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Wild Horse Mesa - wide format vista

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14,882 x 7,893 pixels Canon EOS R5 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM 1/10sec F/9 ISO 250 2 rows of 10 vertical exposures Photography by: David Lennard Reduced to 11,000pixels to meet file size restrictions at time of minting. Upgradable (FREE) to the first collector of this piece via DropBox. Location: Red Rock Ranger Station Shot: 2 December 2021 7:17am One can't fail but notice this mesa to the east of Highway 179 shortly after entering Red Rock Country. In fact, this scene was shot early one morning from the Red Rock Ranger Station parking lot. So access to this beauty is easy for everyone. We're overlooking Dry Beaver Creek which was originally inhabited by Paleo Indians around 6,000 years ago. About 1,000 years ago the Sinagua pueblo dwellers settled in the area. As this civilization continued to grow and expand, it formed trade routes with populations that lived in Central America, Mexico, and the Pacific coast. By 1400 AD, evidence of the Sinagua tribe began to fade. This is when archaeological evidence of the Apache, Hopi, Anasazi, and Yavapai peoples starts to appear. They were the dominant force in the region for a few hundred years until the first Europeans arrived. As per my usual routine at dawn, I carried out a cloud check from an elevated part of town called Posse Ground, some 20 minutes drive to this location. I'd rarely see clouds do anything particularly interesting over Wild Horse Mesa Way that often, nor have enough time to make it over to that side of town to shoot sunrise if I did. This particular morning, I felt I was in for a chance. It was a crisp December morning, and the air was beautifully clear. The clouds looked interesting enough at Blue Hour to potentially put on a show. I jumped in the car with a flask of hot coffee, a bowl of granola, and my dog, and off we went (pedal to the metal'ish).

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