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One Chilly, Little Porcupine

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|| Although it rained lower in the desert in Moab, at elevation it snowed. Early one morning we ventured down a long dirt road that wound into the mountains. Almost everything was covered by eight to ten inches of snow, and I spotted this little guy sticking out beside the road. Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to research the type of vegetation, it stood out to me in a funny way … like a tiny green porcupine caught sleeping while it snowed. Fun times in the desert. ||

Desert Senior Citizen

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|| An old tree hanging out by our campsite in Moab. A morning of freezing, endless rain kept us from riding the trails we wanted to, so exploration was necessary. I had spotted this old guy the day before. After a quick cup of coffee to warm up I grabbed my Mamiya 645 medium format camera and snagged a couple film shots from a different angle. This digital shot from my 5d Mkii stands out a little more because the V-shape of the hills in the background cause the eye to move towards the hard, dark lines of the branches. Trees are few and far between in the desert. ||

Late Season Moab

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|| Rain fell from 10pm Friday night until 12pm Saturday afternoon. We waited, drank coffee, talked and shot photos around the campsite. As the clouds lifted and the rock began to dry we made our way out to the Amasa Back trail in Moab and began our climb. Small streams had turned to creeks and red sand into crimson-colored mud thanks to the weather. By the time we reached this view the sun had just broken through the clouds and had begun to warm the rock at higher altitudes. Dusk fell soon after, and we made our way down, with fire, dinner, and the celebration of drier weather on our minds. ||

I shot this photo of my Santa Cruz Heckler on a Panasonic DMC-LX5 point-and-shoot camera.