Rabbit Valley

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 15, 2011683 views11 comments

My husband went trail running in the Rabbit Valley area west of Grand Junction the other day and even took our P&S camera with him. When he got home and showed me the pictures he took, I was amazed and of course decided I needed to see it myself. The hike really kicked my a**, especially at the top where the trail hadn't been packed down, but WOW! What views!

The La Sal Mountains are visible on the horizon.

Canon Rebel XTI, handheld
10-22 mm lens
ISO 100, F13 +.7 @ 1/400

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 15, 2011 at 9:36 PM

Fantastic view Angela! There is something about desert views with snow that I just love.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on January 15, 2011 at 9:47 PM

This picture really conveys the feeling of a vast rugged untouched widerness

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on January 15, 2011 at 11:01 PM

Great view of the desert, i like the view of snow on these rocks.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 15, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Wonderful! Awesome view with the snow, Angela.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 16, 2011 at 3:45 AM

Angela, I admire your shot of this unique scenery; especially I like the way we are led from the foreground continuously trough the whole picture. I could imagine to crop the sky until to a small strip above the horizon, that might stress the texture of the landscape even more. Anyway it is fantastic!

Peter

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on January 16, 2011 at 10:25 AM

Angela,

Only been to Grand Junction once, at that time I was into old cars and visited the wrecking yard down by the viaduct. Now as a photographer I see there's allot more to the area than just antique cars, some abandoned in the fields like the ones we hauled out of Delta. What a beautiful vista ,in the fg it appears one of the the locals was there earlier appreciating the view too.

Paul

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 16, 2011 at 12:58 PM

This is indeed a great view.Especially the snow covered landscape makes it even more interesting.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 16, 2011 at 7:56 PM

That is a Great view! The snow is such a wonderful element in this one.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 16, 2011 at 8:30 PM

I've camped in the RV (Rabbit Valley, that is) but never got to this overlook. Looks great all covered in frosting.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 17, 2011 at 11:25 AM

What a gorgeous view Angela - I can't imagine how beautiful it was it person! Works very well as a pano.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on January 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Beautiful view... The panorama crop looks great for it!

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