High Dynamic Range Photography by Carl Roessler

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Potash Road
Just North of the Colorado River crossing on Route 191, you can turn West onto Potash Road. The first thing you pass is a gigantic potash quarry.
Along the road you soon see a vertical sandstone cliff towering on your right. On weekends, rock climbers come out in force to hone their skills trying to climb it. If you follow Potash Road all the way to the town of Potash, there are some deep canyons with soaring walls on roads off to the right. Just a bit of a bonus!

Gold Bar

A few miles further along, the river makes a sharp turn, and the Gold Bar recreation area offers a huge parking lot and rest stop.
On the weekend I was there, I had the good fortune to see some powered-parachute flyers from Salt Lake City flying their ‘Flying Lawnmowers’ out over the river. Perfect for photographers and especially for video (see links below).

Flying Lawnmower Landing from Carl Roessler

Flying Lawnmowers At Gold Bar Ver. 1 from Carl Roessler

Gold Bar on Potash Road Railroad Track from Carl Roessler

Flying Lawnmowers At Gold Bar Ver. 3 from Carl Roessler

Corona Arch and Bowtie Arch

Across Potash Road from the Gold Bar parking lot there is another lot, this one is for the trailhead up to the majestic Corona Arch. This graceful arch is an enormous natural structure, well worth the climb, sitting as it does above a vast natural bowl. Even against a cloudy sky, Corona Arch and the nearby Bowtie Arch are monumental works of Nature.

Corona Arch with Tiny Photographer from Carl Roessler