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gehtsiegarnixan t1_iu40und wrote

WOW! Looks awesome. Shame its such a low resolution.

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-Turisti- t1_iu5666p wrote

Cant have oxygen in Utah

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grumulko t1_iu566r3 wrote

One December, many years ago I drove across Utah to get to California. At some point around an hour west of Salt Lake city if I had seen Neil Armstrong bouncing along the interstate in full astronaut gear I wouldn't have been entirely surprised.

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Dokino21 t1_iu5apd9 wrote

If you ever have a chance to see Utah's landscape under a full moon, it's absolutely wild.

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alyssasaccount t1_iu5apew wrote

TIL the moon has an atmosphere and sedimentary rock!

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MMegatherium t1_iu5emeu wrote

Beautifull! Book Cliffs with the La Sal mountains in the background?

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2xOPisANidiot t1_iu5k4m6 wrote

One of us has no idea what the moon looks like.

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serks83 t1_iu5l4wh wrote

I give you this much; it’s a beautiful shot. But there’s nothing remotely moon-like about that landscape.

ABSOLUTELY everything that looks great there is the by-product of either weather or water based erosion. The moon does not and has not ever had either of those.

You could have said Mars-like or Martian and it would have been fine. Or even alien landscape. Other-worldly. Non terrestrial. Extraterrestrial. Unearthly. Sci Fi landscape.

I know it’s a bit anal to point out, but you had so many other options…and you picked the most ill fitting one…

Anyway…nice picture…

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holy-shot OP t1_iu5mysq wrote

Replying to serks83 (#292,874)

Well, according to the name of the viewpoint (moon overlook) and the color of the rocks / sand, especially at dusk or dawn, I though it‘d fit quite well. But I get your point.

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valcatrina t1_iu5rxya wrote

WTF you mean moon like? Moon has clouds?

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serks83 t1_iu5ttb5 wrote

Replying to holy-shot (#293,222)

The viewpoint itself is called moon overlook?! Then the discrepancy is less with you and more with those who named the viewpoint.

I rescind my critique. Still don’t like the comparison; but I’ll probably get over it, at some point in the distant future. /s

I’ll say again though (as it bears repeating); beautiful picture.

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bizlur t1_iu5ugnn wrote

What depth of field does that lens produce at that aperture?
Yes.

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TK421mod t1_iu5xc5u wrote

actually it's Utah-like landscapes are on the moon.

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Sinistrahd t1_iu62iym wrote

Is this the inspiration for the Shattered Plains?

@mistborn sorry to pull you away from the usual callouts, but this is just a beautiful image.

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Flimsy-Cap-6511 t1_iu63435 wrote

Utah has some of the most beautiful places on Earth, Zion is such a place drop dead gorgeous, love to visit but live a no thanks the government sucks and some people there are bat shit crazy. I will give props to their handling of homeless if it’s still going, a ideal model of how it should be done good job Utah.

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Kilgoresopinion t1_iu6533p wrote

Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner landscape. Not moonscape.

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tchansen t1_iu65ak1 wrote

I’m thinking the Canyonlands overlook?

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Infinitesima t1_iu6678q wrote

Moon-like landscape? Apparently you've never been on the moon before..

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ontopofyourmom t1_iu68apd wrote

Replying to holy-shot (#294,914)

It is definitely a otherworldly landscape, just a different "other world."

Nobody actually knew what the surface of the moon looked like before the 60s, and it wouldn't surprise me if the viewpoint was named before then.

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Montana616 t1_iu68s5v wrote

Do they have those cult creepy mormons on the moon as well? If so let’s never go back there.

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rwhite2366 t1_iu69e7l wrote

Some astronaut landing on the moon:

“It’s got a very Utah-like landscape”

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razzmatazz85 t1_iu69yy2 wrote

The more time I spend in Utah, the more I love it.

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ragan0s t1_iu69z4a wrote

You've probably never been to the moon, have you?

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VinylEagle t1_iu6bhc0 wrote

Amazing shot! Utah has some of the wildest, most varying landscapes in the entire US.

If you really want moon-like, check out Goblin Valley in Utah. That place is truly remote and like you're on the lunar surface

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tech_equip t1_iu6gvbv wrote

No free slots in suit inventory.

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Kflynn1337 t1_iu6i7l1 wrote

Wrong planetary body. Mars like I'd grant you, but not moon like.

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MrFinlee t1_iu6j1jj wrote

I just visited arches National park last month and it was one of the best things I have ever done. Truly amazing.

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Noisechild t1_iu6n686 wrote

I believe that's Ute Mountain (Sleeping Ute) in the background. My favorite part of the country! Fun fact: The Sleeping Ute mountain was used in the opening scene of "Thelma and Louise".

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oxcartoneuropa t1_iu6xsss wrote

Beautiful.I remember Armstrong saying how much it reminded him of The Beehive State!

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mikepoland t1_iu7alz0 wrote

The moon doesn't look like this however this is an extremely beautiful picture. Utah and the surrounding states are so beautiful. I believe the west part of America is probably the most beautiful part of the world.

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Youria_Tv_Officiel t1_iu7b4uh wrote

It looks nothing like the moon, since unlike on earth, our satelite has not atmosphere or oceans to form sedimentary layers that it could have then eroded, though mars kinda looks like that.

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Rcast1293 t1_iu7hsxp wrote

You mean earth like landscape in Utah

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roxinmyhead t1_iu7qw4g wrote

Replying to -Turisti- (#292,544)

There's crap in the air. There's more crap in the Great Salt Lake. The lake is getting lower exposing dirt with more crap in it. Wintertime inversions are awful. Breathing outside in winter can be hazardous to your health

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roxinmyhead t1_iu7rfgo wrote

Replying to grumulko (#290,092)

That's the Bonnevile Salt Flats. One valley west of there is Pilot Valley...another salt playa... squishey-er than the Salt Flats. Spouse has done field work in PV for years. Went once or twice.... you cant even touch your face or heaven help you rub your eyes.... the dust is mostly salt..... have told kids everyone should go there once to appreciate how much nicer it is just about anyplace else on the planet than there. Spouse got bit on the eardrum by a gnat once, so that was special. Also, there are certain times of years when it's best not to go pee behind a rock because its rattlesnake season.

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WatRedditHathWrought t1_iu7rqpm wrote

Awesome shot. I love that area, especially the drive from Hanksville to Mexican Hat.

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