Spring in the Badlands

a window on the world of a landscape that's out of this world

The sun was fully up and had been for about 45 minutes by the time I arrived at Horseshoe Canyon in the Badlands of Drumheller.  I had hoped to arrive closer to sunrise but I dilly dallied a little too long before getting out my front door.  Before heading down into the Canyon, I walked the rim to see that everything looked OK down there.  

It didn't take long before I began removing layers once I arrived at the Canyon bottom.  What I noticed right away, was how dry it was compared to other visits here in previous years.  Yet, this place thrives no matter what.  It's always a slow go here and this morning was no different.  There is so much that catches my eye and distracts me.  You know how I enjoy playing with perspective, well here you go, this colourful rock is just a rock and not a boulder, it measured about a foot in size. 

This rock was of a similar size.  It was the colour and shape that captured my attention and looked like a good fit with the background.  

I brought along my latest macrame project, a butterfly, for a photo op.  

a photo op 

focusing on the cactus

I worked my way around the area so that I was in the right spot 

to make it look like a cloud was exploding from the top of the formation.

Setting the timer at 30 seconds allowed me to get this far away!  Whew!

This is a 360 degree view!  Listen...to the sound of silence!

A shadow shot!  

That was  not the idea when I took this photo, 

the plan was to capture the long winding dry creek in the centre.  

a few photos of the landscape

After winding my way here and there, back and forth, in and out, around and up and down, I aimed for the trail that would take me back up to the rim.  I walked the rim again. WOW!  What a view!  I covered lots of what you see in this photo.

The red track shows the 9.5 kms I covered.