IntrepidXJ's Adventure Blog

Last year on my 30th birthday, I started my 30-365 Photo Project, where I take a photo each day of the year and post it up. That project will continue until it’s conclusion on February 10th. However, I am starting a new photo project for the year 2011 that will start today which I am calling the 2011-Twelve Photo Project. That means for the next month-and-a half both of my photo projects are going to overlap for a little.

The goal of this project is to pick only one photo each month that I decide is my best work taken during that month and then post it up. As you may have noticed with my recent Favorite Photos of 2010 posts, I have a hard time just picking out my best photos. This project will hopefully help me become better at critiquing my own work as I select each month’s photo.

At the end of the year I am hoping to take all twelve of my best images and create a calendar for the year 2012 that I might put up for sale, if anyone is interested.

To follow along with this photo project, you can use this link: 2011-Twelve Photo Project

For the last 30-365 photo of 2010, here’s a photo of the yucca in my front yard covered in snow from the storm last night.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Amanda had to work on Sunday, so I was on my own to find something to do. As I have been doing lately, I decided to head back to Moab in search of some more rock art. On my drive to Moab down the Colorado River Road, I was treated to an excellent sunrise. I just had to pull over and get a photo.

My big goal for the day was to find the Moab Maiden (aka Moab Princess) petroglyph, so that was my first destination. Thanks to some information from a new friend, I was able to quickly locate her.

Soon after I arrived, the sunlight started creeping down the boulder.

After searching the area for more rock art and coming up empty, I decided to head over to Kane Creek Canyon and search the walls for some more petroglyphs. I quickly spotted some high up on the canyon wall and scrambled up to them.

The Family

A Lone Anthropomorph

Small interesting figure

After photographing the petroglyphs I initially spotted, I decided to walk along the canyon walls in search of more rock art. Luckily, I was not disappointed.

I came across this large panel

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We had the first real snowstorm of the season down here in the Grand Valley today, and while I was out walking around downtown Grand Junction, I took a few photos…

Tracks in the Snow

Courthouse

Statue

Recently cut down tree for the Main Street uplift

My Footprints

Grand Junction finally got it’s first real snow of the winter season today. While I was walking downtown on my break shortly after the snow started, I saw this metal grate that surrounds the trees and noticed the design kind of reminded me of a snowflake.