Utah - Feb 2012 - Day 4

The original forecast was for sun all week.   However, as the time grew near, the forecast changed to call for snow everyday.  So - we carried on and hoped for the best.  We were rewarded with blue sky everyday!!

On this day, the skies were gray to start and we were chased by snow squalls all the day long.  In between there were breaks of sun and bright blue sky!  So - shoot, shoot, shoot!

We thought we would start out by doing a little hiking.  The lodge had provided a sheet of nearby trails, so we choose one that said it went to a waterfall.  So, off we went, again filling our packs.  The wind was howling, but in the valley, not on the ridge.  We arrived at the location and saw a road heading off into the dirt ridge.  Thinking this may be the way, we set off.  After about 5 minutes, we decided that it was not the right way.  We marched back and found the real trail.  Ouch!  Squalls were on the horizon, it was below freezing, and the trail headed straight down the open rock face. We decided to sit this one out and start driving again!

We thought that hiking in Bryce another day would be fun, but by the time we reached Escalante, the squalls were very heavy, so we decided to retrace our steps through the Burr Trail and back around the full loop to Torrey and around to Boulder.

This was the day we were to try out some new photo techniques.  Cheri had read quite a bit about HDR or high dynamic range imaging and was anxious to try it out.  She had also read about stitching together photos and was itching to try that on the big scenery in the area.

The precipice to the lower section of Capitol Reef was a sight to behold.  You can see it in the image above!

 Enjoy!
Cheri & John