Hell's Hollow in the Fall

I posted a photo yesterday of the aspen in Hell's Hollow. As promised, here are more images from that day. This weekend is probably the tail end of the fall colors up there, and it was quite beautiful. Enjoy the photos.

Hell's Hollow, Utah
©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Hell's Hollow, Utah
©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Hell's Hollow, Utah
©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Hell's Hollow Aspen

I went chasing fall colors around the Bear River Mountains yesterday. There was a heavy frost on the ground and most of the aspen at that elevation had already lost their leaves, but I got several photos and a nice hike out of the deal. I'll post more later in the week, but here is a preview shot.

Aspen in Hell's Hollow.
©Benjamin Zack, 2014

See more photos from Hell's Hollow in the fall here.

Logan Moonrise

I went snowshoeing in the Wellsville Mountains over the weekend and was disappointed when the weather forced me to turn around before reaching my planned photo spot. As if to make up for it, a full moon started to rise across the Cache Valley over Logan and I was able to get this photo.

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

Tony Grove Caves

I recently had the good luck to get to work on a story on cave research in Northern Utah. After planning and training for over a month, I went out on a research trip a couple weeks ago. You can read about the trip and see a brief video as well. There are also more photos in a wider slideshow.

John Cox, JR Schenk, and Kirsten Bahr (l-r) explore the ice-filled Heaven's Gate Cave in Cache County on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. Bahr, a geology graduate student at USU, is measuring caves in the region as part of her master's thesis project. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Kirsten Bahr prepares to descend into Heaven's Gate Cave in Cache County on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. The Tony Grove area east of Logan is filled with caves ranging from large open pits to small cracks in the cliffs. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

John Cox watches as Kirsten Bahr begins the climb out of Black Crack Cave in Cache County on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. The main branch of the cave is a narrow 190 foot drop. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Kirsten Bahr makes notes on a map of Black Crack Cave on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

John Cox squeezes out of the exit of Black Crack Cave in Cache County on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. After almost 200 feet of climbing, Cox and the other cavers have to work through a tight and difficult crack just feet from the entrance. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Kirsten Bahr, right, examines a map of the ice-filled Heaven's Gate Cave while John Cox, left, and JR Schenk look around on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. Despite the summer heat, the temperature in the cave remains in the low 30's year round. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

John Cox, JR Schenk, and Kirsten Bahr (l-r) take a break after exploring Black Crack Cave before hiking to the nearby Heaven's Gate Cave in Tony Grove on Wednesday, August, 14, 2013. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)