Monuments in Fog

[IntrepidXJ]

I've wanted to photograph Monument Canyon in the fog for a while, and this morning I finally got the chance. As I left for work, I just couldn't resist and headed up to the Colorado National Monument instead. I arrived up above the fog just in time to watch the sun rise over the Grand Mesa. It was a spectacular view and worth missing a few hours of work.

When I first arrived, the fog was all the way down in the Grand Valley and Monument Canyon was free and clear of fog. Once the sun was up, the fog slowly crept out of the valley and into the canyon. It was an amazing sight!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6849448407_24aa5e7a5d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6849448407/)
Monuments in Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6849448407/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[accadacca]

That's an EPIC shot!! I just put this on my TV for my boys to see and one said, "it looks like cotton."

:2thumbs:

[wes242]

that is sweet!

[Sombeech]

WOW! Awesome shot Randy

[bowjunkie]

awesome shot Randy !!!! been wanting to do that for a while now but work gets in the way lol

[tmartenst]

Amazing! Sounds like a nice time lapse HD video would have also been amazing!

[Scott Card]

Fantastic shot! Yep, worth missing work. Of course, I find chocolate donuts are worth missing work for.

[tcott]

Awsome! Does it get fog like this regularly?

[IntrepidXJ]

Awsome! Does it get fog like this regularly?

No it doesn't, which is why I decided to skip a few hours of work to catch it

[blueeyes]

Gorgeous! :2thumbs:

[IntrepidXJ]

Here's a few more from the same morning.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6781374174_511fa1c294_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6781374174/)
Island View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6781374174/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6781300950_7a0ac3ffd5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6781300950/)
Out of the Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6781300950/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6933075715_1ebcaa107c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6933075715/)
Rising Sun (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6933075715/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6849421357_38d084b95c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6849421357/)
Into the Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6849421357/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[Magic_Hour]

Great work Randy! Very nice images!

Ryan Cary