Max Bertola's Southern Utah Photo Gallery

	Red Cliffs Recreation Area
		This was the first and favorite fine art print I created. It is an image of a quiet pool of water located at the Red Cliffs Recreation Area just 15 minutes north of St. George, Utah.

	Anasazi Ruin
		Throughout southern Utah you will find remnants of the Anasazi, an ancient culture that lived in the area from the time of Christ until 1200 A.D. when they mysteriously disappeared. This ruin, located within site of a major (unnamed) road in southern Utah is a good representation of the ruins you will discover when visiting southern Utah.

	Red Rock Joy
		The red rock of southern Utah captures our spirits and helps us slow down and enjoy life.

	Prickly Pear Cactus - the rose of the desert
		April and May bring blossoms to the desert. One day you won't see anything but the grey greens of the desert plants and then all of a sudden the cactus will begin to bloom and out of nowhere, it seems, come thousands of delicate blossoms, and then they are gone again.

	Lower Calf Creek Falls
		The life of the desert arrives in the most unexpected places. These hidden waterfalls are the jewels of the slickrock.

	The Bristlecone Pine
		Considered to be one of the oldest living things on earth, approximately 1500 years old, the Bristlecone Pine appears to be lifeless but it really is just practicing survival skills in a land of little water.

	Slick Rock Climber
		Not something I would care to do, but I found it hard to tell where the rock left off and the climber began.

	Popcorn Sky
		An early morning walk along the banks of a southern Utah reservoir yielded this image. I enjoyed the tree limb that appears to vertically float on the water.

	Alcove Ceiling
		Laying flat on my back, I shot this image of the ceiling of an alcove. Look carefully and you can see the birds nest in the center of the image.

	Capitol Reef Wildflower
		On a drizzly spring day, I captured this image of a wildflower at Capitol Reef National Park. I am not much on floral shots, but I really like this one.

	Thor's Hammer - Bryce Canyon
		It doesn't take much of an excuse to get me up early at Bryce Canyon. The canyon faces east and is perfect for sunrise shots on the coral colored rock formations.

	Bicentennial Scenic Byway
		Throughout southern Utah I find that the drive itself is spectacular. This image was taken on the Bicentennial Scenic Byway between Hanksville and Blanding as the road approaches the top end of Lake Powell.

	Dead Horse Point State Park
		When I stand at this overlook and view the scene below me, I can image what God must have felt like when he created the earth.

	Delicate Arch - Arches National Park
		I consider southern Utah has two rituals, one is seeing a sunrise at Sunrise Point in Bryce Canyon National Park and the other is seeing a sunset here at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.

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	Photographer at Green River Overlook - Canyonlands National Park
		While attending a photo workshop at Canyonlands National Park, I captured this delightful image that expresses the joy of photography - for me that means getting to be there when I take the picture.

	Fall Aspen on Cedar Mountain
		This stand of Aspen on Cedar Mountain by Cedar Breaks National Monument was aglow as the evening sun lit up its leaves. All of the trees in this stand have the same color because they are all the same plant. Aspen grow up from roots extended from adjacent trees and so as a community they are joined and considered to be one of the largest living organisms on earth.

	Anasazi Handprints
		As I visited this unidentified site, I felt a part of it. I was joined to these people, who had left this land hundreds of years ago, through the handprints they left attached to the canyon wall.