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Posted by Bret Edge on January 2, 2010 at 8:45 AM
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The views are absolutely national park worthy...
Posted by Bill Brennan on January 2, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Way to go Bret. Happy New Year.

Bill Brennan
Posted by John Mumaw on January 2, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Been one helluva winter down here this year, hasn't it?
Happy and Prosperous New Year to you and yours. :toast:
Posted by Erik Stensland on January 2, 2010 at 11:44 AM
Wonderful! :toast:
Posted by John Klotz on January 2, 2010 at 12:44 PM
My fav kind of shootin' weather!
Posted by Morris McClung on January 2, 2010 at 12:52 PM
What a crack up! Happy New Year!
Posted by Guy Schmickle on January 2, 2010 at 1:12 PM
And that's supposed to be a desert?! :biggrin:
Posted by Bret Edge on January 2, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Thanks, everyone! I passed this sign and it took about a mile for the irony to sink in. I did a u-turn and went back to make the photo. I'll be the first to admit - I'm a little slooooooow.
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on January 2, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Funny stuff... Bret..... :biggrin: thank you for posting this... how bad is the winter there this year?
Posted by Bret Edge on January 2, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Rajeev: It has been much colder than usual. We hit -13 one night a couple weeks ago with negative temperatures for several nights in a row. Rarely do we ever even hit single digits in a normal winter. We've also had more snow. There is about 1' of snow on the ground in Canyonlands right now with several inches melting off in town. Definitely an odd winter but quite good for photography.
Posted by Bob Karcz on January 2, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Hey Bret- Flowers in the desert could be awesome this spring. Primrose should be popping. My son drove back to Arizona after Christmas and said there was snow on the ground from Silverthorne to Flagstaff. Have a great new year.
Posted by Bret Edge on January 2, 2010 at 7:01 PM
That's awesome news, Bob. We're tentatively planning a trip to Phoenix starting around Feb. 19 to photograph wildflowers. Probably be a bit too early for peak but there should be a little somethin' on show.
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 2, 2010 at 7:03 PM
That's a neat shot, Bret! Oh, to be nearby when that stuff starts to clear!
Posted by Bill Bean on January 2, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Great shot. Ranks right up there with the infamous Scenic Overlook which, coincidentally, overlooks (drum roll please.....) the town of Scenic, South Dakota on the northwest edge of the Badlands.
Posted by Bret Edge on January 2, 2010 at 10:16 PM
"Oh, to be nearby when that stuff starts to clear!"

I was there, Todd. I was there.

Bill: That is too funny!
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 3, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Well???
Posted by Stan Rose on January 4, 2010 at 6:35 PM
I saw a lot of that this morning--will post the results tomorrow :wink:
Posted by Kelly Black on January 7, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Ha ha that's great! Hey don't worry. You aren't the only one that is "slow". I probably would have gotten even farther before I "got it". LOL. Glad you were able to make it through safely to post this. Thanks for sharing and happy new year.