Abajo Mountains Morning - HDR

Location: Twenty six miles south of Blanding, UT is the town of Bluff, UT. If you head south out of Bluff on SR 191, that highway goes due south and SR 163 continues to the SW. Stay on SR 163 south toward Monument Valley. The road descends into Comb Wash and back up. There is some very photogenic terrain in that area. All told this scene is about 8 mile west - southwest of Bluff. In the distance you can see the Abajo or Blue Mountains. Comb Ridge rises in the middle of the picture.

Find the location: Copy the coordinates below. Open Google Earth, paste the coordinates into "Fly To" and click on the magnifying glass.

37° 16’ 41.27” N
109° 42’ 23.67” W

Equipment: EOS 5D Mark II with 28-300 mm lens (@300 mm) with polarizer. ISO 50 f23 for 1/6 seconds.

Digital imaging/manipulation: HDR using Photomatrix 4.0.

Notes: This is on the road between Monument Vally and Blanding. It is the main thorofare to the Goosenecks and South and North Mule Canyons. By the way, if you go to SR 95 and head west, you can stop of at Mule Canyon to see House on Fire Ruin. If you make a return to Monument Valley, you can leave Mule Canyon and head west to SR 261 and then turn south. This will take you by Valley of the Gods and Moki Dugway. The latter somewhat narrow but certainly passible road features multiple switchbacks that give some great views of the land below. The road delivers you back to SR 163 a few miles from the Goosenecks.