Cottonwood Glory

[Michael13]

These beautiful trees display their fall colors just below Comb Ridge in Southern Utah. 850nm converted Nikon DSLR.

 

[AlanLichty]

These trees reflect IR quite well and look great in this B&W.

Some day I want to visit this area in the fall with the cottonwood leaves changing. I have seen an image of this place on the wall of the Blue Mountain Trading Post with fall colors and it looks pretty spectacular.

 

[Michael13]

Thanks Alan. The leaves go white in IR and look great if you can place dark canyon walls behind them.

Every time I have tried to take the dirt road that goes beneath the western edge with shear cliffs, I have been turned back by sticky wet clay!

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks Alan. The leaves go white in IR and look great if you can place dark canyon walls behind them.

Every time I have tried to take the dirt road that goes beneath the western edge with shear cliffs, I have been turned back by sticky wet clay!

Are you head up from the area around Bluff or up near Blanding?

 

[Michael13]

Comb Wash Road, up from Bluff, not Butler Wash, which is east of Comb Ridge.

 

[AlanLichty]

Comb Wash Road, up from Bluff, not Butler Wash, which is east of Comb Ridge.

Correct - Comb Wash Road on the west side of the Comb formation goes all the way from where it drains into the San Juan River up past Arch Canyon north of UT 95. UT95 goes from Blanding out to Hite Crossing and on to Hanksville if you keep driving. I stayed away from Comb Wash road in my RV although I did try a lower part of Butler Wash near Bluff once and had to drive in reverse for about 1/4 mile to find a turn around point after encountering a wash with a 2' drop-off. Happily I decided to scout that drop-off before driving over it which would have high centered me rather thoroughly.

 

[JimFox]

Love it! That looks so awesome Michael!