Canyon With Cottonwood Trees. Waterpocket Fold, Utah. October 22, 2014.© Copyright 2014 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.

Cottonwood trees with autumn foliage follow a wash up a canyon toward Waterpocket Fold area cliffs

This photograph looks to the east across the strike valley of the Waterpocket Fold feature from along the ridge of Capitol Reef. A wash (which may be Bitter Creek?) winds away and upwards toward the giant cliffs along the east side of the Valley. The scene illustrates, I think, quite a few common features of this terrain. It is quite arid and rugged — except that along the bottom of the wash, which periodically floods, a long grove of cottonwood trees and other vegetation has taken hold and seems to thrive.


G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:	f/16.0
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	200 mm
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM