G Dan Mitchell Photography

Cottonwood Tree, Sandstone Canyon Walls. Zion National Park, Utah. October 13, 2012. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. A cottonwood tree set against the afternoon colors of shaded sandstone walls of Zion Canyon, Utah I photographed this tree, still too soon to have fall colors, in front of the huge sandstone [...]

Cottonwood, Fallen Monolith, and Cliff. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. October 29, 2012. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Sunlight reflected from nearby canyon walls illuminates an autumn cottonwood tree in front of a fallen sandstone monolith and vertical cliff face. I may be repeating a story I’ve previously told, but [...]

Autumn Tree, Sandstone Strata. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. October 7, 2012. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. An autumn tree grows from a precarious crack in sandstone strata, Capitol Gorge I’m often fascinated by places where the huge and ancient strata descend under (or ascend from, depending upon your point [...]

First Light, Red Rock Cliffs. Zion National Park, Utah. October 14, 2012. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. First morning light shines on plants along a red rock ridge at the base of a cliff-lined amphitheater in the Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park This photograph was made in the [...]