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The storm

This image was taken few minutes after entering the Arches National Park in Utah. As soon as we entered the park, the clouds turned darker and a storm reached the southern area of the park. We could see the veil of showering rain and some lightning bolts not too far from us. I actually hoped for some stormy sky to create the perfect backdrop for the dramatic shapes of the rock formations in the park and this was just a beautiful experience for me.

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Uploaded on Aug 29, 2009

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Lost

After visiting Colorado for a couple of days we drove south into the heat of New Mexico to begin a long tour of some of the most beautiful national parks in the south west. That day the plan was quite simple: wake up without any rush and drive west from Farmington, NM through the Red Mesa all the way to Kayenta, AZ. We were supposed to arrive at the entrance of the Monument Valley (on the border between Arizona and Utah) around lunch time and then wait for the mid afternoon to actually enter the park.

When I was planning the trip I read about "the Shiprock", a rock formation rising nearly 1,800 feet (550 m) above the high-desert plain on the Navajo Nation and in San Juan County, New Mexico. I knew we were going to be driving very close to it and I thought that we might stop by and pay a visit to this beautiful rock which plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. The GPS wasn't really helping much since I couldn't locate the rock on the map and Google Map also wasn't helping because a lot of the roads are actually private and closed with gates. So I decided to use my usual recipe: luck to get to the rock and GPS to get back to the main road.

This picture was taken from one of the many dead ends we found in our exploration. We tried different dirt roads and got "lost" several times -- well, you know, as lost as you can get with an SUV and a GPS on board. Finally we got exactly where I wanted to be, at the right distance and with the perfect light. I will probably publish more pictures about this moment of the trip sometimes later since I really enjoyed the adventure.

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Uploaded on Aug 29, 2009

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Antelope Canyon

Entering the canyon is a mystical experience that I can only compare to visiting a temple or a church. The curves sculpted by the water create amazing texture and shapes. It certainly is a paradise to those photographers who love to create abstract composition using textures and the geometries created by shadows and light.

Uploaded on Aug 29, 2009

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The Maroon Bells

Read about this image and our cross country road trip here: gallarotti.net/crosscountry/?p=201

Uploaded on Jul 9, 2009

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Independence Pass, Colorado

Read about this image and our cross country road trip here: gallarotti.net/crosscountry/?p=201

Uploaded on Jul 9, 2009

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