PHOTOGRAPHING THE SOUTHWEST 2nd EDITION - VOL. 1

a Guide to the Natural Landmarks of Southern Utah

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION 13

Chapter 2 – SOME PHOTOGRAPHIC ADVICE 35

Chapter 3 – AROUND ZION 61
The Zion Plateau 63
Checkerboard Mesa 64
Canyon Overlook Panorama 64
Towers of the Virgin 65
The Watchman 66
Court of the Patriarchs 66
Emerald Pools 67
Angel’s Landing 68
Hidden Canyon 69
Observation Point 70
The Great White Throne 70
Temple of Sinawava 71
The Virgin Narrows 72
Kolob Canyon Viewpoint 75
Taylor Creek 76
The Kolob Terraces 77
The West Rim Trail 78
The Subway 78
The Smithonian Butte 82
Water Canyon 82
Red Cliffs 84
Snow Canyon 84
Coral Pink Sand Dunes 86
Red Canyon Slot 87
Red Cave 88

Chapter 4 – AROUND BRYCE CANYON 89
Sunrise and Sunset Viewpoints 91
Inspiration Point and Bryce Point 91
Navajo and Queen’s Garden Trails 92
Peek-a-Boo Trail 94
Fairyland Viewpoint and Trail 94
Mossy Cave 95
Yovimpai Point and Rainbow Point 95
Red Canyon 96
Cedar Breaks National Monument 97

Chapter 5 – ALONG THE COCKSCOMB 99
Cottonwood Canyon Road 100
Round Valley Draw 101
Grosvenor Arch 102
Candyland & The Cottonwood Narrows 103
Heart of the Cockscomb 104
Lower Hackberry Narrows 105
Yellow Rock 106
The Wahweap Hoodoos 108
The White Rocks 110
The Rimrocks Hoodoos 112
Old Paria 114
Paria Canyon 115
Wire Pass — Buckskin Gulch 116
Cobra Arch 119

Chapter 6 – ALONG SCENIC BYWAY 12 121
Kodachrome Basin State Park 123
Skutumpah Road & willis Creek 123
The Blues 125
Escalante Petrified Forest 125
Smoky Mountain Road 126
Horizon Arch 127
Hell’s Backbone Road 128
Death Hollow 128
Escalante to Boulder 130
Escalante Natural Bridge 130
The Hundred Handprints 132
Phipps Arch 132
Lower Calf Creek Falls 133
Upper Calf Creek Falls 135
Around Boulder Mountain 135
The Burr Trail 136
Little Death Hollow 137

Chapter 7 – CANYONS OF THE ESCALANTE 139
Hole-in-the-Rock Road 140
Cedar Wash Arch 141
Zebra & Tunnel Slots 143
Devil's Garden 144
Out of Egypt 146
Neon Canyon 148
Dry Fork of Coyote Gulch &Slot Canyons 150
Coyote Gulch 153
Sunset Arch 157
Broken Bow Arch 159
Hole-in-the-Rock 161

Chapter 8 – CAPITOL REEF 163
Panorama Point 164
Fruita Oasis 166
The Scenic Drive 168
Hickman Bridge & the Navajo Knobs 169
Introduction to Cathedral Valley 170
The South Desert and the Bentonite Hills 172
Upper Cathedral Valley 173
Lower Cathedral Valley 175
The Caineville Badlands 176
The Waterpocket Fold 177
Strike Valley Overlook & Upper Muley Twist 178
Halls Creek 179

Chapter 9 – THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL 181
Factory Butte 183
Goblin Valley State Park 184
Little Wild Horse Slot Canyon 185
Wild Horse Canyon 188
Along Interstate 70 189
Black Dragon Wash 190
The Head of Sinbad 192
The Rochester Rock Art Panel 192
The Wedge Overlook and Buckhorn Draw 193
Nine Mile Canyon 194
The Crystal Geyser 195
Sego Canyon 196

Chapter 10 – AROUND CEDAR MESA 197
Edge of the Cedars State Park 198
Butler Wash & the Comb Ridge 199
Mule Canyon 200
Grand Gulch 200
Road Canyon 202
Mokey Dugway and Muley Point 204
Valley of the Gods 205
Goosenecks of the San Juan 206
From Mexican Hat to Bluff 206
Natural Bridges Nat’l Monument 207
Crossing Lake Powell 209
Little Egypt 211
Arsenic Arch 211
Dirty Devil Overlook 212

Chapter 11 – AROUND MOAB 213
Potash Road 214
Poison Spider Mesa 215
Corona Arch 216
Tukuhnikivats Arch 217
Wilson Arch 218
The La Sal Mountains Loop 218
The Colorado Riverway (SB 128) 219
The Fisher Towers 219
The Entrada Bluffs 221

Chapter 12 – ARCHES 223
Park Avenue & the Courthouse Towers 225
Balanced Rock 225
The Windows 226
Wolfe Ranch Petroglyphs 227
Delicate Arch 228
The Fiery Furnace 229
Sand Dune Arch & Broken Arch 230
The Devil's Garden 231
The Klondike Bluffs 232
Courthouse Wash Rock Art 234
Chapter 13 – CANYONLANDS: ISLAND IN THE SKY 235
Dead Horse Point State Park 237
Mesa Arch 239
Grandview Point & White Rim Overlook 240
Green River Overlook & Murphy Point 241
Aztec Butte 241
False Kiva 242
Upheaval Dome 243
The Shafer Trail 244
The White Rim Road 244

Chapter 14 – CANYONLANDS: THE NEEDLES 247
Newspaper Rock 249
The Scenic Drive 249
Squaw Flat 250
Elephant Hill 251
Chesler Park 252
Druid Arch 253
Horse Canyon, Salt Creek and Angel Arch 254
Lavender and Davis Canyon 256
Canyon Rims 258

Chapter 15 – CANYONLANDS: THE MAZE 259
Horseshoe Canyon 262
Panorama Point 265
The Maze Overlook 266
Harvest Scene 267
The Land of Standing Rocks 268
The Doll House 269
The Colorado River: Moab to Cataract Canyon 271
Above Canyonlands 271

Chapter 16 – AROUND DINOSAUR 273
The Dinosaur Quarry 275
Around Split Mountain 275
Island Park Road & McKee Spring 277
Jones Hole 278
Harpers Corner & the Journey Through Time Road 279
Echo Park 282
Yampa Bench Road 286
The Gates of Lodore 287
Flaming Gorge 289
Fantasy Canyon 291
Dry Fork Canyon/McConkie Ranch 293

APPENDIX 295

RATINGS 305

INDEX 311

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