Paria View in Bryce Canyon National Park is not photographed very often, at least you don't usually see it in the big picture books.  But it offers a unique perspective on the fins and hoodoos in Bryce, much different from the magnificent main amphitheater.  You are much closer to them and see them head on rather than from the side or the top looking down.  It presents some unique photographic opportunities.

On this day in October of 2009 storm clouds were rolling over Bryce and snow was even falling.  I was enjoying exploring this viewpoint under cloudy skies.  The light was perfect - soft, enveloping, the kind of light that is perfect for a more quite, intimate experience.  I leisurely explored the various compositions.  At one point I just stood quietly soaking in the landscape.  A well meaning person asked if I was waiting for the sunlight.  But the light was already perfect.