Localism: Kane County, UT

Take a look at this! by Robert Swetz

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:26:05 -0500

This beautiful Sunset photograph was Taken in Colorado Utah this evening.

I spent the weekend in Cedar City Utah and around South West Utah only 2 hours from Las Vegas Nevada.

There are so many National and State Parks in Utah, almost half of the state is made up of Parks. I took some very - very beautiful photographs I will be sharing through different groups at Active Rain.

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photograph taken by Robert Swetz Colorado Utah October 2008

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Views off my Big Water Utah Back Porch

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:33:39 -0500

For the folks that have stopped by my blog here at at Lakepowellrealty and joked around about photos off my back porch... here you go!

Yesterday I walked out of my driveway to the street and shot the following three photos. These are all from the corner of my driveway looking basically north-ish. There was a storm starting to build which arrived today. It has been raining, well sprinkling, all day which is great news! With only 4 to 8 inches of rainfall a year, rain is good.

Looking North West to the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

The View North East toward Lake Powell with Big Water School on the right hand side

Looking almost due North to the Monument and over Wahweap

And There You Have It - Views from a Big Water Utah Porch!

ERA Utah Brokers Council Training - Drive Home

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:42:53 -0500

It took a few days to get these photos up - but here they are

The first on is on Highway 389 in Arizona, just outside of the Paiute Reservation, between Hurricane and Fredonia.

This one is on Highway 89 between Kanab and Big Water at the turn off to the Old Paria Movie Set. The set was burned down a few years ago and currently there is a fund raiser going on to have it rebuilt. I took this photo a couple of months ago, but on the way home from the training, got the same view, so I decided to repost it.

This photo is also at the Old Paria Movie Set Turn off looking back toward the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. You can see the different levels "Staircase" of mountains going back toward the monument.

Annual Fall Festival in Big Water, Utah, October 11th 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:39:57 -0500

Once again it's time for the annual fall festivals to begin in the Lake Powell area. First off is the Big Water Fall Festival which will be held October 11th. The festival has a new location this year and will be at the Big Water School. This is our annual Open Air Market and Crafts Fair.

Crafters, Artisans, Produce, Yard Sale Booths, Food, Entertainment, Games and Contest Galore! Booth Fee is $10.00 and the deadline is October 6th.

There will be

Jump Rope Contest
Hula Hoop Contest
Bike Races for ages 7 and up
Kids Games for 5 and under
Lipsync contest for all ages including solo and group entries
Costume Race
Pumpkin Decorating Contest (not carved) (bring a painted or decorated pumpkin)

Also on the Homemade Side

Garden Produce Contest
Home Arts Contest
Canning, Baking and Candy Making Contest

For the Homemade Side entries must be at Big Water School before 11 a.m. Arizona time or 12:00 noon Utah Time.

Lipsync Contest begins at 1:00 p.m. Arizona and 2:00 p.m. Utah time.

The Big Water Fall Festival runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Utah time which is 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Arizona time. (yes the time difference is interesting to live with in the Lake Powell Arizona Utah area!)

Thanks goes out to Jennie and Peggy for the effort it takes to put on these events every year. They are much appreciated by the community. All proceeds will benefit the Big Water School.

Fall is one of the fun things about living in the Lake Powell area.

Septarian Nodule

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:13:41 -0500

I took pictures of the rocks at the airport. I think the one I like the best was the Septarian Nodule. They say it is found in southern Utah. 150 million years water covered parts of southern utah. Volcanic eruptions cause sea life and sediment to be trap in mud balls. The mud balls were then exposed to the sun when the water receded. This caused them to crack. Whenthe water returned dissolved sea life turned in calcite that settled into the cracks causing this type of formation. Rockhounds can find them in Kanab, Utah.

I love the contast in the stone.

The Picasso Marble can be found in this picture it is the small heart above, the black and brown bear shape on the back left, and the small bear shaped rock on the right.

The yellew rock in the middle is Honeycomb Calcite also found in Utah.