Jake Gatehouse
Chaco Canyon
09/02/2019
It
had been another scorching hot day in the Chaco Region. We had spent the
entirety of it in Chaco Canyon, exploring the ruins, hiking up trails, finding
shade and in my case, rolling ankles. The time was around 5:30pm and we had
just set off back to our campsite at Angel Peak. By now the purple clouds had
begun rolling in. But bright and sharp sunlight was standing firm. The long
dirt track road that is the entrance and exit of Chaco Canyon is bumpy and unreliable,
not the most pleasant road to prolong driving down. However, as we began to see
the rain draping down on the horizon, in collective agreement the van was
stopped and we all got put to capture and record this extreme collision of
weather.
The
sun bathed the landscape in brilliant light, coating each blade of grass and
ripple of dirt in a high definition that reacted to and was amplified by the
intense and imposing darkness of the clouds above, heavy with moisture. The
rain itself fell down in this vail of purple and grey, connecting the sky and
the land.
Everyone
was absolutely straight on it, DLSR’s were clicking away, GoPro’s scanning the
environment, Mark whipped out the gimbal at the speed of light. Everyone
realizing the unique beauty of this moment. Jen then decided this was the
perfect scene for a group photo. She carefully arranged the camera, using the
van as tripod and did a quick dash to the group before the self-timer ran down.
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