Shafer Trail, Moab, Utah
Here’s my interpretation: A shot of the ShaferTrail in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Grand
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Yeah, you definitely nailed grand here, Cathy. As Der Bingle used to say, “There’s no doubt about it.”
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Thanks, V! Everything about Moab is grand. It’s pretty easy to come up with an appropriate shot for this challenge!
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This is truly ‘grand’…and magnificent!
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Thanks, Mimi! Have you ever visited Utah?
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God does great work, doesn’t He, and your photo really showcases it.
janet
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Thank you, Janet. Yes He does!
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I loved Canyonlands and Arches. That area of the country is amazing with all the variations of orange and pink. It felt like we had traveled to Mars but with much better climate.
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Hi Sheila!
Welcome and thanks for the comment! I agree. The Moab area does feel quite otherworldly! And the climate is very nice, in general. I especially enjoy the complimentary colors of the crystal blue skies and orange/red rocks. We live about a day’s drive from Moab and try to go at least every other year. There’s just something about this desert country that soothes my soul!
Cathy
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That must be wonderful to get to all those great hikes that often! That bright blue sky with the orange really is striking – it’s practically the opposite of the New England area where I live – maybe that’s why I love it so much.
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There’s just something expansive about the West. Although I love New England, too. I lived in Boston for three years and those years were wonderful! I think the wonderful deciduous forests there provide so much green, which we don’t have here. But the open spaces seem to call me these days…
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I used to live in Boston too – near Davis Square. Now I live on Cape Cod, which has its moments, but it gets so crowded these days. Maybe that’s why I’m craving that expansiveness. Enjoy the colors and the space!
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I was telling another blogger yesterday that although I have no particular reason to go to Utah, I might have to for the scenery. Looks like you’ve confirmed that for me again!
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It’s pretty spectacular, Carrie. If you decide to go at some point, shoot me an email and I can give you some tips about places to see that are amazing but more out of the way…
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Will do. Thanks. 🙂
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Grandness ala Cathy= spectacular!!
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Thank you, Audra! Done with school for the semester yet?
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Ahhhhhh yes Wednesday night I submitted my finals. Yay! Thanks for asking. I’m looking forward a nice weekend with a free mind!!
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Ps. Enjoy your weekend.
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Thank you! You, too, Audra. We’re leaving next week for Bonaire to go diving and I’m working on finishing up Christmas presents for family to get them shipped before we leave and packing! I’m so excited! It’s very, very cold here this weekend, so the tropics will be a welcomed relief!
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So expansive, Cathy. Grand is the best way to describe it!
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Thanks so much, Amy. These vistas a just that – expansive!
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You are surrounded by grand, aren’t you Cathy?
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Yes, Mary. Yes I am! This challenge was pretty much of a no-brainer! 🙂
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That is the mother of grand! Did you ever get hold of a Moqui Marble?
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Honestly, I forgot to look, Jennifer. We did go to the rock shop in Moab, but my sister and I were focused on making jewelry!
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Another spectacular photo, Cathy! I also love your new header; it’s really interesting and beautiful.
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Thank you, Dawn. That header is a shot that I took in a photography class. It’s really fun. You place a flower or some other object under a sheet of glass and spray water droplets on the glass, then shoot those with a macro lens. The water droplets act like little lenses and this is what you get!
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WAY cool! I have a really amazing photo, a local artist took, of water droplets on dahlia stems. He took it with a macro lens, and when he blew them up, there were dahlias reflected in each droplet!! It is spectacular!
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Definitely grand …. love the openness and the color.
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Thank you, Frank. Yes, Canyonlands is definitely grand!
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Wow! Don’t think you can get grander that that! Fantastic!
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Thanks, Georgia!
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you’re very welcome indeed, but I thank you for such a great vision!
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Beautiful picture and the colors are specially enjoyable.
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Thank you, Shimon. Later that day, we took our Subaru all the way down that road and back into Moab!
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