The Salt Lake Temple

The Salt Lake Temple, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

The Mormon Temple...Building began in 1853, and took 40 years to build and stands 210 feet tall. The walls of the temple are 9 feet (2.7 meters) thick at the base and 6 feet (1.8 meters) thick at the top. Each granite block of the walls weighs between 2,500 and 5,600 pounds (1,134 to 2,540 kilograms) and was hauled by oxen, and later by railroad, from a granite quarry in Little Cottonwood Canyon, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Temple Square (as it's known). The Temple is literally built in the heart of the city and all the streets were planned accordingly. To see it in person is just amazing.

Easy Living

Home again, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

It might be the aluminum smokestack or the vintage ride, but I could love this ramshackle of a house.

Oh Give Me a Home

On the Range, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

Hiding from Hunters

The better to hear you with, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

This mule deer spent the day (perhaps longer) hiding in a cemetery in downtown Salt Lake City, as it was the second day of deer hunting season. Luckily the only thing she got shot with, was my camera.

Dance of Diablo

Dance of Diablo, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

Reala, a fire dancer for Incendiary Circus, performs at the Park Silly Sunday Market. Located in Park City, UT the "Oktober Silly Fest" celebration was modeled after traditional Oktoberfest celebrations, and included classic Bavarian music, beer and bratwursts as well as Farmers’ Market with organic, seasonal produce and low-impact recycling stations. The "Oktober Silly Fest" was the final weekend of the Park Silly Sunday Market's inaugural season.

Upwards of 1,500 people attended the eco-friendly market every Sunday. Vendors across the Wasatch Front participated in the market’s first season, infusing Park City’s historic Main Street with colorful arts and crafts, antiques, live street entertainment, music, local produce, gourmet foods and exciting performance art. See more photos of the Park Silly Sunday Market here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sophast/sets/72157602518149452/show/

Parched Earth

Old earth, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

Life is indeed muddy sometimes, then you dry out and......crack.


a metaphor or perhaps synchronicity? The latter I think.

Valley in the Fall II

Valley in the Fall II, originally uploaded by SoPhast.

Overlooking the valley towards Heber and Midway, taken on the backside of Deer Valley on Guardsman's Pass.