I didn't pack my tripod on the 18-mile round trip dayhike into Coyote Gulch, and I really could have used it for shots like this in the low light of the canyon. But I hope you can get a sense of some of the magic present in this hanging garden flourishing in a spring seeping from the ruddy sandstone cliffs. These beautiful Alcove Columbines are endemic to the canyons of the Colorado Plateau. They are accompanied by lovely Maidenhair Fern and Helleborine Orchids. Ten feet away from where I am standing, a two-inch deep stream flows through the canyon, its musical trickle echoing off the 1000-foot high alcove. If this spot isn't a paradise on earth, I don't know what is!
Photo: Alcove Columbines in Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT; May 26, 2013
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