Visual Patterns in the West - We're Seeing Double

 By Donna Poulton

Cedar City, Utah: Credit: My-West.com. ©

Once you start to look for patterns in your environment you’ll see them everywhere: pencils in a cup on the desk, books slanting on a shelf, glasses lined up in the cupboard. Don’t think about it too much, though—it could drive you crazy.  In the sparse regions of the West, even larger patterns emerge in the landscape. Repetition can be subtle or glaringly obvious. 

We've driven around the west for many years. For a long time we just took pictures of things that seemed to be interesting in and of themselves - an old grand stand, wagon wheels, windmills, fences to block drifting snow and horses standing in line against the wind.  Alone these images seemed like a slice of life in the west, but taken together, all the varied patterns began to appear. Here are some images we thought you'd like. 

If you have a photo you’re proud of, send it to info@mywest.com.  We’d love to add it to the line up.

Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Credit: My-West.com. ©

Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Credit: My-West.com. ©

Near Lander, Wyoming. Credit: My-West.com. ©

Near Panguitch, Utah. Credit: My-West.com. ©

Near Red Lodge, Montana. Credit: My-West.com ©

Near Livingston, Montana. Credit: My-West.com. ©

Cedar City, Utah: Credit: My-West.com. ©

Near Dillon, Montana. Credit: Christopher Owen ©

Salt Lake City, Utah. Credit: Christopher Owen ©

Kanab, Utah. Credit. My-West.com ©

Silver Star, Montana. My-West.com ©

Dillon, Montana. My-West.com ©