Red is a terribly versatile colour. It can indicate both anger and love; danger and celebration. You can paint the town red, roll out the red carpet or have a red letter day. I’ve been seeing red recently – southern Utah will do that to you. Everywhere you look there is red rock and red sand. There are even red mountain ranges. Here are a few of the red landscapes that caught my eye.
The red rocks and sands of Arches National Park in the fog
Storm brewing over Red Canyon
Yet another storm brewing over the red scenery along highway 12 – it was monsoon season…
Storm-free red rocks at high noon in Zion National Park
I’d love to see your interpretation of red. If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme, create your own post titled Travel Theme: Red and put a link to this page in your post so others can find it. Check back in next Friday for a new weekly travel theme.
Show me your red-hot shots!
xxx Ailsa
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Oh wow, Ailsa. It’d be hard to beat high noon at Zion National Park!
Zion blew my mind, Wanderlust, I wasn’t expecting it to be so dramatic – I’d already seen Arches and Bryce Canyon, but the vastness of Zion was stunning. xxx
It’s an extraordinarily beautiful continent, and like the landscapes of Australia, so diverse. Glad you’re getting a chance to see – and photograph – so much of it on your travels.
Beautiful shots each one, great… 😉
Yaay, thanks for the compliment, ledrakenoir, looking forward to seeing your reds! xxx
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Stunning reds, Ron, that race car red is glorious, and the Haiti red house shot is utterly compelling! xxx Ailsa
I agree with The Wanderlust Gene, what a spectacular capture of those red rocks with the sun peaking over the top! Red is my favourite colour, so I am ‘ready’ to enjoy the array of interpretations this week. My take on this theme consists of photos captured a few years ago during my trip to Hong Kong. http://cinova.wordpress.com/2012/09/08/travel-theme-red/
Hurrah, fabulous series of reds, cinova, those shop lights are so much fun! xxx Ailsa
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really liked your last shot – superb!
Thanks Kavi, I was in the right place at the right time, just as the sun started to peep over the top of the canyon. 🙂
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Here are few reds at the other extreme—not in the desert but on the sea: http://windagainstcurrent.com/2012/09/07/travel-theme-red/
Definitely the other extreme, Vlad. 🙂 That lone buoy in the mist is breathtaking, as is the Verrazano Narrows photo, and I love the shot of Johna against the red hull. 🙂
I love the last pic!
Thanks Regina, it’s my favourite too. xxx
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One of my favourite colours! http://photoswithfinesse.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/travel-theme-red/
Oh Suzan, these are wonderful, I’m so glad you joined in this week. That Spanish dancer shot is beautifully evocative and the Canadian Flags one is stunning too. Wonderful captures! xxx
Thanks Ailsa – I’ve followed, but had to dive in! You made it irresistable!
Haha, that’s what I like to hear 🙂
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Austria doesn’t do really red landscapes so here’s something a bit different! http://annarashbrook.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/travel-challengered/
This is so much fun, Anna. The two red Samsons are adorable, and I am in love with the traditional red dresses. Really lovely. xxx
Wow! Stunning landscapes! This is my interpretation: http://ingriddendievel.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/travel-theme-red/
Bwaahaha this is awesome, Ingrid. I love your red rhino! Great shot. 🙂
Stunning red rock country!
I wasn’t expecting to be so overwhelmed by the beauty of Utah, Naomi, it’s spectacular, and if you ever have a chance to visit, do so. You won’t be disappointed. xxx Ailsa
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I didn’t miss this one!! Yay!!! 🙂
I love that shot of the sun over the rocks – been trying to capture that effect, but to no avail. I guess I need some sort of lens or filter that I don’t currently have. No matter – I’ll keep trying. For now I’m off to find red things. Here are a few of my favorites: http://lovinthetrip.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/travel-theme-red/
Wow, LubbyGirl, some fantastic photos here. I’m in love with the Painted Hills of Oregon, adding them to my list of things to see while nearby. How wonderful. Love your favourite shirt and pose, it made me grin, and that birthday card is absolutely gorgeous! xxx Ailsa
aw shucks – thanks. 🙂 It was one of my OCDs that has currently subsided to a dull roar in the background. Maybe someday I’ll make a few more cards.
Great theme again this week Ailsa.
Here is a little Red from here anf there:
http://ronmayhewphotography.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/travel-theme-red-from-here-and-there/#
I love each and every one of these, Ron, the people shots are so, so beautiful, bursting with character. xxx
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Ooh I’m so glad you joined in this week’s travel theme, Etol Thoughts, the isolated red of the rail is fabulous, I love it!
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Lovely reds, Pat, the dark red of the quilt is such a lovely shade, and you got a fantastic shot of the inside of the yurt. Really enjoyed your post. xxx
Hey Ailsa: Love that last one especially!
Thanks strawberry, it’s my fave too, the sun hit the rocks at just the right time. 🙂
Red Rocks! Yea. Oh, sorry love these red rocks, too!
We had a lot of red sand when I grew up – hard to wash that out of white! As a result, no white tennis shoes were worn.
Haha, I feel the love, phil. I wore flip flops most of the time, even in rain, which worked out well, because that red mud would have proven impossible to get off shoes and socks! Beautiful, though. 😉
Red is mine favorite color … once again fantastic shots and my pick for the day is – Storm-free red rocks! Never seen anything like it – but there is a lot I haven’t seen *smile
Lol, thanks viveka, the storm-free red rocks is proving to be very popular. I was so excited because it was the first day there wasn’t a monster thunder storm raging overhead, so the rocks glowed red in the bright daylight. 🙂
All those red very good photos – never seen rock or earth that red. Amazing – you have a good bond with your camera.
