Sunrise at Red Canyon, Utah

Dawn colors the sky above Red Canyon, west of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. (Mike Cavaroc, 2008)

The early light of day adds pastel colors to the sky above Red Canyon, Utah.

On the way into Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, coming from the west, you’re initially greeted with an unexpected surprise. Most people aren’t familiar, or aren’t even expecting Red Canyon, a section of the Dixie National Forest that provides a small, but beautiful slice of what’s to come. Skirting the western edge of the Colorado Plateau, it offers a brief glimpse of the surprises and sights that await farther east.

I was out camping in Red Canyon and as is the case almost always while camping, I got up and out of my tent at first light. I began climbing up some of the nearby hills and sat and admired the scenery for a while as the sun eventually began to rise. I was able to catch Earth’s shadow before it did so, creating a nice palette of pastel colors across the landscape.

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Posted on October 18, 2008.
Posted in Panorama. Tags: Desert Southwest, Mountains, Panorama, Red Canyon, Utah.
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Bryce Canyon National Park is a great place to camp and if you know the area Bryce Canyon National Park can also be a wonderful fishing vacation… however if you dont go wandering a little Bryce Canyon National Park is a tourist trap
http://twitter.com/RussBishopPhoto Russ Bishop Photo

Wonderful panorama Mike! I love the balance between the red cliffs and the sky.
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Thank you, Russ!

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