Sunrise over the Grand Canyon was magical. It was worth getting up at 4.45am to see the sun illuminate the cliffs of the canyon. From darkness to brilliant shades of red, orange, white and brow, the Canyon burst into life within an hour.  Ground squirrils emerged, basking in the warmth of the sun and displaying amazing agility as they effortlessly scampered across the edges of the cliffs.  A surreal experience as I witnessed one of the most amazing sights I ...

What a view! Amazing, awesome, gigantic, and grand! This is the Grand Canyon and it is huge, far bigger than what I could ever have imagined. No photo can bring the Canyon into a 2 dimensional space, nor can a photo capture its breadth, depth and height. Even sitting here at this location we were gazing upon just a small fragment of this mighty seismic shift in platonic plates millions of years ago. The Colorado River was flowing at the base of this mighty cany...

A great place to make movies! Monument Valley is one of those places that evoke memories of all those Hollywood "Cowboy & Indian" movies, one could amost see John Wayne riding his horse around the sweeping ben of a Butte with dust flying everwhere! We had a fabulous 4 wheel drive tour given to us by Harrison, a Navajo Indian whose family had lived in this area for centuries. Harrison loved this country and shared stories about the land, the people, the cust...

Bryce Canyon is a surreal place. Not tecnically a canyon but an amphitheater, with massive sandstone monoliths named hoodos (native American word for monument and they believe this place is where their ancestors look over them). These rock formations are a photographers dream as around every corner there is a brand new image that is breathtakinglt beautiful. It was hard to choose only one photo for the blog! At an elevation of 8000 feet we descended into the ...

Zion It was an early rises at 5.30am to catch the bus at 5.45am so that we could catch the first shuttle bus to the canyon. Today was all about ascending to Scout's Landing, or if brave, to Angels Landing for panoramic views of the canyon.   Being the first trekkers was terrific as there was no jostling or crowding on the path. However, the biggest benefit was that it was cool, not like walking in the heat of the day.  It was also lovely to set out at dawn, cat...