Who’s ready to check out some new landscape photos?  I’m ready to show them off.  This time I found a new location to shoot.  Have you heard of Kodachrome?  That’s where I went.  See what I came back with.

For those who don’t already know, I happen to live in a breadbasket of landscape photography opportunities.  I’m surrounded by several national parks/monuments and state parks within a 3 hour radius.  That’s not counting several other opportunities which are not locked away in federal or state red tape.  I’ve slowly been working on expanding my portfolio to include many of these great locations as time and money permit.  Lately, I found a chance to add another such location: Kodachrome State Park.

Have you heard of this state park?  I hadn’t before I moved to the area.  Still, I learned a bit about the park.  It bears the name of the first commercially viable color camera film put out by the Kodak company.  It really gained popularity during the initial window after the release of Kodachrome film.  This is because of the two-tone nature of the rocks and mountains you find there.  The color film really highlighted that difference.  Now it was my turn to shoot this dynamically colored state park.

I learned that finding this park is a bit convoluted.  It’s rather deeply recessed off the highway and, while there are signs, it can be easy to miss the turnoff.  Still, we found it and enjoyed our time there.  I must say that the initial drive into the park is gorgeous.  You really get to see the 2 tones of rock right out in front.  See for yourself.

It’s gorgeous, right?  I really do love that view.  I’ve had it on my “to-do” list for a while and finally took the shot.  But that’s not the only shot I took while there.  I found another spot on the trail we took which stuck out to me.

This shot really shows off the erosion taking place and even manages to squeeze in a cow which found its way into the area.  There’s private land right next door and lots of ranching in the area.  That explains the cow.

I feel there’s much more for me to discover and photograph in this little corner of the area.  I’ll find plenty more landscape photos there once I set out that way again.

What do you think of these latest additions to my portfolio?  Do you understand where Kodachrome State Park got its name from and why?  Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.  I’d love to read your feedback on the matter.