I recently spent a sunrise at Goosenecks State Park. This is a beautiful and aptly named, but not very well known place near Mexican hat and Monument Valley. The State Park is basically a point that overlooks the San Juan river that snakes very deeply (> 1000 feet) below. It was a little too cloudy for a really spectacular sunrise, but it was wonderful nonetheless as it was quiet except for the sound of the river and of birds waking up. I highly recommend to check it out if you are in the neighborhood. These are panoramic images that will print wall-sized. There are much bigger versions of these images in the links.
This is shortly before sunrise. Purple and magenta tones dominate.
![](http://lagemaatphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Southwest/Goosenecks/20100403-goosenecks1/827527735_EcY2b-M.jpg)
Right at sunrise (not too strong because of the hazy clouds) it is more yellows and reds
![](http://lagemaatphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Southwest/Goosenecks/20100403-goosenecks3/827528734_qJ6Eg-M.jpg)
Shortly after sunrise, we start seeing greens too from the vegetation. This image is also
on flickr![](http://lagemaatphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Southwest/Goosenecks/20100403-goosenecks2/827534802_SgSQK-M.jpg)
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nice place, I hope I`ll visit something like this myself one day. There is nothing like it in Europe(
ReplyDeleteYou've come a long way since you left your birthground. Beautiful pictures!
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