Abandoned Mine - Historic Tintic Mining District

Discovered this abandoned mine near Eureka, UT in the eastern slopes of the East Tintic Mountains overlooking Utah Valley.  The first image shows the overburden piles of yellow to orange rock.  The stone leaches so there is a pool of deep orange water from the recent rains in the area.  The age of the Juniper trees growing in the overburden indicates that this mine has been abandoned for many years. 

Two images of the structure covering the entrance to a mine in the same area.  There are active mines nearby, notably the Trixie silver and gold mine which is still active.

Grain Elevator in Utah's Tintic Valley

This abandoned grain elevator is just off the State Route 36 near Eureka, Juab County.  It's just off the side of the road adjacent to the UP railroad tracks.  Its completely out of place.  There is nothing nearby.  Obviously,  it draws the attention of graffiti artists and has for some time. 

The clouds were great.  I use my 12-24mm DX lens on my D700 shooting in the FX mode and just never go wider that 17 mm and it works fine. 

Bridal Veil Falls in Utah's Provo Canyon

Images of Bridal Veil Falls, Provo Canyon, UT.  I slowed the shutter speed by using a 64X neutral density filter from B+W.  I also moved as far away from the falls as reasonable, almost back to the main highway in Provo Canyon.  This moved me up and made the upper reaches of the falls more visible.  The snow pack on the Wasatch Mountains is way above normal so a fair amount of water is coming down the falls.  I used my 70-200 MM lens which allowed my to zoom into the see the details of the lower falls.

 

Details of the lower falls