I’ve hiked by Crown Rock many times looking for an opportunity to photograph the formation and distinctive red rock’s but have never found anything compelling enough to even get the camera out of my bag. This day I very nearly missed out on this image. I was photographing the frosted hillsides above Crown Rock essentially oblivious to beauty of the frosted Ponderosa’s contrasting against the formations red rock’s. I was wrapping up and put my equipment away when I pointed the viewfinder downhill towards Crown Rock. I had done this in order to make it easier to detach my camera and lens from my tripod and I caught just enough of a glimpse of this scene through my viewfinder to stop myself in my tracks and spend some time working on this composition. Just another day in the field with dynamic conditions and a little bit of luck on my side.