Greg Jahn Photography

This image was taken about a mile from the Elephant Hill trailhead in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. I had just spent a wonderful magical day hiking by myself through Chestler Park and making a loop back via Elephant Canyon ... a long day carrying medium format camera gear through many stretches of snow and ice. I took this photograph on the return hike.

Visiting Canyonlands in January has it's advantages ... instead of lines and crowds, you almost have the place to yourself. Chances are you will only see one to three groups staying at the campgrounds, and in addition the ice crystals made by the thick fog hang on everything to make a very unique experience of the desert.