Beneath the Alcove - a photo on Flickriver

Beneath the Alcove

            Hikers walk towards a bend in the Paria River that has carved out a massive alcove over the millennia. Note the top of the alcove is not the top of the canyon, which reaches up above in the upper left of the photo. Note also the small green patch 2/3rds of the way up on the left side where a spring emerges from the Navajo Sandstone.

The narrowness of the canyon coupled with periodic floods makes human habitation impractical. There are some pictographs and petroglyphs in a couple of places but there's no indication Puebloan cultures farmed in the canyon or built dwellings. One of the first recorded trips through the canyon was given by John D. Lee in 1870. Lee was banished to the lower reaches of the Paria River (Lonely Dell) by the Mormon Church because of his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre in 1857. Lee drove his cattle through the canyon for 3 days straight without stopping as he felt there was no place safe to camp. Today travel is regulated to help sustain the character and environment of the canyon in the face of potential overuse.

Taken in: United States / Utah / Big Water (show map)

Taken on: April 13, 2022

Tags:

Paria Plateau

Paria Canyon

Navajo Sandstone

alcove

Arizona

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument « less

Sets appears in: • Colorado Plateau

Groups appears in: • The American Southwest • Landscape photography more » • Landscape Exploration • Vermilion Cliffs National Monument • Red Rock • Canyons of the World • Landscapes!!! • Colorado Plateau « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/8.0, 1/1600 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.3.1 (Macintosh)
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