24.13 Arches National Park, Utah. Various poses of Delicate Arch.
We visited Arches National Park enroute to Colorado, again. This time we assembled pictures from positions not usually viewed. Of course, this is an opinion as it seems the full frontal from slightly right of the icon is the photograph of choice. After hiking on the snow-capped mountains and in heavy snow, too of Colorado and New Mexico, the semi-desert conditions of Utah together with Delicate Arch make for a contrast. It's certainly easier on the muscles. Isn't it one of life's ironies or our funny minds but when it's very hot, we long for the cold and of course, vice-versa. This is an unusual position across the canyon, behind Delicate Arch. Taken from in the bowl below the arch. The more formal view of the Arch framing my favorite. (Through the arch one can see the La Salle Mountains.) Our favorite position at the arch; a place of tranquility and brunch. Unfortunately, this is a painful situation as the editor panics after finding...