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Wordless Wednesday: Arizona’s Desert Life from Above

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For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.

Fountain Hills Fountain
Distant View of Fountain Hills’ Fountain
Horseshoe Bend
My Feet Above Horseshoe Bend
Distant kayakers on Colorado River
Distant kayakers on Colorado River, seen from Horseshoe Bend
Descent Into Antelope Canyon
Descent Into Antelope Canyon

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” ~ Edward Abbey

woman gazing in antelope cyn
Ya Gotta Look Up Inside Antelope Canyon

Sharing for Becky B’s Geometry Squares and Lens-Artists: Shoot From Above

Please join me for my two-week Sunday Stills challenge beginning January 26/Feb 2 as we go bird-watching!

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65 responses to “Wordless Wednesday: Arizona’s Desert Life from Above”

  1. Leya Avatar
    Leya

    Cool – love the entrance to Antelope Canyon.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Anne-Christine! It’s worth the climb down and the climb out.

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  2. JohnRH Avatar
    JohnRH

    Great perspectives. Well done.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thanks so much, John!

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  3. Sofia Alves Avatar
    Sofia Alves

    Too cool, Terri. Your photos are awesome.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Sofia! The interesting perspectives are all around us, glad I could capture a few.

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  4. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    We love our Arizona!
    Great pictures!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Arizona is amazing! Thank you!

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  5. Eugi Avatar
    Eugi

    Beautiful views, Terri, and the quote is a perfect compliment. 💗

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thanks so much, Eugi!

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      1. Eugi Avatar
        Eugi

        You’re welcome, Terri.

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  6. Ritva Sillanmäki Photography Avatar
    Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

    Terri I am in agreement with many above, the Horseshoe Bend photo is great but I also liked Descent Into Antelope Canyon. A beautiful place to visit and you have captured beautiful photos there.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Ritva! You offered a provocative challenge! I’m glad my latest visits to Arizona worked for the challenge. Thank you for hosting this week.

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  7. Smitha V Avatar
    Smitha V

    The picture of the Colarado river is stunning, Terri. I love the colour of the water. And the picture of your feet over the horseshoe bend is wow!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Smitha! We had some great memories in those places!

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  8. Toni Pike Avatar
    Toni Pike

    Stunning, Terri

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Many thanks, Toni!

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  9. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    Terri, your shoot-from-above pictures were amazing here and I especially like your feet dangling over Horseshoe Canyon. That’s a great quote by Edward Abbey too.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Linda! We like driving through Page, AZ, so much to see there.

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      1. Linda Schaub Avatar
        Linda Schaub

        Lots to see and a beautiful respite from Winter too!

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  10. Egídio Avatar
    Egídio

    Beautiful gallery! I loved the Horseshoe Bend photo. I remember when we went there, the place was nearly unknown. There were only two other people in the area. It was around the same time we also visited Antelope Canyon. I loved your photos.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Egidio! Page had become a busy place with those attractions. Horseshoe Bend is a state park with a $10 parking fee. Small price to pay for the experience even with small crowds. I like how lower Antelope limits the group sizes for better photo ops.

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      1. Egídio Avatar
        Egídio

        Arizona knew it could make money out of that area. I heard some reports that the area was being trashed with too many visitors. On a visit we did in that area, we took a boat tour on the Colorado. It was nice to see the horseshoe from the water’s perspective.

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      2. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
        Terri Webster Schrandt

        I would love to see that perspective!

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  11. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
    Miriam Hurdle

    Awesome photos, Terri! I love Antelope Canyon. We drove to the top of the mountain in Maui on a cloudy day in 1996, the clouds got lower and lower as we drove higher and higher. It was sunny above the cloud. It changed my perspective to remember the sun is always there behind the clouds.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Miriam! Your Maui drive sounds amazing!

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      1. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
        Miriam Hurdle

        It was, Terri! My husband wants to go to Maui only when going to Hawaii.

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  12. kzmcb Avatar
    kzmcb

    Great shots, Terri. I love that canyon.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Karen. Antelope Canyon is incredible. Lucky to visit it!

