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Dead Horse Point State Park<\/a>, created over millions of years of geologic shaping, is located southwest of Moab, Utah, not far from the Colorado River. The same river that formed\u00a0the Grand Canyon. It opened to the public in 1959. \u00a0The legend\u00a0behind this park takes place in Dead Horse Point, a sheer-cliff peninsula connected by a narrow strip of land called “the neck”. \u00a0One legend counts that, around the turn of the century, the point was used to corral wild mustangs. \u00a0Cowboys rounded up the horses and headed them across “the neck” onto the point. \u00a0The peninsula was then fenced off to prevent the horses from escaping. \u00a0A natural corral if you will. \u00a0The legend goes on to say that one time, someone forgot the horses and they died of thirst. \u00a0Thus the name of the point and the park.<\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to visit the park in 2013 during a trip to the western United States. \u00a0A stop here and at Arches National Park were the highlights of the area. \u00a0I really liked the contrast between the red colors of the park and the mountains in the background. \u00a0I highly recommend this area to anyone traveling to western Colorado or eastern Utah.<\/p>\n

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Dead Horse Point State Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This image was taken with my Canon EOS 5D Mark III<\/a> using my EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM set on 24 mm. The camera was set on Aperture Priority mode with the aperture set at f\/16, shutter speed at 1\/50 at ISO 100. \u00a0I took a total of 3 images and used Photomatix to merge them into a single HDR<\/a> image. \u00a0I then finished processing in Photoshop and Lightroom.<\/p>\n

Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2015 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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