I think you did right with your equipment, then otherways who else should present us this amazing scene ;-)
great colors.

Beginning to appreciate the scale of the place now!

Superb..

Wow - the imposing scale of nature! The two-tone colour of the rock face is fascinating as well.

Wow, No Fear... don't these guys care about life...! great shot.

Sure does not look a soft place to fall !

You made a prudent decision, Steven, and we now have some stunning shots to enjoy.

These two guys up there are like two ants ;) Fabulous sense of scale , plus your always clear and bright colors and texture !

You are a wise man Mr Steve....Love this. There are SEVERAL reasons why I would not go up there: Knees, , age, knees, already spent a year getting shot at -why risk killing myself on a stupid rock, knees!

Looks like a great place!

Nice photo too. I like the blue sky and the little clouds. (Sry, for dbl post.)

Wonderful sense of scale Stephen! The colors and textures are magnificent with stunning clarity.

o.k. i agree with your decision and you did a great job with your camera!
otherwise ... i must be very interesting to climb up this fascinating rock! ;-)

PS - re your highway image on 9/5 en route to Red Rocks...That, sir , is an awesome highway image! I had to crack up though because it looks like you have what appears to be a Ford F-250 Super Duty coming at you in the lane you are standing in...(looks like he is passing someone)....zoom lenses can blow the mind....I LOVE that shot man!!

Vertigo!!!!!

Wow ..A giant rock and what tones !! A beautiful photo !

great colours again, and though i see your point in not trying to scale these cliffs, too, i think i would have ventured up! (my wife always says, "must you always get to the highest and lowest and remotest ... point?!?")

Another grat picture from the area I love. Actually there is a nice hiking trail going trough Calico Hills to Sandstone Quarry. Depending where you start it make take up to 4 hours to get trough. The tricky part is to get up the hill since you are descending to the canyon and that going up. When you are on the top it is piece of cake until you will start descending again. Spring is the best time for it since it is not that hot and you will see a lot of greenery. However I wouldn't recommend this trail after rain or when snow is present on the northern part of those boulders. It is very slick! Again thanks for sharing!

What really catches my attention is the great light and the fresh colors.

You got a great view from down below. Love those colors.

Beautiful. I still would not like to be climbing so high!

i like seeing the peopls

Beautiful landscape with equally beautiful capture...you can feel the heights up there. Excellent toning and framing.

fantastic shot! the people in the photo give a great idea of scale and size of this rock!

Already said, but I agree that the people give it a sense of scale. Nice capture!

Wow. Perfect colours; great rock; great scene!