Another Friday is already upon us, and the photographic community seems to be abuzz with the impending arrival of fall. There is something about the feel of a chilly fall day that invigorates my senses.
- Michael Frye will be teaching a one-day fall photography workshop in the Tioga Pass area on October 19. I really wish I could attend, but our eastern Sierra trip will likely not coincide with that weekend due to “jobligations”.
- Darwin Wiggett guest blogged for Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston this week, and shared his secrets to get “dripping” fall colors. They’re all easy, but make a huge impact!
- G. Dan Mitchell, who has fantastic images from the Sierra, just returned from a trip to Yosemite’s high country, and confirmed for us that fall is indeed coming.
- After his great list of links in last Friday’s Marginalia, Phillip Colla shares some of his best fall photography. Thanks for sharing!
In addition to all of this anticipation of fall’s arrival, we celebrated the birthday of the wilderness act this week! September is national Wilderness Month, so try to get out there an enjoy one of your favorite wilderness areas. Incidentally, one of the most moving things I have ever read is Wallace Stegner’s Wilderness Letter, written on December 3, 1960 to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission in support of the Wilderness Act.
Finally, as an avid canyoneer, I bring up one final point. Zion National Park is considering permanent parking restrictions on the Canyon Overlook parking at tunnel east, after a park ranger who was directing traffic was hit by the side mirror of an RV. These parking restrictions would also coincide with further restrictions on backcountry permits given out for canyoneers wishing to descent Pine Creek and Spry Canyon, who use this parking area. My position is that this would be a mismanagement of the resources available to recreationists (photographers included!) in the park; I’ve written a letter to Jock Whitworth, Zion National Park superintendent indicating my position as a photographer and canyoneer. If you would like more info, email me, or visit the Zion Canyoneering Coalition’s website.
West Temple, Zion National Park, Utah, June 2009
Have a great week!
Hi:
Thanks for the link to my little piece on the upcoming eastern Sierra fall color and for your nice comment about my photography.
I watch every late summer for the first indications of the coming fall in the Sierra, and I often start to pick up certain signs in late August. I’ll be up there every week or two between now and early November, and I’ll continue to post occasional updates at my blog along with linking to updates posted by others.
Dan