Iconic
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
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This was my third visit to the park, but my first visit to this, by far, most famous denizen of not only the park but of Utah. On my other visits, I arrived with only a few hours to spare at the very end of my trip. This time I managed to arrive with two days allotted for exploration. So of course, this was my primary destination on the first day.
I arrived at the park later then I wanted, 2:30 PM, and the ranger I talked to recommended seeing it the next day as he thought it might be dark by the time I began my return hike. I decided to press on nonetheless and I'm glad I did. Sunset was marred a bit by some clouds, but there were three moments lasting about a minute each when the light was beautiful. After the last bit of sun, I left and had no trouble negotiating the trek back in the gradually increasing gloom.
There were perhaps two dozen people here to share the sunset with me, eight of whom were in these frames (this is a Pano combining three shots). As you see, I removed all but one--an exceptionally cute SE Asian woman under the arch to provide a sense of scale.
I took dozens of photos here, so a further upload or two is inevitable.
Iconic
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Best viewed in Lightbox, i.e., press "L" on keyboard.
This was my third visit to the park, but my first visit to this, by far, most famous denizen of not only the park but of Utah. On my other visits, I arrived with only a few hours to spare at the very end of my trip. This time I managed to arrive with two days allotted for exploration. So of course, this was my primary destination on the first day.
I arrived at the park later then I wanted, 2:30 PM, and the ranger I talked to recommended seeing it the next day as he thought it might be dark by the time I began my return hike. I decided to press on nonetheless and I'm glad I did. Sunset was marred a bit by some clouds, but there were three moments lasting about a minute each when the light was beautiful. After the last bit of sun, I left and had no trouble negotiating the trek back in the gradually increasing gloom.
There were perhaps two dozen people here to share the sunset with me, eight of whom were in these frames (this is a Pano combining three shots). As you see, I removed all but one--an exceptionally cute SE Asian woman under the arch to provide a sense of scale.
I took dozens of photos here, so a further upload or two is inevitable.