Photo of the Day: Watching Big Horn Sheep Take Their Life into Their Hands |
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Camera: Canon 5D | Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM | Setting: f/4, 1/2500th sec, ISO 1000 The second largest dam on the Colorado river is Glen Canyon Dam; it's 710 feet tall and over 1500 feet long. In 1956, crews began constructing the dam that would plug the Colorado and subsequently fill Glen Canyon. On September 13, 1963 they shut off tunnel bypasses that allowed the Colorado to flow, and the canyon began to flood with water. So began Lake Powell. Log into Google Maps and you can see Lake Powell from space. Like all good things southern Utah, the northern edge of the Glen Canyon system is way remote. July Fourth weekend - and at the last minute - we did a solo family trip to a place called Alstrom Point - a long bumpy road went on and on until we reached this overlook of Lake Powell (funny enough, you can only see a faint sliver of lake on the lower right third of this picture). The wind was ferocious. We camped in a position that backed us up to this nice bluff that blocked most of the eastward wind and I woke up as early as I could to shoot some photos. Then I realized I'd left my tripod at home. Bad move. So I started the coffee, cleaned some dishes and watched the sun break the horizon. I was just staring at the view from the canyon's edge - having church, if you will - when I heard a commotion directly below me. I lay down on my stomach and peered down the cliff and watched a small herd of big horn sheep dash along this crumbled ledge. There they go. |