I love the red in the 2nd and 4th photos…awesome!
Thanks Sue, I couldn’t get over the depth of red in some of the southern Utah parks. I saw Red Canyon in heavy fog and Zion in bright blue skies, so it made for two very different and equally wonderful experiences of red rock country. 🙂
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Hello @Ailsa, lovely to follow your travel theme this time, here’s mine http://campanulladellaanna.wordpress.com/2012/09/08/travel-theme-red/ Have a nice weekend.
Lovely night time photo, Della Anna, Sint Andreas looks wonderful lit up in the dark. I love the three main points of light too – the two lamp posts and the big bright moon. Really enjoyed this. xxx Ailsa
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Hi everybody … and Ailsa! Here’s my take on this week’s Red theme:
http://stephenkellycreative.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/ailsas-travel-theme-red/
Great shot, Stephen. The fact that those pipes are painted red makes me very, very nervous. It looks like they’re filled with scalding hot water ready to burst at any moment. The big red signs everywhere look ominous too.
hey ailsa … another great theme. that last shot is stunning!!!
Thanks Stephen, I was thrilled that the sun decided to come out and play, it had been in hiding for several days. 🙂
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Ailsa, I always enjoy your wonderful photos and challenges. My entry is from my resent trip to Arizona. http://wp.me/p23TG1-1hz
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Hurray, Francine, a lovely array of reds. I love the perfect lines of the sunset along the horizon. xxx Ailsa
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So many lovely shots, Elissa, each one of them fascinating because there’s so much going on in them. And a great collection of red tones too. Great post! xxx
Ohhhhh this one was fun. I went for a good variety, all California stuff (natch): Plants, Trees, and Rocks =) Hope you enjoy!
http://therewildwest.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/933/
–Love and Liberation–
Jan @ TheRewildWest
Squeak, I love these so much, Jan, the snow plant is beautiful and wow, the size of that redwood! Wonderful post. xxx
Thank you!! As soon as I saw the travel theme was red my brain said FIND THE SNOW PLANT, WHERE’S THAT PICTURE?? Hahahaha. And just for clarification, I should’ve put it in the post–that’s a sequoia, not a redwood–they are cousins, but genetically/geographically/visually (once you know) very distinct =)
Well, I just learned something new – went and looked it up to see the difference here http://www.visitsequoia.com/redwoods-and-sequoias.aspx That’s fascinating, Jan, I never knew the difference until now. 🙂
Once you know it’s easy, especially when you know where you are geographically, because they don’t grow in the same places anymore (there are fossilized redwoods all over the world, and seqouias at least as far east as Yellowstone NP!
Oh yes–and all your contributions to this theme are lovely, but high noon at Zion is utterly spectacular!! ❤
Thanks Jan, there’s nothing like a bit of sunshine to bring out the red in red rock country. The first couple of days in Utah were stormy and overcast, but the day I went to Zion the sun was out full blast and it made everything glow, it was beautiful. 🙂
i CANNOT WAIT until I’m off parole and can leave California and have some money–southern Utah, here I come!! I’ve been alllll over Arizona because my dad took us there all growing up b/c our grandma lived there, but only one time did we go to Utah and I was too young to remember it “/
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Zion National Park. Whoa! I’m off to hunt down red…
Happy hunting 😉 and yes, that was exactly my reaction to Zion National Park…Whoa! It was stunning. 🙂
Hi Ailsa, I love your red rocks here. 🙂
My contribution for your travel theme this week – http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2012/09/08/photo-journal-travel-theme-red/
Wonderful reds, Myra, that tunnel shot is so much fun and the flowers in Singapore Botanical Garden are lovely. xxx
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oh – if only I’d had a camera in 2003 – I went on a road truip through the red heart of Australia, but sadly, my memories aren’t digital 🙂
Those, Alisa, are gorgeous!
Actually, MT, I started ‘Where’s my Backpack?’ for that very reason – I had travelled to some incredible places and had hardly any photos, so I’ve been making up for it ever since. Although I bet your memories of that road trip are way better than any digital photo could ever be. 🙂
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Beautiful shots! Here is mine: http://wp.me/p1tzBV-1ED Red in Nature Throughout the Year
Simply gorgeous, Anne, each one so vibrant. That cheeky little northern cardinal in the snow is my favourite, absolutely adorable.
Hohoho! http://projectmagellan.net/2012/09/08/travel-theme-red/
Hohoho right back, Miguel, it’s wonderful. The merriest red post ever! I love that it’s all my fault. Merry Christmas. 🙂
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My entry:
http://davidrwetzelphotography.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/red-this-weeks-travel-theme/
Shazaam, that is a rocking great photo, David. I love it. xxx
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The red rock landscapes is beautiful and yet looks like something from Mars. I’ve always wanted to see the red rocks. Thanks for sharing. My submission is a country red:
http://canoecommunications.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/travel-theme-country-red/
It really did look like a different planet in some places, c & c, so strange and spectacular. I hope you get to see them for yourself! I love your reds, that Lisbon barn is really beautiful, you got a really lovely shot of it. xxx Ailsa
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Hi. Beautiful photos! How did you get started on this journey? Are you just travelling the world?
Hi teedeevee, the last six weeks I’ve been travelling non-stop back and forth and up and down the US, which has been an amazing experience. I’ll be on the west coast for a while but there are many more adventures still waiting! 😉
I love your entry, the red door just pops out of the photo, it’s really beautiful, and the barely-there green of the trees sets it off perfectly. Lovely. xxx
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