folk in it and in PP combine to leave out the extraneous folks...

If you go to Zion, it was very crazy there, too. But there is a Northern piece of the park without all the tourists that is a very nice drive with some good walkabouts with good photo op's. Like I said it was a busy time and we couldn't have gotten close in Zion's main area. We drove to the northern part first, then midday we stopped and got a picnic lunch and drove up on top to a very nice picnic area, then landed in the main Zion after 3:00, at which time we parked close to the park headquarters. We found St George , Utah, a good place to park for both Zion and Bryce.

I like the pictures I took and at some point will post some, but all-in-all I think the shorter lense will suffice, but as others have said, if you're taking the car, take everything whether you end up using them or not.

I look forward to seeing your photos...

never reaching their end,
beauty is written...

never reaching their end,
beauty is written...

Linda, something's not working. Perhaps, I'll try tomorrow... Well, I'll give it one more try. The sun is shining, and I know we a little bit east from you, if this doesn't work, the sun (in the west window) will overrule this project...

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I hope I got this right... The December (pre-Christmas Poinsettia) show is always amazing. The color was incredible, and I will try to post more example in the next few days.

Linda, you are most kind... My ritual, since my retirement last July, has been to check email, esp., UHH, and only then get up for breakfast and the day... I am looking forward to moving into an arena where I can share my photographs with those who appreciate them like I do. A few years ago, I upgraded to a Canon 60D, being a humble Canon fan for many years. This past year, we took the camera on a road trip to San Diego, spending a number of days in Utah, in the canyons. Coming back home I had seen how more effective the photos could have been, given the daily input of UHH. Again, THANK YOU, for your kind direction.

I'm not a new member, but I haven't post any photos yet. Can someone, kindly instruct me how to post photos? I understand when posting it's always nice to "save original image" or something like that. I am newly retired and while I would like to post some recent digital photos, I have a bunch from 1970-1980 that I would like to share what it was like then, compared to how I've grown within the digital era, i.e., film to early digital (Canon G1 to G5) helping me learn how to effectively learn to use my Canon 60D. All the tricks, nowadays, to back when you were conscious regarding the film, (type, and speed, and camera limitations—I remember in the early 1980's when ISO 1000 film came out, there was a group (must have been Germans—"1000? tausend? impossible..." but I have some nice photos of the London Tower Bridge.) I have a plustek slide/negative scanner (Silverlight) that has worked well with some of these earlier photos that I am anxious to get more ambitious with converting some of my earlier work to digital. Alas, I digress, all I want to know is to how to post photos to the photo gallery...

I noticed US highway #2... I've traveled #2 across Minnesota and into Wisconsin. A beautiful trip, perhaps some day will continue out the East Coast.

So, to improve my photos, it looks like I need to grow a beard... (wink-wink, nod-nod)

Hasn't been said much better... Thank you!

I should mention how we bought our house, 30 years ago... We looked at three houses in the neighborhood on the same day. Two had dark rooms in the basement. We bid on ours expecting it to have one of the dark rooms, but after our bid was accepted and were looking at our purchase, I grabbed my wife's elbow and said, "Where's the dark room?"

Ah! yes the walking to school thing... I think mine was a mile, but pretty level ground. Snow/rain/cold. I learned pretty quick how to hitch-hike. Now you don't see that much more these days...

One needs not copy others, but indeed can be inspired to emulate from observation from those who have the eye...

Thank you, to all who have responded. I don't recall the Kodak brochures, but have been inspired by their books mentioned. I, too, continue to be inspired by the photographs posted on UHH, as well as, other web-sites I've found over the years. Truly, the internet has given more to the art of photography...