The Daily Post Challenge this week is Edge, and the first thing that came to mind was waterfalls going over the edge, but I haven’t come across too many that allow getting to this angle safely.
Lake Powell in southern Utah has more shoreline than the Pacific Ocean along the continental US. In this early morning photo you can see the shoreline’s sinuous edges.
Sand dunes sometimes have well defined edges, such as this one shown here from Death Valley National Park, California.
These massive boulders are hanging over the edge of a cliff along the drive up Mount Lemmon, just outside of Tucson, Arizona.
There are few canyons in the desert southwest as impressive as Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly. Spider Rock, shown here at the edge of darkness, can only be seen by walking to the edge of the canyon.
September 11, 2016 at 12:00 pm
So many lovely landscapes.
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September 11, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Thank you, Lena! It was a little more work than I first anticipated finding a visual “edge”.
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September 11, 2016 at 4:54 pm
Wow! Esp. love the fiery sky above Lake Powell and the sand dune – stunning!
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September 11, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Thank you, Eliza!
I hate to say it, but I think those skies were the result of volcanic dust high in the atmosphere. It certainly worked for this shot, but not something I want all the time.
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September 11, 2016 at 6:46 pm
No, I’d think not.
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September 11, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Amazing photos, the sunrise on Lake Powell is beautiful.
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September 11, 2016 at 5:40 pm
Thank you, Carolyn! That’s a great overlook on Lake Powell, and I am glad I managed to capture the view that morning.
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September 11, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Lovely shots. The West is … well.. epic. I love my scenery here; sand dunes, inland seas and orchards but the West..has an outsized epic feel.
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September 11, 2016 at 10:22 pm
Thank you. No doubt there are some epic locations here, but I’ve seen many places in Michigan (and other great lake states) that are worth visiting.
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September 11, 2016 at 11:10 pm
love that first water shot…and I stood exactly where you are in the shot of Canyon de Chelly, but the sun was a little higher in the sky, a little less shadow
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September 12, 2016 at 8:40 am
Thank You…..and yes, not too much variation for viewing Spider Rock, unless you are taken by guide jeep down below. That’s OK, because Spider Rock is an amazing sight to see.
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September 12, 2016 at 3:52 pm
Pink and gold…Not my usual pick of color combination but Lake Powell and its surroundings wear them distinguishably well! ;D
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September 12, 2016 at 7:39 pm
Someone of a higher spiritual order was in charge of colors that day….well, every day….I just clicked the shutter at that time. 🙂
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September 13, 2016 at 9:07 am
Very nice photos!
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September 14, 2016 at 11:14 am
Thank you, Vinneve!
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