Fall Trip '07: Monument Valley to Cedar Mesa, Utah

On this trip I arrived at Monument Valley in time for sunrise. Some of the best shots I've seen of Monument Valley were taken at sunset, or with interesting weather such as lightning.

This ruin is in Road Canyon in the Cedar Mesa area adminstered by the BLM in Southern Utah. Commonly referred to as Fallen Roof Ruin, it is popular among photographers for its picturesque pattern on the ceiling. Many artifacts such as pottery shards seem to have been looted by prior visitors, but there are still 700 year old pieces of corn in the granary to the right. Corn at that time was about 4" long!

Fall Trip '07: Towards Monument Valley

Sometimes when you see a big rain cloud in the distance near sunset, it pays to take the chance on driving towards it, hoping there's something to shoot a picture of once you get there. It was desolate and bone dry in this part of New Mexico; the horse was a lucky break.

I have a number of shots from this sunset. I can't wait to sort through them and edit the best ones.