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Delicate Arch in Arches National Park- probably the most documented arch- not the greatest quality , but a nice memento of a trip in '89.
Delicate Puffery - A weed gone to the final stage, a delicate and perfectly round ball of white puffy messengers ready to blast off and begin a new life next season. I don't think this is a typical dandelion, but perhaps someone will have an ID. New Mexico, west of Santa Fe.
I climbed up the back side of the arch to get this shot. Leah thought that I was going to fall off the cliff.
Delicate Arch in Arches NP just after sunrise. Compared to the huge crowds at sunset there can only have been 5 of us there
Delicate Arch
Carved in Entrada Sandstone, this free-standing arch is composed mostly of the Slick Rock Member. The top is a five-foot thick layer of Moab Tongue. A remnant of an ancient fin, the arch today has an opening 45 feet (13.7 meters) high and 33 feet (10 meters) wide.
Water and time have sculpted Delicate Arch, and erosion continues to slowly wear away the features of this mature span. Although it will eventually succumb to the same forces that created it, this majestic arch now stands as an iconic feature of the American West.
Delicate Arch's distinctive shape has inspired such colorful nicknames as "Cowboy Chaps" and "Old Maid's Bloomers."
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Delicate Arch Viewpoints trail
Arches National Park
Utah National Parks Trip 2021
September 4 - 10, 2021
A digital painting of Delicate Arch made with a Wacom tablet and stylus. Appreciate the detail in the larger view at: www.flickr.com/photos/paddrick/14690889847/sizes/o/