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The fading glow of sunset above the Christmas Mountains was the last sign of daylight, with The Window of Big Bend slipping into darkness.
A conversion to black & white using Capture NX2 where I used some color filters to bring out a much richer tonal contrast for the final image.
When we decided to add Arches back into our trip (this was based on the cooler weather forecast there versus where we planned originally to be), I was excited to get back to some past vistas as well as some new.
I was playing around Turret Arch (which can be seen through the North Window in this capture) getting new compositions I had not captured before when I met a younger photographer there (in his late 20's). We were taking some snaps there when I asked him if he had taken the capture of the view through the North Window. He was not aware of this potential view, so we headed off for the climb through the arch and then up onto the high ledge to where you can take this view in.
He was very exited to get this view and take some captures. I was helping him out to get some wider shots and even to do some stitching later so that he could get both arched into the view. His widest angle lens would not quite get both the South and North Window into the frame.
While we were both up on this ledge, a larger group of about 20 younger teenagers came up into the arch (North Window). They eventually noticed us over there on the ledge wondering what we were doing ... and a few minutes later once the other photographer left one of the kids after watching him climb down decided to come over. Once they saw the view from here, she "invited" all the others over to climb up as well.
I was invaded by this group of kids, but it was a great time with them as they thought this was great to be able to climb around and see this vantage point. They all wanted to get their picture (using disposable cameras). I made sure to get a few of them posing there on the rocks on the ledge in the wider perspective. Figured it would be nice having some people in my landscape views enjoying the place as I was. I also eventually took a group shot of them under the North Winder Arch from this point of view as well. Their enthusiasm was contagious ;)
Here is the first in the series of these kids having the time of their life taking in America's great landscapes. Who knows, some of them may be inspired by this to get into this great hobby ... and make a business of it to.
It is interesting how on this rock the person sitting there becomes the nose between the two arches (windows / eyes).
I took this shot through one of thewindows onboard our ship Grandeur of the Seas on our recent cruise.
A view of the two main arches which make up the Windows formation in Arches National Park. Jointly, these are refered to as “The Spectacles” because they look like a pair of glasses resting on a nose.
North & South Window
Windows Section
Arches National Park
Moab, Utah, USA
A hiker looks through Big Bend National Parks's famed Window, reached after a 2.5 mile downhill hike from the Chisos Basin Campground. The rock here has been polished by water and sand passing through the opening for many centuries. Even when dry, as it was at this time, it can be dangerously slippery because the hike to this point requires several crossings of Oak Creek, meaning your shoes are likely at least a little wet. There's a 200+ foot drop just a yard or so away.
The Windows.
Uno dei monoliti antistanti il Double Arch.
The Windows.
One of the monoliths in front of the Double Arch.
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Only fitting to share another capture with my younger daughter on one of our hikes at Arches National Park that was an early rise. She was a good sport joining her dad in the early summer dawn while her mom and sister were asleep back in the hotel :)
This was a fabulous morning to share together. Of course I had her stand there in this spot to be the "nose" between the "eyes" of The Windows arches.
As I made my way to the trailhead of The Window, my eyes began to be drawn into the heavy morning fog (which is kind of hard to make out in this photo) that was forming at The Window itself.
There just so happen to be a boulder that was nearby to stand on, which gave me enough height to get over the treeline for a better view.
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The Basin, Big Bend National Park.
The area known as the Basin is surrounded by tall, rocky cliffs. It's reached by driving a seven-mile mountain road that begins on the floor of the Chihuahuan Desert and ends nearby at the Chisos Mountains Lodge, where there's also a visitor center, store and restaurant. This is a view of the Window, one of Big Bend's most recognizable features, with the Chisos Basin Campground in the foreground. My companion's bright orange tent makes spotting our campsite easy on the far right.
Sunset, long exposure with some nice clouds streaming by. Neat getting the clouds and the sun sneaking in a view and lighting up the rocks there. Always a pretty view as the day ends there.
A view looking north to The Window and the Chisos Basin. The Christmas Mountains are off in the distance and blue skies with clouds are all around me up top! It was a wondrous view!
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The Windows.
Una delle formazioni di arenaria presente nella zona.
The Windows.
One of the sandstone formations in the area.
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This small opening in the rocks (perhaps four feet wide) is where The Window Trail reaches an abrupt ending; there's about a 200' drop-off straight ahead. The Chihuahuan Desert is seen in the distance.
Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Our hike to 'The Window' - believe me , you don't see this when looking from far off. This part drops down to this level and is really a pour-off, meaning that any hard run off rain that falls in this canyon flows right out through here. So, you don't want to get caught here in a flash flood! But they haven't had that kind of rain in so long!!!!
Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park.
Tempting as it is, I won't classify this as part of Window Wednesday.
After I successfully dodged some freshly new mud puddles (thanks to a contribution from a thunderstorm that occurred during the golden hour) I came to this point in my hike where the trail started to descend into the treeline.
I knew from this moment on, that the early morning light and clouds would only be available for a short time longer, so I decided on this photo of the Chisos Mountains and yuccas in the early morning light.
The Windows - Turret Arch.
L'area del parcheggio e, sullo sfondo, una formazione di arenaria piena di archi e pinnacoli.
The Windows - Turret Arch.
The parking area and, in the background, a sandstone formation filled with arches and pinnacles.
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Girl in The Window
North Window
Arches National Park
Moab, Utah
2/9/2017
There is a woman sitting on the right side of the North Window arch. Gives a nice size perspective of the arch.
From January 2020. I wanted to frame the moon over the notch of The Window here in Big Bend, but something that sounded like a mountain lion chewing on bones in the bushes next to me spooked me off early. In hindsight, I'm sure it was just a mouse brushing its teeth.
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From our porch, CCA cabin #103. We reserved this cabin on Jan 1, 2011 so that we could spend Christmas there 2013. It was a long wait but how many porches in America offer a view like this?
Big Bend National Park, in the southwest corner of Texas, is larger than the State of Rhode Island, and has three distinct ecosystems: wasteland (the Chihuahuan Desert), mountain (the Chisos Mountains), and river (the Rio Grande). I took this photo of “The Window,” one of the more well-known viewpoints in the Chisos Mountains.
The Window, Mt. Magazine State Park, Arkansas, This formation is accessible from the Dripping Spring Trail.
It was time to enjoy another sunset at the Chisos Mountains Lodge before heading into eat dinner. I'll definitely be returning to hike and take in the views in Big Bend National Park!
The area known as the Windows in Arches National Park is one of the most popular in the park. It's easily accessible via a paved road, and several spectacular arches can be seen from that road and seen even closer after short hikes.
This is a distant view of the Windows, seen from the parking area for Balanced Rock, a good 2-3 miles away. The only arch visible from here is Turret Arch, to the right of center. The La Sal Mountains provide a nice background.