Because I love storms, I was delighted that thunder and lightning traveled with us on a recent US road trip. Throughout the National Parks in southern Utah, rain was our constant companion...it served to heighten the colour of the red sandstone formations and provided me with hours of blissful sky-watching!
Visiting Monument Valley was a special treat...it has been on my travel wish list for years. When black clouds gathered and thunder began resounding through the valley, I knew this was the perfect time for me to have come.
I have never seen rain come down with such power and volume. I was rendered breathless as I watched and listened.
Then as suddenly as it began, the rain came to a stop. Before long the sun poked its way through again, illuminating the valley floor, now richly red, and reflecting off the rivulets that streamed from the mesa tops.
The thrill of watching a storm rage through this magical place
is something I will never forget...
I'm linking this post to Looking At The Sky on Friday, graciously hosted by Tisha of Crazy Working Mom. For more sky pictures, do check out the link below.
http://www.crazyworkingmom.com/hosted
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Visiting Monument Valley was a special treat...it has been on my travel wish list for years. When black clouds gathered and thunder began resounding through the valley, I knew this was the perfect time for me to have come.
I have never seen rain come down with such power and volume. I was rendered breathless as I watched and listened.
Then as suddenly as it began, the rain came to a stop. Before long the sun poked its way through again, illuminating the valley floor, now richly red, and reflecting off the rivulets that streamed from the mesa tops.
The thrill of watching a storm rage through this magical place
is something I will never forget...
I'm linking this post to Looking At The Sky on Friday, graciously hosted by Tisha of Crazy Working Mom. For more sky pictures, do check out the link below.
http://www.crazyworkingmom.com/hosted
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ReplyDeleteUtah has wild nature that I cannot find in Japan. Your photos are all great. My favorite would be the last one! What a terrific capture.
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
Oh, that rich, gorgeous red!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are SO awesome when viewed at full screen! A storm at Monument Valley has got to be the best...all I can say is WOW! You captured this territory in its raw form...
ReplyDeleteWow, the clouds, the skies and the color of the earth are all astoundingly beautiful. It must have been wonderful to feel the power of that place, to be right there, in it. Wonderful photos, Lynette. Did you take any home movies on this trip? would be wonderful to watch at home on a cold snowy winter's night!
ReplyDeleteAmazing set of pictures and you are very talented with your camera!Congrats!
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What a grand sight of sky and earth! Amazing cloud drama and scenic colours!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I camped out here with my dog about a year and a half ago. It was sooooooo hot and dry. Your stormy pictures are wonderful! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, these are stunning captures.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the visit
Beautiful photographs Lynette, and what an awesome place to be able to visit.
ReplyDeleteoh man. wish I could stand there. explore that mountain in the last picture by climbing up.
ReplyDeleteThese imposing captures remind me of the song, "Thunder Rolls." Bravo!
ReplyDeleteStorm lover here too, Lynette. Nature's drama can be a powerful inspiration. Of course in hurricane country, others think that's nuts but I still love it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the red earth (clay, I assume) stained your clothes & fingers.
Stunning images.
Simply amazing...
ReplyDeletewoooooowzers! spectacular geography, captured well!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics, very fascinating indeed!!
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful blog...
Have a nice day:-)
hot damn those are incredible!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics.... you have really great blog!
ReplyDeleteTake care
Short Poems
Your pictures are absolutely breathtaking!
ReplyDeletewow, stumbled across your blog, your photos are fantastic. I always mean to travel but I never seem to get very far (!) - lucky and brave you for doing so :)
ReplyDeleteWow,the picture are awesome, so beautiful they take my breathe away! I never imagined that Utah looked like this before. It really is a beautiful place I would like to visit. I too love the lightening and stormy weather.
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ReplyDeleteAmazing skywatching, Lynette, and the rain-washed reds are fabulous.
ReplyDelete-- K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
What beautiful pictures you took! Thanks for sharing them with us.
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Barbara
Very beautiful and interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat last one is so cool!! I want to be up there in those clouds! :)
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