White Pocket Pools
White Pocket, Arizona: a natural pool in the desert White Pocket: a jumble of sandstone like no other. White Pocket: a remote and small location in the middle of the Paria Plateau. White Pocket: the end of a journey across the desert on 30 miles of unpaved road, the last 5 miles being deep sand. White Pocket: a worldwide landscape photography location so much so that while I was there no less than 8 other groups came and went, one was a family of 6 from France. None stayed as long as I did. Most were there for 2 hours and then left. That seems shameful as it takes numerous hours simply to reach this spot. Well, I planned a summer trip to the desert for photography. Summer and desert usually don't equal a good time, but I had planned to hike the famous Buckskin Gulch. This slot canyon would be cool and shaded. Perfect for summer. Unless it rained. . . . A prolonged and more powerful summer monsoon season came through the so...