Red Cathedral from Golden Canyon

by Mike Lee

Title

Red Cathedral from Golden Canyon

Artist

Mike Lee

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

Red Cathedral is one of the most striking formations along the Golden Canyon trail in Death Valley National Park. Its deep red tones stand in dramatic contrast to the surrounding lighter-colored badlands, making it an unforgettable sight for hikers and photographers alike.

On this mid-January day, my wife and I hiked through the canyon and ascended as far as the trail allowed toward this incredible rock face. One of the unique challenges of photographing this area is the canyon’s narrowness—its towering walls mean that much of it rarely receives the coveted golden light of sunrise or sunset. Fortunately, on this particular afternoon, the high clouds helped diffuse the midday sun, creating softer lighting conditions that enhanced the natural textures and colors of the scene.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺.

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January 28th, 2023

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