Cottonwood Canyon, in the controversially and fairly recently (1996) christened Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (whew!), is an amazing backroad to drive (1-49). Unfortunately there are also powerlines heading up the same canyon, so you need to choose your perspectives with care. Photo 8 is not a sunrise or sunset, rather it is the moon a few minutes after rising over a very hazy horizon! Then, a mere two hours later, it was crystal clear and photo 9 was taken at an equivalent focal length of nearly 900mm (Canon EF 400m f/5.6L + 1.4x TC II on my 1.6x factor EOS-50D) and then tightly cropped for this gallery. Photo 10 is a 100 second exposure by the light of that same moon. On the way to Bryce Canyon (52-60), we dropped by Grosvenor Arch (39-48) and drove through the valley where the town of Tropic lies, with fluffy clouds over Powell Point (50-51).

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