If you’ve been hanging around here for a while, you’ve probably noticed lots of different Bryce Canyon landscape photographs here.  I’ve captured several different seasons of the year in Bryce.  However, a few opportunities escape me.  Lately, however, I managed to check one such difficult-to-obtain photo off my list.  Check out my latest landscape photograph here.

Thanks to safety concerns, park rangers often close the southern portions of Bryce Canyon once the snow flies.  The gate stays closed for months.  Because of this, I cannot access certain photogenic portions of the park during winter without hiking or snowmobiling in.

However, thanks to a recent snowfall, I found an opportunity to photograph some innermost recesses of Bryce Canyon WITH snow.  I’m talking about deeper in the park than the main amphitheater.  I managed to find the Natural Bridge arch with a dusting of snow.

Ever since seeing a photo someone else took of the formation buried in snow, others ask me if I’ve got my own version.  Up until lately, I’ve had to answer ‘no.’  However, that changed.  I finally timed things perfectly to capture snow on the popular tourist vista.

My secret behind this photo was simply using the first snowfall which stuck to get the shot.  I lucked out that the snowfall ended up being a rather light dusting.  The rangers easily cleared the roads and re-opened the southern portion of the park.  Had more snow fallen, I think the rangers would have closed the park.

So, now I proudly display a rather difficult-to-obtain landscape photo of Bryce Canyon.  With much up to weather and safety concerns, I can’t say how often anyone can take this kind of photo.  So, what do you think of this new beautiful winter landscape photo?  Share your thoughts in the comments section below.