A brief snow squall gave way to a beautiful sunset in Chesler Park in the Needles District of Canyonlands. I was thankful the camera and tripod were ready for action, as the light lasted only about 5 minutes.

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Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation

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Moonrise east of Point Sublime, as the setting sun illuminates Mencius and Confucius Temples, north rim of the Grand Canyon. A major dust event to the south (I17 closed near Phoenix) had obscured the air for a couple of days, but had generated a series of lenticular clouds downstream of the San Francisco Peaks.

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Sunlight slips away from monuments in Colorado National Monument, including Independence Monument (l) and the Organ Pipe (r). A pothole on the rim reflects the light shining off lichens (Xanthomendoza trachyphylla as identified by Erin Tripp www.flickr.com/photos/20420156@N06/) around its rim, indicative of its use as a perching spot by birds or small mammals.

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The glory of reflected light (without alteration of the saturation level). Lower Antelope Canyon, AZ

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