canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This bighorn looks as though it could've been stuffed and placed decoratively on the rim of the Grand Canyon by park officials, but it was real as can be and placidly enjoying a mid-morning snack. Have a great weekend! #hiking #scapes #wildlife 0130
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yesterday afternoon the sky cleared for a bit, only because I decided to leave my sun hat in the car. No complaints - it was surreally beautiful! #BlueTues #hiking #scapes 5395
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I hope you find some magic in your week! #PinkMon #BlueSkyMonday #hiking #scapes 29812
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Big One looks good in black and white, too. Grand Canyon National Park. #BWFri 1251
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rubber rabbitbrush in all its glory, Grand Canyon National Park. #YellowThu 0190
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Grand Canyon from Moran Point. Have an awesome day! #BlueTues #scapes 218921
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Visitors to the region always want to go to The Wave and a few other Instagram spots. But there are millions of acres of public land here, so you don't need a permit, just a decent pair of trail runners and the ability to navigate. There are wonders around every corner. #scapes #hiking #ShotsInSlots 2261
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026One of the many beauties of the Grand Staircase region is that no matter how much exploring one does, it's impossible to learn all its secrets. #ShotsInSlots #hiking 414713
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Navajo people talk of "male" and "female" rain. I'm not sure that the Glen Canyon region knows how to do female rain, but we'll gladly take it either way. #BWFri 1211
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Reaching for the sky. With all the recent rain, the desert is lush and filled with wildflowers. #YellowThu 2141
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I hope your day is filled with adventure (in a good way). #RedWed #hiking 59011
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Last week I discovered an entire neighborhood of windows. Here's one of them. #RockinTuesday #hiking 3412
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Good morning. I hope you all have a great week! #BlueSkyMonday 1180
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I'm far from the first person to fall hopelessly in love with this landscape. John Wesley Powell knew a good thing when he saw it. #Stunday #scapes #hiking 316018
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I looked at the sky and thought, "Maxfield Parrish." Have a great evening! 116411
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Purple rain. I hope you all have an excellent weekend! 3242
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Is it too late for #YellowThu? Here are sunflowers making a go of it in what used to be Lake Powell. Glen Canyon will live again! #ColorADay 2272
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A new-to-me and gorgeous slot canyon. It was lined most of the way with blooming datura, which added to the enchantment. 3402
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A slot canyon a day keeps the psychiatrist at bay.😊 #ShotsInSlots #hiking 413516
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#WaterWednesday There's plenty of it around at the moment. 2371
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Breathing space. I hope you all have a great week! #BlueSkyMonday 1330
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Just a gentle rain shower - unusual for this area - and a hummingbird thinking about lunch. 2240
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This morning's shot in a slot. I wasn't able to get very far up this, but it was dramatic. I thank my lucky stars that this is how I get to spend my days.😊 #ShotsInSlots #hiking 0343
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Moseying through the Moenkopi on a Friday morning. With some effort, I probably could have stemmed my way up and over the chockstone in the foreground, but it was my hike and my rules. So "Nah, I'm not going to do that" was perfectly legitimate.😉 #ShotsInSlots #hiking 313311
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Martian communications tower...just west of the lower Paria River. #RedWed #hiking #Utah 3703
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"E" is for Entrada Sandstone, Endless Entertainment. #RockinTuesday 312519
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This balanced rock looks as though it could either remain this way for eons, or topple next Tuesday. My guess leans toward eons. #RockinTuesday 2343
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Navajo Mountain, early morning. #OrangeSun 2545
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I often hear people refer to the desert as "brown." That's looking but not seeing. hiking #Utah 2354946
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Monsoon sunsets are just ridiculously gaudy. Have a good evening, all. #YellowThu 2441
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Looking up through the rockfall in lower Muley Twist Canyon. I always carry a pack leash (I learned that the hard way) but you don't need one here going either up or down. It's a fun little obstacle. #RockinTuesday #backpacking #hiking 1210
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026How about a stroll in the Jurassic for Monday morning? Here's a spire in the Entrada Sandstone along Wahweap Creek in southern Utah. #BlueSkyMonday #hiking 0280
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A window on the world. Or is that a window IN the world? #OrangeSun 1250
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 15/08/2026It's time for #ShotsInSlots... Not a slot exactly, but the narrows on the lower Paria River. #GreenSat #hiking #backpacking #Arizona 2361
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Dinking around in the rimrock just west of the Paria River on the first cool (or at least cool-ish) morning in weeks. Delightful! #hiking #scapes 3703
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Cheerios Double Arch, Capitol Reef National Patk. #RockinTuesday 11468
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Some desert pastels for #PinkMon, and a flawless blue sky for #BlueSkyMonday. 313113
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Take a walk on the wild side. A big cat must've been checking out the neighborhood. I often see mountain lion tracks and scat in the Vermilion Cliffs, but not the critters themselves. Years ago I had a mountain lion encounter on the Arizona Trail, which was plenty for me. #OrangeSun 6220
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026When I reached my turnaround spot this morning, I decided to rim walk the canyon I'd hiked up. I'm glad I did; within a dozen steps I saw this. It's missing its tip, but what a sweet little projectile point. #RockinTuesday #hiking 101046
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 02/08/2026If you get up at 4 a.m. it's possible to get in a short hike without risking heatstroke. Worth the modest effort IMO - the desert is especially beautiful at dawn. #OrangeSun #scapes #hiking 5610
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This little hoodoo is standing tall despite having to hold up its head, which literally weighs a ton. #RockinTuesday 2270
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Another magnificent southwestern sunset this evening. Straight out of the phone, no editing. #OrangeSun #clouds 6702
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Rain over the Kaiparowitz Plateau yesterday evening. Ahh... #scapes #clouds 2342
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Nick's Peak, just outside Capitol Reef National Park. #RockinTuesday #hiking #backpacking 0917
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I hope your skies are blue today. (Or grey, if you need the rain.) #BlueSkyMonday 3310
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Earth art. #ShotsInSlots #GreenSat #hiking 2330
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026An ordinary scene along the upper Paria River, no longer a part of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Kane County has long wanted to put a road through here. As a society, we're profoundly lost. #YellowThu #hiking #backpacking 5420
canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Bear with me while I grieve. I found a map of the new boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and they're ridiculous. Only a short segment of the upper Escalante River remains protected; this segment is SOL. #RedWed 1821140
