Intimate Zion

On the third or fourth morning of the tour, we shoot sunrise and early morning light several locations on Checkerboard Mesa. The color was all but gone up there, but the fantastic sandstone and towering sandstone mountains make it a great location anytime of the year. On the way back down into Zion Canyon, we stopped at Pine Creek to shoot the amazing fall color. I spotted a group of Maples that were a little past peak and was drawn in to the group in hopes of shooting the fallen leaves on the canyon floor. Upon entering the grove, I was immediately drawn to a group of Yucca’s and the fallen leaves on the floor. The graphic shapes and vivid color was all to tantalizing to pass up.

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