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Archive for May 2019

Steps Behind the Image: Whitmore Canyon Overlook

Posted on May 28, 2019, 10:38 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
This is the first of a possible series of posts where I explain the multiple steps and thought process that led me from initial impression to final image. At Whitmore Canyon Overlook, you face huge cliffs rising in front of you, rather than below you, like at most other Grand Canyon overlooks. My visit was […]
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The Forgotten Rim of the Grand Canyon

Posted on May 21, 2019, 4:44 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
The Grand Canyon’s North Rim receives nine times fewer visitors than its South Rim. To the west, the awesome Toropweap overlook (described here) is seen by considerably fewer. However, no matter how little traffic Toroweeps gets, it still dwarfs that of the rim points further west, the subject of this post. The northwestern rim Grand […]
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The White Pocket

Posted on May 14, 2019, 10:11 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
The Coyote Buttes are the most sought after area of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, and as such are subject to quotas and permits. If you didn’t win one, a great alternative is to visit the White Pocket, which for now does not require a permit despite being in my opinion equally impressive and otherworldly. Previously […]
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The Third Wave

Posted on May 7, 2019, 6:10 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
In 2001, 18 years ago, even though it was a cold and rainy day in the middle of winter, there was already some competition to visit the Wave in then recently designed Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. And on such a day, my wife and I were surprised to be asked for our permits on site, […]
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