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  13. photobyjohnbo Avatar
    photobyjohnbo

    Terri, this is a great gallery for the challenge this week. My favorite is the photo of the people in the boat.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, John! Those kayaks were a LONG way down there from the top. BTW, thanks for the suggestion to eat at Phil’s in Fountain Hills. The lunch and service were amazing and I got their dark chocolate cake!

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      1. photobyjohnbo Avatar
        photobyjohnbo

        They are a fun place to eat. I love their Coke memorabilia!

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      2. Retirement Reflections Avatar
        Retirement Reflections

        Hi, Terri – I love your photography. Your views from above our brilliantly captured!

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      3. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
        Terri Webster Schrandt

        Thank you, Donna. It was a fun photo challenge! Oldies but goodies, but the featured image of the descent was new 😉

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  14. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    How good it would have been to sit next to you up there, Terri! I’ll just have to pretend.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      You would have loved it, Jo, and I wasn’t as close to the edge as it might look.

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  15. dawnkinster Avatar
    dawnkinster

    We were out there in Feb of 2020, just a week or so before covid because a thing. I loved Antelope Canyon! We also stopped at Horseshoe Bend…your image makes me nervous! 🙂

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Good timing, 😉! I was farther from the edge than it looks. Such an interesting area and with Glen canyon dam close by too.

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  16. Darlene Avatar
    Darlene

    Antelope Canyon looks spectacular.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      It’s almost indescribable, Darlene.

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  17. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    Awesome photos, Terri, and Abbey’s quote was the perfect accompaniment.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Diana! That quote really worked! When I visited Antelope Cyn last year, I was struck by how well hidden it is from the top. I can imagine the people’s surprise when they stumbled upon it centuries ago.

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      1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
        D. Wallace Peach

        I had the same impression of Antelope Canyon. I wouldn’t never have known it was there until I tripped and fell in! Lol.

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  18. Graham Avatar
    Graham

    Great photos Terri. the canyon shots are beautiful, and I love the kayakers. I could not take that one of horseshoe bend though. I’d pass out.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Graham. Lol! I was careful and methodical and was not sitting at the very edge. Makes a good shot 😆

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      1. Graham Avatar
        Graham

        I’ll take your word for it!

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  19. John Avatar
    John

    I would love to be in that beautiful canyon, Terri! Lovely photos. ❤️😊

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Oh you have to go, John. Use Dixie tours in Page for the lower canyon. Better experience, fewer people. Thanks!

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      1. John Avatar
        John

        You are welcome😊

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  20. Jacqui Murray Avatar
    Jacqui Murray

    Such great beauty in nature.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Definitely, thanks Jacqui!

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  21. Paul Ariss Avatar
    Paul Ariss

    Wonderful photos Terry. I’m going to make it an aim to visit there! Is it part of the Grand Canyon area or a separate area?

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Paul! Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Cyn are both in Page, a few minutes’ drive from each other. Close to the Utah border. Lots to see in the area.

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  22. Debbie D. Avatar
    Debbie D.

    Such magnificent views! 😍 Happy Wednesday.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Debby! I couldn’t resist adding the “above” shot of the ladder descent into Antelope Cyn. Feliz Miercoles, Schonen mittwoch!

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  23. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    Amazing photos!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Maria!

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  24. Bay Photos By Donna Avatar
    Bay Photos By Donna

    Love the shot of you looking up inside Antelope Canyon!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Donna! Our Navajo tour guide was a good photographer!

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  25. BeckyB Avatar
    BeckyB

    wow! double wow in fact!!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Becky! At least 3 of the images are squared. 😉 There is a lot to see in Page, AZ.

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  26. Tina Schell Avatar
    Tina Schell

    These are perfect for the week’s challenge Terri! Still jealous of Antelope 😊

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Tina! Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon are both located in Page. I really wanted to go back this visit, but not enough time.

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  27. Anne Sandler Avatar
    Anne Sandler

    Beautiful and perfect Terri!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Anne!

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