...and then the Sun came out...

...and the weather became almost Spring-like. Bless those guardian angels!

The Sun was still low in the November sky, so the color and contrast weren't the best--but the subject matter was awesome!

First was by base in Window Rock. This rock marks the seat of government for the Navajo Nation. In the afternoon Sun, it is gorgeous!

 

I took the drone in for a closer look at the Window:

 

 

Earlier that day, I had driven North to Round Rock to re-visit Los Gigantes--without the wind:

 

 

Los Gigantes are seven miles East of the highway, while Edna's Needle and Hope Arch are nine miles West of it. Here's lonely Edna's Needle:

 

 

It is worth hovering just for a moment to view this unusual formation in the middle of nowhere.

 

 

Edna's Needle is about halfway from the car to Hope Arch. Falling out of Hope Arch almost killed me two years ago, so I give this remote formation the utmost respect. It seems annoyed at all times:

 

 

Still--let's fly over from Edna's Needle and visit:

 

 

There's more, but I'll put the rest up on my 'Most Recent' site at Phanfare.

 

More adventures soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus pay for the guardian angels...

They did it again.

The big storm and cold passed on toward the Midwest, and the skies cleared here. By midday it was cool but sunny--though the color values in Winter aren't the warm, rich colors of Summer!

I can't stand the lousy Internet access here, Very hard to get anything done but email and web browsing. Welcome to Navajo Land!

Try my Phanfare site, where I uploaded some tiny versions of the pictures I clipped from the videos. http://divexprt.phanfare.com/7069548

Everything else after I get home...

 

Out of the frying pan...

This will be shorta nd sweet, because the upload speed here is 3 to 5 KILOBYTES per second. At home it is 600/second.

So, I managed to put some tiny bits on my Phanfare site:  http://divexprt.phanfare.com/2015/

You can feel my pain over there...

A quick post before heading to Window Rock...

The weather was good yesterday, so I did some flights to take full advantage of it. For the temple-like formation on top of Cathedral Rocks, the drone had to go up 400 feet and out a half-mile:

 

Then some short sequences of the fading Fall foliage:

 

 

A quick stop by to see the dramatic setting of the Chapel of the Holy Cross:

 

 

And even a selfie!

 

 

 

More later. Time to hit the road!

 

 

Trying hard to beat Winter...

The second day featured another icy morning. Fortunately, Winter hasn't yet iced the daytime. After the Sun is up for an hour, things improve greatly. This video is of Bell Rock, a favorite for families because it is easy to climb up the ledges.

I have a sweeping view from up here around to the Chapel of the Holy Cross, but it is too large a file for Blogger. Please see that really gorgeous sequence on my Phanfare site:  http://divexprt.phanfare.com/2015/

 

Later, the wind came up, so I sought out a formation which shielded the drone a bit. This is the Dry Creek area, which has an overlook and these scenic cliffs. Again, I have a longer clip of sweeping around from these formations to look out over the huge Red Cliffs/Boynton Pass area at my Phanfare site:  http://divexprt.phanfare.com/2015/

 

 

This morning looks pretty good as the Sun rises.

 Going to try a new park area near Oak Creek and see if I can video the last of the Fall foliage.

 

Miracles actually happen...

My friends and family laugh and scoff when I tell them that my guardian angels intervene on many occasions when things could go bad.

Yesterday was a perfect example; I went to the Midgley Bridge and decided to fly out over Oak Creek Canyon to get video of its sunny side. The new Inspire Pro has a narrower angle on the camera's lens, so I backed up in order to get both the bridge and Steamboat Rock in the frame.

I'll leave what happens next for you to decide whether this was Divine Intervention...

 

Early in the morning it was 29 degrees, and Flagstaff (a few miles North) had six inches of snow yesterday. Yet by afternoon, temperatures had soared to the mid-70s. I raced around visiting scenic spots that were basking in richly-colored sunlight.

 

'We're off to see the Lizard'...

 

 

Then there was that old favorite, Chimney Rock.

 

 

Then to the Wilson Mountain area, which lies just outside of the city to the North.

 

 

Cathedral Rocks are particularly beautiful in the afternoon:

 

 

Weather for the weekend forecast warm and sunny.  The guardian angels are still on duty...