@canyonbirds.bsky.social
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Wandering the American Southwest on foot.
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#RockinTuesday
Freshly-washed sandstone just seemed so pure this morning.
#hiking
#ShotsInSlots
A small slot canyon in light-colored sandstone.
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The Three Bridges loop is fun and interesting, but wear long pants - White Canyon is super brushy.
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Interior of an old cabin, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. All it needs is a good scrubbing.😉
#BlueTue
#ColorADay
#hiking
An old blue stove and blue pots in an abandoned cabin.
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and #PinkMon
with pictographs at Natural Bridges National Monument.
I hope you all have a good day!
#ColorADay
#hiking
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"I'm invisible!"
#OrangeSun
#ColorADay
#hiking
Orange-colored lizard on orange sandstone.
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It feels as though the landscape is freshly washed and all its inhabitants are happy.
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Slickrock desert after three days of rain. I hope you all have a great Sunday!
#hiking
#landscapes
Sandstone with potholes full of water.
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I encountered this seasonably appropriate Great Horned owl in a neighborhood slot canyon. I had to pan out to get this photo because I was standing at the edge of a 40' dryfall.
#ShotsInSlots
#hiking
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A Great Horned owl in a rock alcove.
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#FencepostFriday and #scape day, along with the ubiquitous tumbleweed.
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A canyon a day. It's like taking a multivitamin.
#YellowThu
#ColorADay
#hiking
#landscapes
Yellow-flowered shrub against buff-colored canyon walls.
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I bought silver shortly after trump's inauguration and it's one thing I'm happy about.
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That's definitely the kind of event you remember!
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The rocks of the Claron Formation in Red Canyon (just west of Bryce Canyon NP) are so improbably red that they glow.
#RedWed
#ColorADay
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#RockinTuesday
The Navajo Sandstone looking deranged and re-arranged in a canyon near Escalante, UT.
#hiking
#landscapes
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Whenever I see pot shards or lithic scatter (which is all the time) it makes me consider our capitalist society, alternative ways of living, and what it means to have an authentic life.
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Looking up at Calf Pasture Point in southern Utah. I hope you all have a good Sunday!
#Stunday
#hiking
#landscapes
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SE Arizona definitely has the best sunsets.
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Evening colors on Cedar Mesa, UT. I had a coyote and a common poorwill for company.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
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#FencepostFriday
There's no shortage of old fences, stock corrals, and cabins on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

I cringe at the damage and desecration that happen on our public lands, especially during government shutdowns.
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Desert View Watchtower on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Designed by Mary Colter, it's a work of genius.
#BWFri
#ColorADay
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Raul is deceased. His daughter, Adelita, awaits swearing in as a newly-elected representative.