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To purchase this image as an exclusive limited edition print please visit my website @ WWW.NATEZEMAN.COMThis is the False Kiva Ruin. Located in an undisclosed location in a remote section of Canyonlands National Park. You won't find this spot on any map, or in any books. Chances are anyone who's been there won't tell you where it is. The location is kept quiet because of its remote and rugged location. There is no practical way to protect these fragile cultural resources. It's sad to say, but there are always those who don't respect these irreplaceable locations, and have to ruin the fun for everyone else.
This site is called "False Kiva" because many people falsely believe the main round structure to be a ceremonial kiva room. These were actually common shelters for ancestral Puebloan people living in this area around A.D. 1200. A partial excavation in 1986 proved it was only used for daily activities like cooking and sleeping.
This is truly an amazing place to experience. It's the quietest place I've ever been. Standing in this alcove high up in a sheer canyon wall, it's not hard to imagine the people that inhabited this place long ago.
This was a really tricky image to make. I used a circ. polarizer and two stacked grad nd filters to try to even out the exposure.
False Kiva Ruin - Utah
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you should check it out some time if youre ever in the area. its an amazing place
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I like this picture. there is alot of depth to it. there was a place where I used to live called fountain bluff, there were petroglyph's carved in the cliffs hundreds of years ago, and you can still find arrow heads but its a hard place to find and no one knows about it... I think to keep the drunk college students out. I never showed anyone where it was either.
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your wonderful work has been featured in my Sunday journal [link]
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It is honestly amazing to think what is all out there that we don't even know about here out West.....killer shot Nate
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I'll try hit that place up next time I have my ways by 
Fantastic place, looks very eerie and beautiful.
Hope it can stay that way for a long long time to come as well.
/rob
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Absolutely stunning....love the muted lighting and the vastness...just perfect!
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This is very gorgeous. 
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This is so stunningly beautiful, and I am glad you were able to be there to photograph the scene! It is a good thing that you did not disclose its location, especially for its sake! 
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Wow! That is so beautiful!
Great shot, and I'm jealous!
Desert-type places are my favorite int he world... I would love to go there someday!
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I must inquire, as the one person who isn't going to be serious. Is it the "Room with a view FROM HELL?"-Eddie Izzard
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Wow Amazing location!PLus brilliant effort capturing the beauty of the Scene!
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This is amazing, I hope to visit this dream place someday
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wow, this is a really great photo
sort of looks like an alien landscape
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This is a wonderful shot in a fabulous location. You are very lucky to go to all these wonderful places!
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Nate, you NEVER cease to amaze.
great one.
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And I thought New Mexico had blue skies!! Nicely done!
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Thanks for the culture and history you shared with me. Really Nice[link]
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Wow, that is absolutely beautiful. While I understand why its location is kept quiet, I do wish I could see it some day.... ><
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I've been there! A tricky spot to find and well worth it. Great photo!
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You captured the colors perfectly--Canyonlands can be tough to shoot but this is stunning.
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o-my-god! i wish i were there, the beauty stuns me, my dad he was like "i've herd of this place! we have to find it!"
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i looked at this and thought, "is that a kiva?" haha
i'm glad you got all that information. i feel so much smarter, now 
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That is really quite a spectacular image. What a privlage to get to experience something like that! Well done. 
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That's it, I'm buying a DSLR. It's going to hurt financially, but seeing an image like this, it becomes irresistable.
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WOW. Such beautiful scenery!!
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wow very nice were i live i never see any of that kinda of view......god i miss the us
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absolutely fantastic. this is one of the locations i'd love spending many hours in to get to know every nook and cranny.
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Wonderful... thank you for sharing. And thanks to everyone who has worked to keep it secret so that it stays preserved.
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That is an incredible picture... and the tales around that place makes it even more magical.
Great shot... even more than your normal.
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wow, oh my gosh..how'd you do it?! it looks like another world.
this is amazing
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Wow, this is beautiful....it looks almost exactly like the place I dreamed about last night. Crazy.
You never cease to amaze me. I have such a hard time getting my pictures exposed right....and you seem manage to master every aspect of capturing breathtaking moments.
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I'll try to find her in Sept. Thanks for sharing such a great shot! Beautifully shot
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Great shot. I really like it. Tamron uses a shot from the same location for their 10-24 lens.
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I can only imagine the degree of serenity standing in such a place must have brought to you... fantastic image!
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Fantastically beautiful!
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fantastic image. The canyon lands can be a very frustrating and rewarding place to shoot cant they! when did you go? just recently?
You should send me a message if your willing of details as to the location, its something i would really like to see someday.
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