Heck Of A Guy

This photo features the Double Arch Alcove which is located along the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek in the northwest section of Zion Park. To reach the Double Arch Alcove requires a three mile hike along a trail that follows the creek, crisscrossing it dozens of times.

This picture displays the two elements that make photography in the Desert Southwest special: light and sandstone. Light that shines directly on sandstone reflects with a very warm color, but when that light is reflected onto another sandstone surface the result is an eerie glow of reds, oranges and yellows.

In this instance, the nearly two thousand foot wall of sandstone in this picture is bathed in the light that has been reflected from the opposing wall of sandstone. Without the reflected line this north-facing wall would be in deep shade with barely discernible colors rather than the vivid hues seen here.

As noted in previous posts, the color in the photo accurately depicts what we saw with our eyes.