Well, you could travel the world and visit what seemed like every nook and cranny and never – read NEVER – find another place like the Comb Ridge.  The HP and I have run back and forth across the ridge dozens of times and every time its just as amazing as the very first time.  Nuff chat, here’s the shot:

The Comb Ridge epitomizes the Utah canyonlands experience.  The region is beautiful almost beyond articulation.  Curiously, by my reckoning, at no point does the top of the ridge gain more than 1K ft in topographical relief, yet it will perplex you in unexpected ways that can get you killed.  Lost, as in disoriented in a sea of sandstone, is a persistent sensation.

This near infrared image (IR) was recorded on February 14, 2009 at about 5:10 pm using the Nikon D200 converted to IR* and the AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED at 18 mm   The shot position was just south of UT95 above the Comb Wash.  Exposure was f/16 at 1/15s, ISO at 100.

*More later on the details of the IR conversion.